“For new bands, I think a major label is the safest place to be. Independent labels are the ones getting away with murder. A lot of them are hobbyists who rip-off young bands, taking advantage of people who would never get signed to a major.” PeopleThinkingYoungBandMajorsAdvantageMurderIndependentLabelsGet AwayRipTaking Advantage Author:Jack White
“No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states. It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .” PeopleStatesGovernmentLevelsIndependentTreatedSovereign Book:Ghana: the autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah Source: Ghana: the autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah
“A strenuous effort must be made to train young people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their lives.” PeopleThinkingMadeYoungEffortIndependentTrain Author:Anne Sullivan Macy
“I love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are hard to get. I will drive all the way to Pittsburgh or Detroit to put it in their hands.” PeopleWayBookHardHandsFansSmartIndependentMeetingsDedicatedDetroitReally SmartPittsburgh Author:Brian Michael Bendis
“Education as the practice of freedom--as opposed to education as the practice of domination--denies that man is abstract, isolated, independent and unattached to the world; it also denies that the world exists as reality apart from people. Authentic reflection considers neither abstract man nor the world without people, but people in their relations with the world. In these relations consciousness and world are simultaneous: consciousness neither precedes the world nor follows it.” PeopleMenWorldRealityConsciousnessPracticeReflectionRelationIndependentDenyAbstractIsolatedDominationSimultaneous Book:Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition Source: Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition
“Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become 'one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions': a rebel. If enough people come to agree with, and follow, the Rebel, we now have a Devil. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have --- Greatness.” PeopleIfsMindStillsEnoughPhilosophyCoursesGreatnessAuthorityDevilIndependentAgreeRebelConventions Author:Aleister Crowley
“Consequently, the only thing I learned in school was typing. In the old days, people like me who don't have college degrees had a hard time thriving in society. But today, the ability to learn on your own or from your peers has become really easy. I think this change is leading to a fundamental disruption in education. Independent and lifelong learning are really starting to peak - there is an inflection point coming around how people learn.” PeopleThinkingHardTodaySchoolEasyAbilityCollegeDegreesIndependentFundamentalsStartingLike MeHard TimesPeersLifelongOld DaysDisruptionTypingCollege DegreeLifelong Learning Author:Joichi Ito
“Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with everyone sitting in front of their computers” PeopleHumansTogetherSocialCommunityBreakRecordsAliveFrontsComputerSittingIndependentStoresContactBreaking DownRecord Stores Author:Ziggy Marley
“Human beings have fabricated the illusion that in the 21st century they have the technological prowess to be independent of nature. Bees underline the reality that we are more, not less, dependent on nature’s services in a world of close to seven billion people.” PeopleWorldHumansRealityHuman BeingsCenturyIllusionIndependentBillionsDependentBeesTechnological21st CenturyProwess Author:Achim Steiner
“Showing that you can be sexy, strong and independent is the best thing about being a Diva. It's a great inspiration for other people.” PeopleInspirationStrongIndependentSexyBest Things Author:Torrie Wilson