“All deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea, while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore.” ThinkingSoulEarthHeavenEffortSeaWindIndependenceCastsShoreEarnestHeaven And EarthTreacherous Book:Moby Dick Source: Moby Dick
“I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea of independence is the key. It really is like colonialism. The colonies suddenly decide that they can and should exist with their own personality and should detach from the control of the mother country. At first the colony is perceived as being treacherous. It's a betrayal. Ultimately, it can be seen as the separation of a partner that could be very valuable as an equal rather than as something you dominate.” ThinkingShouldFirstsIdeasCountryBodyMotherEvilKeysPersonalityEqualIndependentIndependenceValuableBetrayalFleshPartnersSeparationColonialismColonyTreacherousMother Country Author:David Cronenberg
“As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think the public can feel confident that impartiality and independence are just as important to me as they have been to previous incumbents.” ThinkingFeelsLongHas BeensImportantPoliticalProcessViewsIndependenceBroadsGovernorsTransparentAppointmentsIncumbentsImpartialityPolitical View Author:Gavyn Davies
“When you look for independence and you get what you want, how come you look back thinking what have I done?” ThinkingWantLooksDoneIndependenceWhat You WantRemorseUnanswered Questions Author:Joey Tempest
“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it—that no substitute can do your thinking—that the vilest form of self-abasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind to the mind of another, the acceptance of an authority over your brain, the acceptance of his assertions as facts, his say-so as truth, his edicts as middle-man between your consciousness and your existence.” ThinkingLifeMindReasonPhilosophyWisdomTruthPainHappinessValuesEvilVirtueMoralityIndependenceGoodRationalManMoralsThinkPursuit Of HappinessObjectivismAtlas ShruggedJohn Galt Book:Atlas Shrugged Source: Atlas Shrugged