Ayn Rand Philosopher, Novelist “One's own independent judgment is the means by which one must choose one's actions, but it is not a moral criterion nor a moral validation; only reference to a demonstrable principle can validate one's choices.” Mean Independent Validation ♥ 3
Amy Pascal Film Producer “Richard Donner made great movies. Seminal movies. The Academy, though, and we have to be careful here, should recognize popular films. Popular films are what make it all work. There was a time when popular movies were commercial movies, and they were good movies, and they had to be good movies. There was no segregation between good independent films and popular movies.” Film Independent Good Movie ♥ 3
WC Warren Christopher Politician “An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.” Media Democracy ♥ 3
Sadie Frost Actress “I was fiercely independent and ambitious from a very young age.” Age Independent ♥ 3
Wayne Dyer Author, Motivational Speaker “I have felt independent of the opinions of others in terms of whether or not I should or shouldn't be doing that. There's something that I allow to consult myself within myself rather than looking outside to see if this is right or not.” Should Independent Opinion ♥ 3
William James Philosopher, Psychologist “Or if the hypothesis were offered us of a world in which Messrs. Fourier's and Bellamy's and Morris's Utopias should all be outdone, and millions kept permanently happy on the one simple condition that a certain lost soul on the far-off edge of things should lead a life of lonely torment, what except a specifical and independent sort of emotion can it be which would make us immediately feel, even though an impulse arose within us to clutch at the happiness so offered, how hideous a thing would be its enjoyment when deliberately accepted as the fruit of such a bargain?” Science Independent Lonely ♥ 3
William James Philosopher, Psychologist “That reality is 'independent' means that there is something in every experience that escapes our arbitrary control. If it be a sensible experience it coerces our attention; if a sequence, we cannot invert it; if we compare two terms we can come to only one result. There is a push, an urgency, within our very experience, against which we are on the whole powerless, and which drives us in a direction that is the destiny of our belief.” Mean Reality Independent ♥ 3
WS William S. Burroughs Writer “It is thought that the virus is a degeneration from a more complex life form. It may at one time have been capable of independent life. Now has fallen to the borderline between living and dead matter. It can exhibit living qualities only in a host, by using the life of another-the renunciation of life itself, a falling towards inorganic, inflexible machine, towards dead matter” Fall Quality Independent ♥ 3
Winston Churchill Politician, Writer, Historian “When Iraq becomes strong enough in our opinion to stand alone, we shall be in a position to state that our task has been fulfilled, and that Iraq is an independent sovereign state. But this cannot be said while we are forced year after year to spend very large sums of money on helping the Iraqi government to defend itself and maintain order.” Government Strong Independent ♥ 3
Winston Churchill Politician, Writer, Historian “Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.” Men Kings Independent ♥ 3
WW Woodrow Wilson Politician “The soul of me is very selfish. I have gone my way after a fashion that made me the center of the plan. And you who are so individual, who are so independent a spirit, whose soul is also a kingdom, have been so loyal, so forgiving, so self-sacrificing in your willingness to live my life. Nothing but love cold have accomplished so wonderful a thing.” Fashion Independent Selfish ♥ 3
Yoko Ono Artist, Musician, Activist “My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.” Father Independent Bankers ♥ 3
