Independent Quotes - Page 20

• Teen girls are figuring out what they want out of life and who they want to be. They are becoming more and more independent, and are starting to make decisions that will affect them now and into the future. Combine this new responsibility with all the stress and pressures in their lives and the result, unfortunately, can be substance abuse.

  Atoosa Rubenstein

  Girl, Stress, Responsibility

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• I can tell from the tone of his voice and the thought processes in getting to where he's at that there's no point in talking to him further. He wanted to make that decision independent of all other factors and we respect that. [on Damien Martyn retiring

  Ian Chappell

  Talking, Voice, Decision

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• Reality manifests itself as constant and objective - independent of us, but as changeable in space and time. Consequently, its reflection in us contains both properties. Mixed up in our mind, these properties are confused and we do not have a proper image of reality.

  Piet Mondrian

  Confused, Reflection, Reality

  Piet Mondrian, Harry Holtzman, Martin S. James (1986). “The new art--the new life: the collected writings of Piet Mondrian”, Twayne Pub

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• Miramax can buy a small independent movie that isn't very good, but because it has great relationships with different theaters, it can get into a big theater.

  Marguerite Moreau

  Different, Great Relationship, Theater

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• The world should commit Israel to withdraw from our territories and stop occupation and aggression, and allow the Palestinian people to establish their independent state.

  Khaled Mashal

  Israel, People, World

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• We are willing to form an army like every independent country though we are still under occupation.

  Khaled Mashal

  Country, Army, Occupation

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• Morandi suggests we are all single in this world, hoping for independent repose. But our best opportunity for a community of excellence depends upon a collection of enlightened individuals.

  Wayne Thiebaud

  Opportunity, Community, Excellence

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• Unite for the public safety, if you would remain an independent nation.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Army, Safety, Nations

  Proclamation to the French People, June 22, 1815.

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• In the United States we have, in effect, two governments ... We have the duly constituted Government ... Then we have an independent, uncontrolled and uncoordinated government in the Federal Reserve System, operating the money powers which are reserved to Congress by the Constitution.

  Wright Patman

  Government, Two, Liberty

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• There are four great measures for my administration - a reduction of tariff, an independent treasury, settlement of the Oregon boundary and acquisition of California.

  James K. Polk

  Oregon, California, Presidential

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• I made these Sierra trips, carrying only a sackful of bread with a little tea and sugar, and was thus independent and free.

  John Muir

  Tea, Littles, Sugar

  John Muir (2015). “JOHN MUIR’S CALIFORNIA COLLECTION: My First Summer in the Sierra, Picturesque California, The Mountains of California, The Yosemite & Our National Parks (Illustrated): Adventure Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Nature Writings and Wilderness Essays”, p.861, e-artnow

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• I am neither Republican nor Democrat. I am a registered independent because I find that I cast my votes not on the basis of party loyalty but on the issues of the moment and my assessment of the candidates.

  Walter Cronkite

  Loyalty, Party, Assessment

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• A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.

  Sam Rayburn

  Hockey, Boys, Ice

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• The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it.

  Robert Toombs

  Equality, Government, Perfect

  Robert Augustus Toombs (1860). “Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860”, p.3

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• Among the great men who have philosophized about [the action of the tides], the one who surprised me most is Kepler. He was a person of independent genius, [but he] became interested in the action of the moon on the water, and in other occult phenomena, and similar childishness.

  Galileo Galilei

  Science, Moon, Men

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• We who are privileged to be in these chambers today can view the challenges we face as opportunities, not as reasons for despair. We can do this only if we blend our independent spirits in terms of reverence for the life and respect for nature. Each of you might suggest different words, but our goal certainly is the same: a better Oregon.

  Tom McCall

  Opportunity, Views, Oregon

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• And now the really difficult part: We have to rebuild Iraq into a strong and independent nation that will one day hate the United States.

  David Letterman

  Strong, Hate, Iraq

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• The person who helps you is the person who aids you in becoming independent and strong. Good teachers don't answer your questions, they ask you questions.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Strong, Answers

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• The Universe is one indivisible, dynamic whole in which energy and matter are so deeply entangled it is impossible to consider them as independent elements.

  Bruce H. Lipton

  Inspirational, Matter, Energy

  Bruce H. Lipton (2010). “The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles: Easyread Large Edition”, p.105, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The emergence of the independent hip-hop scene has replaced what we called the "underground scene". It's what the underground scene has evolved into: actual businesses.

  El-P

  Hip Hop, Hips, Scene

  Interview with Sam Chennault, pitchfork.com. August 1, 2002.

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• The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your corporate parent. Basically, you do all the work for years, blowing up an artist - you discover them, blow them up, you build their fan base. And then that artist is like, "Okay, now I'm here. Now I want more. I want to be bigger." And you're either going to be able to accommodate them, you're going to be able to figure out how to take that step with them, or you're going to lose them.

  El-P

  Team, Blow, Artist

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Lots of TV is kind of becoming almost the new form for adult storytelling and cinema, but still with some independent films you still have those kind of jewels that people are able to make and it takes a lot of effort.

  Alicia Vikander

  Jewels, People, Effort

  Source: collider.com

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• Americans revere both the Constitution and an independent Court that applies the document's provisions. The Court has done many excellent things in our history, and few people are willing to see its power broken. The difficulty with all proposals to respond to the Court when it behaves unconstitutionally is that they would create a power to destroy the Court's essential work as well.

  Robert Bork

  People, Broken, Essentials

  Robert H. Bork (2009). “The Tempting of America”, p.55, Simon and Schuster

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• The Commission has five commissioners from each side, plus three alternates, so all together sixteen members, people who are independent from the two governments, who have a lot of integrity, professional competence, and who have credibility in their respective countries.

  Jose Ramos-Horta

  Country, Integrity, Government

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• When I’m Chad from Nickelback, then I have to wear one hat and I have to wear various others when I’m Chad Kroeger who is co-owner of 604 Records or someone who’s working on an independent project. At that point I want to know where the record is getting licensed, as well as absolutely every aspect of how we’re going to deliver a song to the public and how we’ll all get paid for doing so.

  Chad Kroeger

  Song, Records, Want

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