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“The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what it is whatever label you may put on it. The label is immaterial. Even the label 'Buddhism' which we give to the teachings of the Buddha is of little importance. The name one gives is inessential.... In the same way Truth needs no label: it is neither Buddhist, Christian, Hindu nor Moslem. It is not the monopoly of anybody. Sectarian labels are a hindrance to the independent understanding of Truth, and they produce harmful prejudices in men's minds.”

Source: What the Buddha Taught

“Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are standardized and can be easily influenced and anticipated. It needs men who feel free and independent, not subject to any authority or principle or conscience-- yet willing to be commanded, to do what is expected of them, to fit into the social machine without friction; who can be guided without force, led without leaders, prompted without aim-- except the one to make good, to be on the move, to function, to go ahead.”

“What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when you need to, without further hesitation or doubt. People today can't do this... what is the affliction? Their affliction is their lack of self-confidence. If you do not spontaneously trust yourself sufficiently, you will be in a frantic state, pursuing all sorts of objects, unable to be independent.”

People Ifs Needs Self States Today Doubt Self Esteem Objects Independent Self Confidence Esteem Confused Affliction Trust Yourself Hesitation Self Sufficient Frantic Lack Of Self Confidence

Author:Kelly Lin

“At birth, the child leaves a person - his mother's womb - and this makes him independent of her bodily functions. The baby is next endowed with an urge, or need, to face the out world and to absorb it. We might say that he is born with 'the psychology of world conquest.' By absorbing what he finds about him, he forms his own personality.”

World Needs Children Persons Might Faces Form Mother Next Born Psychology Baby Personality Birth Function Independent Urges Conquest Womb Absorbing Bodily Functions

Author:Maria Montessori

“Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.”

Needs Ends Kids Leader Independent Raised Be Good Spoiled Good Leader Pampered

Author:Amy Chua

“The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people, however public-spirited, if there is any feasible alternative. There is no need for such arbitrary power... Any system which gives so much power and so much discretion to a few men, [so] that mistakes - excusable or not - can have such far reaching effects, is a bad system. It is a bad system to believers in freedom just because it gives a few men such power without any effective check by the body politic - this is the key political argument against an independent central bank.”

“One of the most awesome things about sports, particularly team sports, is that everything you need to do to be successful on the playing field carries over directly into life. In a team sport you have to learn how to work together, to set goals, and then work toward those goals in a productive way. You learn to be responsible and you learn how to not only depend on others, but also be independent so you can support others.”

“Today, it is imperative to end this hysteria, to refute the rhetoric of the Cold War and to accept the obvious fact: Russia is an independent, active participant in international affairs. Like other countries, it has its own national interests that need to be taken into account and respected.”

Source: VLADIMIR PUTIN: Munich

“The war against terrorism should not be used to interfere with an independent, sovereign state.We need to identify concrete terrorist targets and do no harm to civilians.”

Needs Should War States Used Independent Terrorism Harm Terrorist Target Concrete Interfere Sovereign Civilians

Author:Nong ?uc Manh

“I am very independent. I can look after myself but I still need a lot of love and care.”

Needs Looks Stills I Can Care Independent Love And Care

Author:Scarlett Johansson

“I'm trying to make enough money where I can be financially independent and be able to go and just pursue that thing that everybody really needs, just pursue my family and the cause of my family”

Needs Trying I Can Enough Able Causes My Family Independent Pursue

Author:Terrence Howard

“I'm not really easy to live with! There needs to be unlimited patience and unconditional love. Men I've known before loved my independent spirit and were proud of my success, to the point that they'd become jealous of the time I devote to my career.”

Men Needs Spirit Easy Known Careers Proud Patience Independent Unconditional Love Jealous Unlimited Unconditional Not Jealous Unlimited Love

Author:Milla Jovovich

“The Independent Record Store is the reason why i STILL do music...It seems like they're the only ones that Really care about the real music lovers...we need them...they're our balance to all of the music we are FORCED to listen to...they're the only ones that may still suggest something NEW and FRESH instead of just what's popular.”

Needs May Stills Real Reason Seems Care Records Balance Lovers Independent Stores Reason Why Something New Record Stores Music Lover Real Music

Author:DJ Jazzy Jeff

“Sometimes in the black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who doesn't need a man. I think that's wrong. I think we all need someone.”

Thinking Men Needs Sometimes Culture Black Independent Raised Independent Women Black Culture Misconstrued

Author:Boris Kodjoe

“We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production, non-commercial people in their production.”

People Needs Support Independent Productions Filmmaker Independent Women

Author:Ann Macbeth

“Cats and their owners are on a private, exclusive loop of affection. Thus cats have become symbolic of a community eschewed and a hyper-engagement with oneself. They represent the profound danger of growing so independent in New York that it's not merely that you don't need anyone - it's that you don't know how to need anyone.”

Knows Needs Community Know How Growing Danger New York Cat Independent Profound Oneself Affection Owners Engagement Exclusive Symbolic Loops Hyper

Author:Sloane Crosley

“My case clearly demonstrates the need for comprehensive whistleblower protection act reform. If we had had a real process in place, and reports of wrongdoing could be taken to real, independent arbiters rather than captured officials, I might not have had to sacrifice so much to do what at this point even the President seems to agree needed to be done.”

Ifs Needs Real Done Seems Might Process President Cases Taken Sacrifice Needed Independent Agree Protection Reform Officials Reports Comprehensive Captured Wrongdoing Arbiter Whistleblowers

Author:Edward Snowden