“Information is Power. Think For Yourself. CAUTION: proper use of the brain is not endorsed by federal governments nor huge corporations involved in serious financial profit from a brainwashed and enslaved population. Mild discomfort may occur as confusing independent thought challenges popular views of the world.” ThinkingWorldMayUseGovernmentChallengesViewsBrainInformationSeriousHugeInvolvedIndependentFinancialPopulationProfitCorporationsFederal GovernmentConfusingCautionDiscomfortBrainwashedIndependent ThoughtThink For YourselfInformation Is Power Author:Timothy Leary
“In today's world, both men and woman need motherhood, the nurturing motherly feeling, the feminine energy. By receiving this energy, it will make them independent and free.” MenWorldNeedsFeelingsTodayEnergyIndependentMotherhoodFeminineReceivingNurturingToday's WorldFeminine EnergyMotherly Author:Mata Amritanandamayi
“Another thing I've observed is how critical the role of the CEO is when a technology truly is disruptive. In looking back on companies that have successfully launched independent disruptive business units, the CEO always had a foot in both camps. Never have they succeeded when they spin something off in order to get it off the CEO's agenda. The CEOs that did this had extraordinary personal self-confidence, and almost always they were the founders of the companies.” SelfOrderCompanyRolesTechnologyFeetIndependentExtraordinaryCriticalSelf ConfidenceAgendasCampsFoundersLooking BackUnitsCeoDisruptive Author:Clayton Christensen
“I really don't know where the independent fits in anymore when twenty-five million dollar movies are considered straight-to-video fare. We're like penny postage stamps.” KnowsMillionsFiveFitTwentiesIndependentDollarsVideoStampsPenniesMillion DollarsTwenty FivePostagePostage Stamps Author:Kurt Voss
“I'm sufficiently independent to know that I can live well and comfortably all the rest of my life whether I'm rejected or not.” KnowsWellsI CanIndependentRejectedLive Well Author:Rod Serling
“You can become much more independent, much more courageous with a bank account. And also, much more independent and self-reliant when you know you have money behind you.” KnowsSelfBehindsAccountsIndependentCourageousBehind YouBank AccountsSelf Reliant Author:Rod Serling
“There's a marvelous and unique man named Frank Gilroy. He's the only writer I know who absolutely, pointedly refuses to do any changes that he doesn't feel are absolutely essential and totally in keeping with his own view and perspective. But not too many writers are that independent and that strong-willed.” KnowsMenFeelsStrongViewsPerspectiveEssentialsUniqueIndependentRefuseFrankMarvelousStrong Willed Author:Rod Serling
“Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few.” IdeasFilmHollywoodIndependentRelevantIndependent FilmFluff Author:Robert Kane Pappas
“The problem for independent filmmakers is that huge companies control all the promotion, all the advertising. Hollywood films' advertising budgets are as large as their shooting budgets.” ProblemFilmCompanyHugeHollywoodIndependentAdvertisingShootingBudgetsFilmmakerPromotionHollywood Films Author:Robert Kane Pappas
“As president, I will ensure that the United States is the global energy powerhouse of the 21st century.That means reinstating the Keystone XL Pipeline that President[Barack] Obama rejected. It also means rolling back the regulations from this administration that limit our ability to find resources by imposing regulations on hydraulic fracturing and our ability to be energy independent by regulating drilling on federal lands. As president, I will make America an energy leader through technology and innovation.” MeanStatesAmericaEnergyPresidentAbilityUnitedLeaderTechnologyUnited StatesLandCenturyLimitsResourcesInnovationIndependentAdministrationBarackRegulationRollingRejected21st CenturyImposingPresident Barack ObamaPipelineDrillingKeystonesTechnology And InnovationHydraulic Fracturing Author:Carly Fiorina
“I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be a difference between indies and major labels, but I don't think there is anymore.” ThinkingUsedDifferencesMajorsIndependentUsed To BeLabels Author:M.I.A.
