Asserting Independence Quotes

My own opinion is enough for me. And I claim the right to defend it against any consensus, any majority anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.

Become goddesses of disobedience.

America will not tolerate being pushed around by anybody, anyplace.

You shouldn’t act as a spokesperson for someone who’s trying to impose his will on you.

If you want to be sovereign, act sovereign.

Free men stick their necks out.

Declare independence, don't let them do that to you!

I’m not going anywhere with you, you little shoemaker,” I said (Rachel to Trent)

Every child has to disobey the father. Unless a child disobeys the father he never becomes mature. It is nothing, original, it is very simple and natural. It is very psychological. There comes an age when every child has to say NO to the parents. If he does not say no to the parents he will not have a spine; he will be spineless. If he cannot say no to the parents, he will be a slave his whole life. He will never attain to individuality.

A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority.

When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.

Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave.'

Charles, mate, you fret too much. I'm a grown man, I am, and I can blood my handle." "Handle your blood?" Bones offered dryly. Ian grinned. "Exactly.

You need your freedom. You need to be able to do what you want to do as a journalist, as a person who's speaking for other women as you speak for yourself, and you make a choice. You have to be tough enough to take the consequences of that choice.

Some will say that I have an issue with authority, but I just like to question things.

It makes me angry when people insist that I have a responsibility to do what they think I should do.

It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody . . . My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can, ... People may not agree with that . . . I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do.

As soon as someone I don’t respect tells me I can’t do something, it just makes me want to do it even more.

I valued my independence from an early age and was always something of a individualist … Well, a show-off anyway.

Daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and I told him I'm gonna beat out my own rhythm.

It occurs to me that for a long time she has been doing her own version of resisting.

Permit me then to recommend from the sincerity of my heart, ready at all times to bleed in my country's cause, a Declaration of Independence, and call upon the world and the Great God who governs it to witness the necessity, propriety and rectitude thereof.

For so long, I was controlled and manipulated by other people. Whatever people think of me, I'm finally doing what I want to do.

Don't do it, Eleanor told the little girl; insist on your cup of stars; once they have trapped you into being like everyone else you will never see your cup of stars again; don't do it; and the little girl glanced at her, and smiled a little subtle, dimpling, wholly comprehending smile, and shook her head stubbornly at the glass. Brave girl, Eleanor thought; wise, brave girl.

To free yourself from the past you must break the rules of silence and compliance.