Independence Quotes

If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.

The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied with nothing short of it.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self.

Lovely weather so far. I don’t know how long it will last, but I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.

In horse vernacular, Roy has always “given me my head”, and I have always tried to do the same for him.

Let’s face it. In most of life we really are interdependent. We need each other. Staunch independence is an illusion, but heavy dependence isn’t healthy, either. The only position of long-term strength is interdependence: win-win.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

I once worked as a salesman and was very independent. I took orders from no one.

God helps them that help themselves.

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.