“I come from a background of independent films.” FilmIndependentBackgroundsIndependent Film Author:Mia Wasikowska
“The independent films are really where I kind of come from and where I feel comfortable. It's never been about the blockbusters and making a huge tonne of money. It's always been about wanting to do projects about the things that I think are important to be out there.” ThinkingFeelsKindImportantFilmHugeComfortableProjectsIndependentIndependent FilmBlockbuster Author:Mia Wasikowska
“Scotland has always been independent. We have our own legal system, our own culture; I don't see the issue. We are different and I think we should celebrate those differences within the union. I can see what would be lost, but don't necessarily see what would be gained by breaking away. What does upset me is that I can't vote in Scotland.” ThinkingShouldDoeI CanDifferentWould BeCultureLostDifferencesIssuesVoteIndependentUnionsCelebrateUpsetScotlandLegal SystemBreaking Away Author:Damian Barr
“I identify as being an independent artist. I think people often forget that Indie is actually short for independent. For me, the word has a meaning more than what it connotes from an industry standpoint.” PeopleThinkingArtistForgetIndustryIndependentStandpoint Author:Mirah
“Legions of young hip-hop fans are as against this as hip-hop's most fierce critics. There is a huge underground movement within hip-hop circles that against these representation. You can hear this message on tons of lyrics and rap songs produced by independent emcees. But they are fighting against a well-oiled and well-financed machine.” WellsYoungSongFightingFansMovementHugeMessagesMachinesIndependentCriticsHip HopRapCirclesHipsHopsFierceRepresentationLegionRap SongEmcee Author:Bakari Kitwana
“If necessary, I cry. I pray. I rest. I'm fortunate to have quite a few strong, independent, loving, and unbiased women in my life that I can talk things through with.” IfsI CanStrongCryPrayingIndependentFortunateI PrayUnbiasedStrong Independent Author:Grace Gealey
“Independent of politics, the changing narrative on immigration is directly correlated to the fact that we have new technologies that are allowing people to talk to each other and tell their own stories and organize themselves.” PeopleFactsStoriesTechnologyIndependentImmigrationNarrativeAllowingOrganizeNew Technology Author:Jose Antonio Vargas
“I was on the wrong side of colonization. My ancestry is mostly mired in having the colonial experience as colonized subjects, first as slaves and then as independent subjects with a post-colonial experience.” FirstsSidesSubjectsIndependentSlavePostsAncestryColonization Author:Fred D'Aguiar
“I like to call myself an "equal opportunist," as I love both dogs and cats, but over the last couple years, both Howard and I have become champions for cats. They are so independent and loving and playful and bring such happiness to our lives.” YearsLastsOur LivesDogCoupleEqualCatIndependentChampionCat And DogOpportunist Author:Beth Ostrosky Stern
“Having financial independence does not increase one's chances of independent, artistic creation whatsoever. Our conditioned behavior toward mimicry for the sake of market forces is an amazing syndrome. The watchtowers guide us well.” WellsDoeForceChanceCreationBehaviorIncreaseIndependentIndependenceSakeFinancialGuidesArtisticSyndromesFinancial IndependenceMimicryArtistic Creation Author:Fady Joudah
“Even in independent music, people push towards radio. It is very political.” PeoplePoliticalIndependentRadioIndependent Music Author:Dawn Angelique
“I've learned that you only become as creative as you possibly can by staying independent.” CreativeIndependentI've LearnedStaying Author:Dawn Angelique
“I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels like a sort of 13-hour film.” WantFeelsFilmHoursQualityTelevisionIndependentBlessedIndependent Film Author:Maggie Siff
“Mostly, the people in "the room" are paid lobbyists representing interests that could afford to pay them. No wonder policy isn't being made that helps smaller, independent musicians or those unaffiliated with a larger entity.” PeopleMadeHelpingInterestRoomsPayWonderPolicyMusicianPaidIndependentEntityRepresentingLobbyists Author:Erin McKeown
“We have no other choice but to go on managing the conflict. We propose a stability plan: We want to strengthen the Palestinian Authority economically and establish mutual industrial zones and help them to develop independent energy capabilities, enabling the Palestinians to live their lives independently and have a future. This is where the European States should invest, not in NGOs that harm Israel.” WantShouldStatesHelpingChoicesEnergyPlansGoes OnConflictAuthorityIndependentIsraelHarmZoneMutualStabilityCapabilityPalestinianProposeEnabling Author:Ayelet Shaked
