Independent Women Quotes - Page 3

• The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.

  Susan B. Anthony

  Inspiring, Strong Women, Sex

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• I'm a very independent woman.

  Faith Hill

  Independent

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• A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered.

  Lee Strasberg

  Independent, Essence, Feelings

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• A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.

  Melinda Gates

  Inspirational, Strong Women, Equality

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• I've always loved independent women, outspoken women, eccentric women, funny women, flawed women. When someone says about a woman, 'I'm sorry, that's just wrong,' I tend to think she must be doing something right.

  Diane Keaton

  Sorry, Independent, Thinking

  Diane Keaton (2014). “Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty”, p.5, Random House

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• How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.

  Anais Nin

  Love, Inspirational, Dream

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• Don't use men to get what you want in life. Get it yourself.

  Helen Gurley Brown

  Use, Want, Using Me

  "Helen Gurley Brown: how to have it all" by Sali Hughes, www.theguardian.com. August 14, 2012.

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• Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom.

  Don Henley

  Lying, Independent, Used

  "Music stars, reps clash in Congress over Napster" by Richard Stenger, www.cnn.com. April 7, 2001.

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• Time is the most valuable thing on earth: time to think, time to act, time to extend our fraternal relations, time to become better men, time to become better women, time to become better and more independent citizens.

  Samuel Gompers

  Independent, Men, Thinking

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• I was always an independent, even when I had partners.

  Samuel Goldwyn

  Independent, Partners, Funny Oxymoron

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• I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Running, Badass, Independent

  "Diane Von Furstenberg, Famed Designer, Reflects On Career In 'MAKERS' Doc", www.huffingtonpost.com. March 1, 2013.

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• You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop as an independent personality, but this does not seem to be true.

  Herbert Read

  Independent, Men, Thinking

  Sir Herbert Edward Read (1964). “Selected writings: poetry and criticism”

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• The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.

  Carol P. Christ

  Independent, Female, Goddess

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• I'm inspired by strong, courageous women. My mother is the definition of a self-sufficient, independent woman whom I have always looked up to. I also greatly admire incredible women like Aung San Suu Kyi, and human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 4 years in Iran, simply for giving a voice to the voiceless and defending the helpless. And I'm in awe of the young Pakistani student and activist, Malala Yousafzai, for her bravery and resilience in the face of brutal repression.

  Nazanin Boniadi

  Mother, Strong, Independent

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

  Susan B. Anthony

  Inspiring, Girl, Strong Women

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• We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development.

  Hu Jintao

  Strong, Independent, Forever

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• We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank.

  Gerhard Schroder

  Independent, Decision, Made

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• I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to a house or farm, but could follow the bent of my genius, which is a very crooked one, every moment.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Independent, Agriculture, House

  Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Citizen Thoreau: Walden, Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown”, p.42, Graphic Arts Books

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• The lifeblood of my career has been independent film.

  James Woods

  Independent, Careers, Film

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The free, independent spirit who commits himself to no dogma and will not decide in favor of any party has no homestead on earth.

  Stefan Zweig

  Party, Independent, Favors

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• With the spread of conformity and image-driven superficiality, the allure of an individuated woman in full possession of herself and her powers will prove irresistible. We were born for plenitude and inner fulfillment.

  Betsy Prioleau

  Strong Women, Independent, Conformity

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• Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational, Freedom, Independence

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• When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film is over. It's dead.

  Steven Soderbergh

  Independent, Film, Memento

  "Steven Soderbergh & Shane Carruth Talk 'Upstream Color,' Its Lack Of Cats & Suspicious Marketing In China" by Rodrigo Perez, www.indiewire.com. April 09, 2013.

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• There may be some difficulties during a period of adjustment. Specifically, picking up their life again and making their own truly independent decisions.

  Rick Ross

  Independent, Decision, May

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• So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that.

  Maria Menounos

  Independent, College, Acting

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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