Quotes about Independence
As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.
— Amelia Earhart
Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.
— Publilius Syrus
Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
Great men can't be ruled... The great is the rare, the difficult, the exceptional.
— Ayn Rand
Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's own way at all hazards.
— Thomas Henry Huxley
The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their realization, we can claim.
— Andrew Carnegie
Don't depend on other people as the source of your happiness or for approval.
— Joyce Meyer
Health, power, riches, possessions and honor can be snatched from you, but your will is irrevocably your own.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.
— Andrew Carnegie
If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others.
— Audrey Hepburn
Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.
— Tony Campolo
Don't depend on anyone too much. Even your shadow leaves when it's dark.
— Anonymous