Independent Quotes — Page 28

JC

Actor

“The egoist ... destroys the universal importance accorded to moral law by showing that life independent of it is possible. Secondly, and even more intolerably to the pious, he manages to do so with shameless enjoyment.”

Law Independent Moral

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JA

John Adams

Founding Father, Politician

“Yesterday, the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be, decided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, that those United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.”

Independent Patriotic 4th Of July

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Maya Angelou

Poet, Memoirist

“Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.”

Independent Republican Mud

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Dylan Moran

Comedian

“I fear we might be losing the basic human facility to be alone - and with that you throw out independent decision-making, what to trust, what not to trust; key stuff - a perilous loss.”

Keys Loss Independent

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Bill Murray

Actor, Comedian

“I love the financing. It's fun to do studio movies, too. I think you should do both. You don't want to be this, "He's an independent film guy." It sounds like, "He makes his own dresses."”

Thinking Fun Independent

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Blaise Pascal

Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher

“The mind of the greatest man on earth is not so independent of circumstances as not to feel inconvenienced by the merest buzzing noise about him; it does not need the report of a cannon to disturb his thoughts. The creaking of a vane or a pully is quite enough. Do not wonder that he reasons ill just now; a fly is buzzing by his ear; it is quite enough to unfit him for giving good counsel.”

Men Giving Independent

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Albert Einstein

Physicist

“No idea is conceived in our mind independent of our five senses [i.e., no idea is divinely inspired].”

Ideas Mind Independent

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Anne Marie Miller

Poet

“Surrender goes against our very nature to be independent. Surrender indicates we willingly choose to rely on others. We must rewire our thinking to recognize that needing another person (and being the person someone else needs) is not a weakness; it only strengthens us.”

Thinking Independent Weakness

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RH

Randy Harrison

Actor

“I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.”

Play Careers Independent

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Thomas Jefferson

Politician, Founding Father

“The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the states are independent as to everything within themselves and united as to everything respecting foreign nations. Let the general government be reduced to foreign concerns only.”

Government Liberty Independent

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Thomas Jefferson

Politician, Founding Father

“That the several states who formed that instrument, being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable right to judge of its infraction; and that a nullification, by those sovereignties, of all unauthorized acts done under colour of that instrument, is the rightful remedy.”

Judging Independent Nullification

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JI

Julio Iglesias

Singer, Songwriter

“My wife is Dutch and very independent. She never wanted or needed to be married.”

Wife Independent Dutch

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