Being independent means that you are able to find happiness on your own. It also means that you are open to new opportunities which leads to more knowledge and understanding of the world. Inspirational independent quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.
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Most Famous Independent Quotes
The first of earthly blessings, independence. Edward Gibbon
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success. Samuel Butler
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. Margaret Thatcher
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. Mark Twain
I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery. Wayne Dyer
It’s the good girls who keep diaries, the bad girls never have the time. Talullah Bankhead
Freedom lies in being bold. Robert Frost
Premature independence is the daughter of conceit. Idries Shah
It’s so important to have that independence. You know it yourself: Everyone needs evenings of their own. Olivia Wilde
True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right. Brigham Young
I am lord of myself, accountable to none. Benjamin Franklin
The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us. Sydney J. Harris
A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. Diane Mariechild
I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams. Madonna
Independence is happiness. Susan B. Anthony
Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them. Mandy Hale
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire
There is often as much independence in not being led, as in not being driven. Tryon Edwards
A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment. Seneca
It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. Samuel Adams
You don’t need a significant other to lead a significant life. Mandy Hale
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson
The price for independence is often isolation and solitude. Steve Schmidt
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country. Marquis de Lafayette
The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world. Ashley Rickards
Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror. Bryon Katie
If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. Willa Cather
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel
The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me. Ayn Rand
Nobody gives you a chance… So you just have to stand on your own two feet and take them. Christon Henry
Amazing Independent Quotes
Independence …. is loyalty to one’s best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes. Mark Twain
He who defines duty for himself is his own master. Dick Cheatham
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. Bob Marley
Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils. General John Stark
Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. Woodrow Wilson
Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion. Oprah Winfrey
Independence doesn’t mean you decide the way you want. Stephen Breyer
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself. Jim Morrison
Independence is earned by a few words of cheap confidence. Albert Camus
Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. George Bernard Shaw
I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be let alone!’ There is all the difference. Greta Garbo
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I’m not going to be silent. Madeleine Albright
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Martin Luther King Jr.
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. Gloria Steinem
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. Alice Walker
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Ronald Reagan
Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure. Stephen King
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. Katharine Hepburn
If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. Michael Bassey Johnson
Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams! Gabby Douglas
Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves. Friedrich Nietzsche
Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way. Sherry Argov
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends. J. K. Rowling
Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. George Orwell
Rule your mind or it will rule you. Horace
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. Mahatma Gandhi
Life is short, wear your party pants. Loretta LaRoche
It’s easy to be independent when you’ve got money. But to be independent when you haven’t got a thing-that’s the Lord’s test. Mahalia Jackson
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
Funny Independent Quotes
Economic independence is the foundation of the only sort of freedom worth a damn. H. L. Mencken
Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Power is not given to you. You have to take it. Beyoncé Knowles
I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. Emma Stone
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. Napoleon Bonaparte
Financial independence is the ability to live from the income of your own personal resources. Jim Rohn
I’d rather die my way than live yours. Lauren Oliver
Liberties aren’t given, they are taken. Aldous Huxley
Never depend on anyone to make you happy….You are responsible for your own happiness. Rashida Rowe
We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless. Lech Walesa
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought. Pope John Paul II
If you don’t like being a doormat then get off the floor. Al Anon
It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people. Taylor Swift
People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take. Emma Goldman
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. James Madison
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. Abraham Lincoln
Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts. Stephen Breyer
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. Albert Camus
Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world, because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness. Ibn Taymiyyah
Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! Anne Frank
You have to do it yourself, no one else will do it for you. You must work out your own salvation. Charles E. Popplestone
It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it. Erma Bombeck
To find yourself, think for yourself. Socrates
I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free. Rosa Parks
