Quotes about Autonomy

She went of her own accord,' answered the master; 'she has a right to go if she please. Trouble me no more about her. Hereafter she is only me sister in name: not because I disown her, but because she has disowned me.

And the way to be free is to let go of anything that is not within your control.

Where are you going to find serenity and independence — in something free, or something enslaved?

When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval.

Free is the person who lives as he wishes - And cannot be coerced, impeded, or compelled, whose impulses cannot be thwarted, who always gets what he desires, and never has to experience what he would rather avoid.

Please let us not interfere with the other's work or play, nor let the world see our private joys or disagreements. In this connection I may have to keep some place where I can go to be myself, now and then, for I cannot guarantee to endure at all times the confinement of even an attractive cage.

I don't want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.

What we want is to become masters in our own house.

I don't care what other people think. I don't think it matters.

But there is something to be said for having one individual who is responsible entirely for the capital commitment. And it's not WWE; it's Vince McMahon and his company, Alpha Entertainment. It's not like I have to go to a board of directors. Vince makes the decisions on what he wants to do, and that makes my life easier.

I want it to resonate: there's no rule for how to live your life. You can do things your own way.

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life.