“Homeschoolers are the ultimate do-it-yourselfers. They are self-motivated and self-directed, independent-minded and creative. They are not content to turn their education of their children over to the government.” ChildrenSelfGovernmentTurnsCreativeUltimateIndependentMotivatedSelf Motivated Author:Nancy Pearcey
“We're building an independent political program that can run electoral politics and then turn on a dime to hold our leaders to task, in case they suddenly develop that old case of amnesia! We'll be there to remind them what they promised and who they promised to work for!” RunningPoliticalTurnsLeaderCasesBuildingProgramTasksIndependentTurn-onDimesAmnesia Author:Richard Trumka
“Lesson number one in trying to develop the ability of independent thought: Understand that EVERYTHING the government says has the potential to be lies and deception. You can believe it's the truth only after you question, exhaust every avenue, and find that their story checks out. If you're a patriot, it's your duty to always question your government anyway, at every turn. A patriot is loyal to his country and his countrymen, not his government.” IfsTryingBelieveCountryStoriesGovernmentLyingTurnsPoliticsAbilityNumbersDutyLessonsIndependentChecksDeceptionLoyalPatriotAvenuesCountrymenIndependent ThoughtEvery Avenue Author:Derek R. Audette
“We need others for our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Without others we are nothing. Our sense that we are an island, an independent, self-sufficient individual, bears no relation to reality. It is closer to the truth to picture ourself as a cell in the vast body of life, distinct yet intimately bound up with all living beings. We cannot exist without others, and they in turn are affected by everything we do. The idea that it is possible to secure our own welfare while neglecting the welfare of others, or even at the expense of others, is completely unrealistic.” NeedsWellsIdeasSelfBodyRealitySpiritualTurnsIndividualEmotionalBearsRelationIndependentBoundsSecureCellsWell BeingWelfareIslandsSufficientNeglectExpensesAffectedSelf Sufficient Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
“No one would argue that it's in the United States' interest to have independent knowledge of the plans and intentions of foreign countries. But we need to think about where to draw the line on these kind of operations so we're not always attacking our allies, the people we trust, the people we need to rely on, and to have them in turn rely on us.” PeopleThinkingNeedsKindCountryStatesTurnsInterestLinesUnitedUnited StatesPlansDrawsIndependentIntentionArguingOperationsRelyAlliesAttackingForeign Countries Author:Edward Snowden
“Child! Turn your face to the light, to the science, to the reason, to the truth, to the peace! Child! Be modern, be compassionate, be individual, and be independent! Child! Don't be the man of anyone or any system, don't believe in any religious stories, and don't ever be silent against any oppressor! Child, turn your face to the light and walk towards the light!” MenBelieveChildrenReasonStoriesLightFacesScienceTurnsIndividualPeaceReligiousWalksModernHe ManIndependentSilentDon't BelieveYour FaceCompassionateOppressors Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“I need someone who is able to hold her own - if a girl is really independent, that's a turn-on for me.” IfsNeedsAbleTurnsGirlIndependentTurn-on Author:Ryan Lochte
“Cats are too independent. They piss me off. They play when they want, and then they turn their back on you. Dogs, you throw the ball, and they bring it back, tongue hanging out, tail wagging. Cats are like "Not right now, too busy." Definitely a dog man. Except when it comes to cleaning up after them! Cats win that!” MenWantPlayTurnsWinningDogRight NowCatBallsIndependentBusyTongueHanging OutTailsCleaningToo BusyCleaning Up Author:Denzel Washington
“I don't have too much interest in teaching other people how to get rich. And that isn't because I fear the competition or anything like that - Warrenhas always been very open about what he's learned, and I share that ethos. My personal behavior model is Lord Keynes: I wanted to get rich so I could be independent, and so I could do other things like give talks on the intersection of psychology and economics. I didn't want to turn it into a total obsession.” PeopleWantGivingWantedTurnsInterestLordRichPsychologyToo MuchShareTeachingBehaviorModelsEconomicsIndependentCompetitionObsessionGet RichEthosIntersectionsKeynesTeaching OthersPersonal Behavior Author:Charlie Munger
