Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

It is not the mind, but the heart that makes free.

The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.

It doesn't matter what people think of me. I've lived my life.

I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated.

Life is more fun when you stop caring what other people think.

I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.

I don't have to prove my life. I just have to live.

I don't really care any longer what other people think.

Alone I can do nothing.

Together if we can; alone if we must.

I'm free to leave... go wherever I please, do whatever I want; I believe everyone should live like that. Don't be dependent on anyone else - man, woman, child, or dog.

The older I get, the more I don't care what people think or what people say. I just do what moves me.

Autonomy leads to empowerment. We work hard to maintain a balance between collaboration and cooperation and independence.

You're not free in life until you're free of wanting other people's approval.

I've firmly come to the conclusion that there are no 'themes' for me anymore. I can't be told who to hate, who to fight, who to subdue - I only see an 'us' in my heart.

Be yourself, find out what you love, find out what you really want to do, and go do it. And don't depend on people who don't have your best interests at heart.

Damn you!" Dagenham raged, "Don't you realize that you can't trust people? They don't know enough for their own good." "Then let them learn or die. We're all in this together. Let's live or die together.

People need space to air out their thoughts, to have a sense of themselves - unfettered by anything.

I don't have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me is not my business.

Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share! Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.

Sadness, joy, wonder - all feelings come from a place of grounded strength that comes from trust in yourself. We spend so much time trying to control our feelings out of fear that something may happen, that somebody may not love us, or walk away or die. It's only when you stop living in that fear of what other people might do to you or how they will react, only then are you free to be alive.

I don't think about other people. They are not walking in my shoes. They are not paying my bills. What makes me happy is when I do what I like to do, for me.

Real freedom for people can only exist whenever there is security and independence.

I am a free man―and I need my freedom. I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companions, without conversation, face to face with myself, with only the music of my heart for company. What do you want of me? When I have something to say, I put it in print. When I have something to give, I give it. Your prying curiosity turns my stomach! Your compliments humiliate me! Your tea poisons me! I owe nothing to any one. I would be responsible to God alone―if He existed!