“Studio movies are looking more like independent movies and independent movies are looking more like studio movies, and I think cinema is better now because of it.” ThinkingIndependentStudiosCinemaBetter Now Author:Mark Ruffalo
“It's only when journalists understand the role they play in this propaganda, it's only when they realize they can't be both independent, honest journalists and agents of power, that things will begin to change.” PlayRealizingRolesHonestIndependentAgentsJournalistPropaganda Author:John Pilger
“The work that I have been doing on television has been important to me because I have had the opportunity to portray very strong, intelligent women. It has been such a privilege to depict a woman that is independent, unapologetic, and resilient on both shows.” Has BeensImportantShowsOpportunityStrongTelevisionIntelligentIndependentPrivilegeVery StrongResilientUnapologeticIntelligent Women Author:Amanda Schull
“Being in the moment with these guys was just a profound experience every day, and when we shoot a movie it's actually a very short process, especially an independent movie like this. It was only thirty five days of shooting.” MomentsGuyProcessFiveIndependentProfoundShootingThirty Author:Oren Moverman
“We're committed to giving the independent artists we support the best stage to share their mind-blowing work with audiences.” GivingMindArtistSupportAudienceShareStageIndependentCommittedMind Blowing Author:Jane Rosenthal
“Just being able to make exactly what I want with my brother and a lot of my best friend and to have a place like HBO that not only lets you do that, but supports you and puts up billboards in support of it, and really puts it out there for you. That's not something I get a lot in the independent film world where everybody's pinching pennies and nervous about whether it's going to make money or not.” WorldWantAbleFilmSupportBrotherIndependentNervousMaking MoneyMy BrotherJust BeingMy Best FriendPenniesIndependent FilmSupport YouBillboardsHboPinching Author:Mark Duplass
“I really believe in constantly trying to find and support new ways of watching independent art, because the old ways are not working as well.” WayTryingBelieveWellsArtSupportArt IsIndependentNew WaysOld Ways Author:Mark Duplass
“Alternative spaces, independent media, satellite, these all provide some tools by which we can work more independently and deal more directly with communities we hope to reach. Distribution is key, and finding alternative ways to do that with new media is critical.” WayCommunitySpaceDealsMediaKeysFindingsToolsIndependentCriticalAlternativesDistributionSatellitesNew MediaIndependent Media Author:Chuck D
“On an independent film you're lucky if you get one, but ostensibly the job is the same. There's very little difference, apart from the knowledge that there's a captive audience at the end of it - which you can't always guarantee with a movie.” IfsLittlesEndsJobsFilmDifferencesAudienceLuckyIndependentGuaranteesCaptivesIndependent Film Author:Charles Dance
“I am the longest- serving independent in the history of the United States Congress. People of Vermont sent me to Washington as an independent. That is true.” PeopleStatesUnitedUnited StatesIndependentCongressServingVermont Author:Bernie Sanders
“I watch many, many, many independent films every year that you see once in a film festival and they're never heard of ever again. Many of them are very, very good.” YearsFilmWatchesHeardIndependentVery GoodFestivalsIndependent FilmFilm Festivals Author:Karen Allen
“When independent films break through and actually make it into any level of mainstream-ness or get seen by people or find a life actually in theaters, it's extraordinary. And it doesn't happen that often.” PeopleHappensFilmLevelsBreakTheaterIndependentExtraordinaryMainstreamBreak ThroughIndependent Film Author:Karen Allen
“I really (became) very independent. I was start(ed) to write one-woman shows and mak(e) films and to me I think I really felt like my choice (was) more important than any kind of career goal.” ThinkingWritingKindImportantShowsFilmChoicesFeltGoalCareersIndependentOne WomanCareer Goals Author:Margaret Cho