“Now the cigarette companies claim that they don't do that [ pay to have their product advertised in movies ] anymore, although it certainly makes you wonder a bit when an independent production like "In The Bedroom", you know, seems to focus constantly on Marlboros and almost it turns into a Marlboro ad, whether there was any money exchanged.” KnowsSeemsTurnsBitsPayCompanyWonderFocusProductsClaimsIndependentProductionsAdsCigaretteBedroom Author:Joe Eszterhas
“If a book I've committed myself to review turns out to be 'disappointing' I make an effort to present it objectively to the reader, including a good number of excerpts from the text, so that the reader might form his or her own opinion independent of my own.” IfsBookMightFormTurnsMy OwnNumbersEffortOpinionReaderIndependentIncludingCommittedReviewsDisappointing Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“There's a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything's against you; there's no time, and even less money - you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty good, it's thrilling.” IfsFilmTurnsStrangeTwentiesIndependentManageAccomplishmentBottlesChipsThrillingBucksGlueIndependent FilmSense Of Accomplishment Author:Eric Stoltz
“Silence is hereby outlawed. Silence breeds independent thought, which in turn breeds dissent.” TurnsSilenceIndependentSilence IsDissentIndependent Thought Author:Frank Beddor
“People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. Frequently mentioned topics populate the mind even as others slip away from awareness. In turn, what the media choose to report corresponds to their view of what is currently on the public’s mind. It is no accident that authoritarian regimes exert substantial pressure on independent media. Because public interest is most easily aroused by dramatic events and by celebrities, media feeding frenzies are common” PeopleMindTurnsInterestMemoriesViewsCommonIssuesAwarenessMediaEventsImportancePressureIndependentDeterminedAccidentsEaseDramaticReportsRelativeSlipsRegimesTopicsFeedingCoverageFrenzyPublic InterestIndependent Media Author:Daniel Kahneman
“When I'm single, I'm this fabulous, independent, confident woman, and then I get involved with one disastrous man after another and I turn into this needy, insecure, fearful girl who becomes frightened of her own shadow.” MenTurnsGirlInvolvedShadowIndependentFrightenedFearfulInsecureFabulousGet InvolvedNeedyConfident Woman Author:Jane Green
“The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum mechanics and with facts established by experiment.” WorldHumansMadeFactsTurnsExistenceConsciousnessObjectsConflictIndependentPhysicsExperimentsDoctrineQuantumMechanicQuantum PhysicsQuantum MechanicsHuman Consciousness Author:Bernard d'Espagnat
“You may ask what kind of a republic I dream of. Let me reply: I dream of a republic independent, free, and democratic, of a republic economically prosperous and yet socially just; in short, of a humane republic which serves the individual and which therefore holds the hope that the individual will serve it in turn. Of a republic of well-rounded people, because without such it is impossible to solve any of our problems, human, economic, ecological, social, or political.” PeopleHumansWellsKindMayProblemDreamPoliticalTurnsAsksIndividualSocialImpossibleEconomicLet MeIndependentDemocraticSolveRepublicProsperousHumaneEcologicalWell Rounded Author:Vaclav Havel
“I'm always struck by the kids who turn up in New York and LA, and places in between. Chicago. Wanting to do theater, wanting to do independent film. Wanting to break into television or radio.” KidsFilmTurnsBreakNew YorkTelevisionTheaterIndependentRadioChicagoBreak UpIndependent Film Author:Frank Rich
“If the tide of defamation and abuse shall turn, and my administration come to be praised, future Vice-Presidents who may succeed to the Presidency may feel some slight encouragement to pursue an independent course.” IfsFeelsMayTurnsCoursesPresidentSucceedAbuseEncouragementIndependentVicesPursueAdministrationTidesPresidencyVice PresidentDefamation Author:John Tyler