Independence Quotes - Page 35

• The danger of prosperity is that it encourages a false independence.

  William Barclay

  Prosperity, Danger

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• Since I reached the conclusion that the essence of the creative person is being in love with what one is doing, I have had a growing awareness that this characteristic makes possible all the other personality characteristics of the creative person: independence of thought and judgment, honesty, perseverance, curiosity, willingness to take risks and the like.

  Ellis Paul Torrance

  Perseverance, Honesty, Being In Love

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• July 4th is Independence Day in the U.S., and it is celebrated in a truly American way by blowing things up and taking a day off from work.

  Adam C. Engst

  4th Of July, Days Off, Politics

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• World War III will be triggered off not by suppressed nationalists seeking political independence, as happened the first time around when the Serbs at Sarajevo shot the heir to the Austrian throne, but by some semiliterate, whacked-out "loner" who lobs a rocket into a nuclear arsenal in order to impress Brooke Shields.

  Philip Roth

  War, Order, Political

  Philip Roth, Ross Miller (2008). “Novels & other narratives, 1986-1991”

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• Self-determination, the autonomy of the individual, asserts itself in the right to race his automobile, to handle his power tools, to buy a gun, to communicate to mass audiences his opinion, no matter how ignorant, how aggressive, it may be.

  Herbert Marcuse

  Determination, Gun, Race

  Herbert Marcuse (1971). “An Essay on Liberation”, p.12, Beacon Press

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• I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea of independence is the key. It really is like colonialism. The colonies suddenly decide that they can and should exist with their own personality and should detach from the control of the mother country. At first the colony is perceived as being treacherous. It's a betrayal. Ultimately, it can be seen as the separation of a partner that could be very valuable as an equal rather than as something you dominate.

  David Cronenberg

  Country, Mother, Betrayal

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• The American Revolution and Declaration of Independence, it has often been argued, were fueled by the most radical of all American political ideas.

  Carl Bernstein

  Ideas, Political, Revolution

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• I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard?

  Elisabeth Shue

  Hard Work, Character, Kids

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• In Cuba, taking into account the long fight for our independence and sovereignty, we will defend the one-party system in the face of the games, demagogy and the marketing of politics.

  Raul Castro

  Party, Fighting, Games

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• To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the command of a genderless Creator; to assert pride in self, and embrace one's faith openly, with independence and courageous conviction.

  Randa Abdel-Fattah

  Pride, Self, Decision

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• If the Constitution is worth anything, if the Declaration of Independence is worth anything, if the boys who died on the field of battle did not die in vain, fair employment practices are correct and necessary.

  Dennis Chavez

  Boys, Practice, Battle

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• Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.

  John Cornyn

  Accountability, Political, Honest

  "Senator calls for Holder's resignation amid challenges over leak probe, Fast and Furious". www.foxnews.com. June 12, 2012.

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• Independence is a very subjective assessment.

  P. Chidambaram

  Assessment, Subjective

  "Chidambaram: Poor Conditions ‘Dehumanize’ Police". Interview with Geeta Anand, blogs.wsj.com. February 7, 2012.

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• Governments must commit to sound economic and financial policies. This is how we ensure reform in the euro area - and our independence.

  Mario Draghi

  Government, Euro Crisis, Sound

  "'We Couldn't Just Sit Back and Do Nothing'". Interview with Michael Sauga,Anne Seith, www.spiegel.de. October 29, 2012.

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• To start with, for example this year, 2004, is the bicentennial of Haitian independence.

  Edwidge Danticat

  Years, Example, Haitian

  Interview with Robert Birnbaum, themorningnews.org. April 20, 2004.

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• As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think the public can feel confident that impartiality and independence are just as important to me as they have been to previous incumbents.

  Gavyn Davies

  Thinking, Views, Long

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• I'm for economic independence.

  Charles Evers

  Economic, Economic Independence

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• Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence.

  Caitlin Flanagan

  Divorce, Mean, Adults

  "What Girls Want" by Caitlin Flanagan, www.theatlantic.com. December, 2008.

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• We must develop energy independence; we must Make It In America.

  John Garamendi

  America, Energy, Energy Independence

  "Electric Current Events: Middle East Revolutions and the Need to Revolutionize American Clean Energy" by Rep. John Garamendi, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 1, 2011.

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• At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and good people to the table, and, more than anything, has the independence, courage and conviction to do the right thing.

  Sal Albanese

  Smart, People, The End Of The Day

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• To acknowledge, to accept, and to forgive one's parents - both what they gave and what they did not give, both one's dependence upon them and one's independence of them - is the ultimate hallmark of maturity: a perception as valid for institutions as for individuals.

  Ernest Kurtz

  Inspirational, Maturity, Giving

  Ernest Kurtz (2010). “Not God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous”, p.131, Hazelden Publishing

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• The Declaration of Independence is a sacred part of American history.

  Paul Gillmor

  Sacred, American History, Declaration

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• The fact that the price of gasoline has declined some in recent weeks must not allow Americans to be lulled into a false sense of security. Energy independence must rank along with border security as the top priorities of the United States.

  Virgil Goode

  Priorities, Gasoline, Facts

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• The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our way to freedom, and we cannot drill our way to create jobs in this country.

  Jay Inslee

  Country, Jobs, Way

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• In my day, the only people who achieved real independence were my father, Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin, who, with D. W. Griffith, formed United Artists. Other than that, everybody belonged to the big studios. They had no say in their own careers.

  Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

  Father, Real, Artist

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