“Being independent gives me freedom to creatively be great. Standing on your own doesn't always get major exposure or support, but because I make music from a pure place, I am more so excited and relieved that it actually gets out into the universe.” GivingUniverseSupportPureMajorsStandingGive MeIndependentExcitedExposureRelieved Author:Mya
“My favorite track from the album Independent is Hold On. Everyone at some point fights battles or has struggles, and in moments of doubt or defeat, this is the song coming from a place of never giving up. It makes me think of the angel on the shoulder voicing understanding but guiding you in the right direction to take you out of that dark place.” ThinkingGivingMomentsSongFightingUnderstandingDarkStruggleDoubtBattleGiving UpAngelIndependentDefeatMy FavoriteTrackAlbumsShouldersNever Giving UpRight DirectionDark Places Author:Mya
“My dog and 'right hand man,' who recently passed, taught me that guardian angels and cycles tend to come in every form in the universe. He was 8 years old and saw me through 8 independent projects, from an unsure place to a confident one. And now I'm ready to fly.” MenYearsHandsFormUniverseSawsDogTaughtReadyProjectsAngelIndependentCyclesGuardianMy DogUnsureGuardian Angel Author:Mya
“The arts are statistically proven to increase independent thinking, creativity, discipline, balance, and academic improvement in children.” ThinkingChildrenArtCreativityBalanceDisciplineIncreaseIndependentImprovementAcademicProvenIndependent Thinking Author:Mya
“In many inner cities, there are issues of less economic stability, poorer education, community centers being stripped away, arts being removed from the school system leaving many children imbalanced, isolated from their most powerful self... the independent thinker, the creator, the dreamer often leaving children more susceptible to other harmful things out of boredom or feelings of rejection.” ChildrenArtSelfFeelingsSchoolCommunityPowerfulCitiesIssuesEconomicArt IsIndependentLeavingCreatorRejectionBoredomMost PowerfulThinkerStabilityDreamerIsolatedSusceptibleSchool SystemInner CityCommunity CentersEconomic Stability Author:Mya
“People are very independent. And what I have seen with all the unions is that you have members who, regardless of who their union choose to endorse, ultimately want to exercise their own judgment and want to vote for the person they feel is best.” PeopleWantFeelsPersonsExerciseMembersJudgmentVoteIndependentUnions Author:Lucy Flores
“It was a great joy for me to develop a strong female character in the spirit of an Icelandic woman. Icelandic women tend to be very strong and very independent, and I think that came in very handy.” ThinkingCharacterJoySpiritStrongFemaleIndependentVery StrongFemale CharactersHandyGreat JoyStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Anita Briem
“What many people don't see is that there are abundant examples of phenomenal opacity: It is one of the most interesting features of the human conscious model of reality that, first, it can contain elements that are not experienced as mind-independent, as unequivocally real, as immediately given, and second, that there is a "gradient of realness" in which one and the same content can be experienced transparently or in an opaque fashion.” PeopleMindFirstsHumansRealRealityGivenInterestingFashionExampleElementsModelsConsciousIndependentFeaturesMost InterestingPhenomenalOpaqueRealness Author:Thomas Metzinger
“A lot of times, mainstream critics are much tougher on small, independent movies because they can be.” IndependentCriticsMainstream Author:John C. Reilly
“The real thing we tried to look at is what happens to a society when the state is absent. At that point, the state had really withdrawn from Lagos; the city was left to its own devices, both in terms of money and services. That, by definition, created an unbelievable proliferation of independent agency: each citizen needed to take, in any day, maybe 400 or 500 independent decisions on how to survive that extremely complex system.” LooksRealStatesHappensLeftTermDecisionCitiesNeededCitizensIndependentComplexesDefinitionsAgencyDevicesUnbelievableAbsentReal ThingsProliferationComplex Systems Author:Rem Koolhaas
“I've known Kyle O'Reilly since 2009. Me and him actually met each other when we had our very first match against each other for Gabe Sapolsyky's DragonGate USA show. Me and Kyle went in there and we had a match that kind of made waves throughout the independent scene as far as us getting our names out there. We both got signed to Ring of Honor at the exact same time.” FirstsKindMadeShowsNamesKnownHonorMetsSceneIndependentWaveRingsUsaShow Me Author:Adam Cole