Independence Quotes

"The greatest thing in the world is self-sufficiency."

- Gaius Musonius Rufus

"You don’t have to be defined or confined by your environment, by your family circumstances and certainly not by your race or gender."

- Mariah Carey

"Financial independence is paramount. My mom always says that when a woman is financially independent, she has the ability to live life on her own terms."

- Priyanka Chopra

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."

- Gloria Steinem

"The best part about being alone is that you really don’t have to answer to anybody."

- Justin Timberlake

"She was born to be free, let her run wild in her own way and you will never lose her."

- Nikki Rowe

"A charming woman doesn't follow the crowd; she is herself."

- Loretta Young

"It’s your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you."

- Rumi

"I don’t have a formula to pass on. I always did it my own way. Even today, I hold my independence close. It’s what’s most precious to me. Passion. Risk. Tenacity. Consistency. This is my professional history."

- Giorgio Armani

"“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”"

- Charlotte Brontë

"My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important."

- Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it."

- Tina Fey

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion."

- Grantland Rice

"Let no voice but your own speak to you from the depths. Let no influence but your own raise you in time of peace and time of war."

- Marcus Garvey

"Since everybody is an individual, nobody can be you. You are unique. No one can tell you how to use your time. It is yours. Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"I was never a worker. And that's not even being arrogant. I was just never a worker."

- Jay-Z

"Your journey is yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you."

- Rumi

""Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life.""

- Steve Jobs

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."

- Charlotte Brontë

"You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who will decide where to GO."

- Dr. Seuss

"I've learned that just because someone is cute and wants to date you, that's not a reason to sacrifice your independence and allow everyone to say whatever they want about you."

- Taylor Swift

"If you’re lucky enough to be different, never change."

- Taylor Swift

"Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path then by all means you should follow that."

- Ellen DeGeneres

"Son, you may follow in my footsteps, but you have set your own course."

"I’m a free spirit. Either admire me from the ground or fly with me, but don’t ever try to cage me."

"Find your own way, you don’t have to follow the crowd. There’s only one you in this great big world."

"The only person you shouldn’t be able to live without is you."

"The sky is a reminder that we are all capable of independence."

"Stay wild / Keep me wild"

"Watching you grow into an independent young woman brings me so much joy. Happy birthday!"