Independence Quotes

"I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe."

- Whitney Houston

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

- Steve Jobs

"If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path."

- Joseph Campbell

"You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence."

- Abraham Lincoln

"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready."

- Henry David Thoreau

"Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore."

- Lady Gaga

"I am the one thing in life I can control. I am inimitable – I am an original."

- Lin-Manuel Miranda

"If you're not invited to the party, throw your own!"

- Diahann Carroll

"Don't depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in the dark!"

- Imam Ibn Taymiyyah

"How about a girl who's got a brain, who always speaks her mind?"

- Mulan

"I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance."

- Bell Hooks

"I doubt I'll ever go back to corporate work. Once you see the light, there is no turning back."

- Magnus Jepson

"As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"I looked for company and i found myself."

- Pushpa Rana

"The woman who doesn't require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet."

- Mohadesa Najumi

"I was raised by a mother who taught me that I was complete all by myself."

- Shaun Robinson

"Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For, mark you, the women have made no improvement they have only tried to be 'men' and they have only succeeded in being third-rate men."

- Florence Nightingale

"No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this – 'devoted and obedient'. This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman."

- Florence Nightingale

"You are not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor should you feel the world must live up to yours"

- F Perl

"Doesn't matter what you do, or how you do it, your neighbors are gonna talk about you ANYWAY."

- Felder Rushing