“My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.” WayYearsMadeHomeMotherHouseLostChallengesMy OwnFourCarFieldsIndependentDeterminedMilesHopelessFour YearsWay Home Book:Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography Source: Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography
“The Reagan years showed us that expanding economic freedom should be the North Star - the guiding light - of U.S. policy, because it is the best way to achieve sustained and broad-based prosperity for all.” WayShouldYearsLightStarsEconomicAchievePolicyIndependentProsperityBest WayBroadsExpandingEconomic FreedomNorth StarGuiding Light Author:Jon Kyl
“A year ago Guyana became politically free and independent. She assumed the untrammeled right to make her own decisions on what ought to be done or ought not to be done within her border. Since then, hers has also been the right to decide what course she would take and to state her views and opinions positively in the fora of the world. As we celebrate the first anniversary of freedom, it is our duty to take account of what we have achieved or what we have failed to do, to note where we have done well and what we ought to have done better.” WorldYearsFirstsWellsStatesDonePoliticalCoursesNationsFreedomDecisionViewsOpinionDutyFailureOughtSpeechAchievementYears AgoAccountsIndependentIndependenceNotesCelebrateBordersSovereignSovereigntyPositivelyFirst Anniversary Author:Forbes Burnham
“Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next two decades. And for good reason: when people come here to fulfill their dreams - to study, invent, and contribute to our culture - they make our country a more attractive place for businesses to locate and create jobs for everyone. So let's get immigration reform done this year.” PeopleYearsTwoCountryReasonDoneDreamJobsCultureNextGrowsEconomyStudyIndependentDecadesImmigrationOur CountryReformAttractiveEconomistDeficitShrinksImmigration Reform Author:Barack Obama
“Learning to speak, therefore, and the power it brings of intelligent converse with others, is a most impressive further step along the path of independence ... Learning to walk is especially significant, not only because it is supremely complex, but because it is done in the first year of life.” YearsFirstsDoneSpeakWalksStepsPathIntelligentIndependentIndependenceComplexesSignificantImpressiveConversesYears Of Life Author:Maria Montessori
“I was aware of Darwin's views fourteen years before I adopted them, and I have done so solely and entirely from an independent study of plants themselves.” YearsDoneScienceViewsStudyIndependentPlantAdoptedFourteen Author:Joseph Dalton Hooker
“While many have been left behind by Part D, there is a clear winner: the drug industry. Independent analysts predict that Part D will increase drug industry profits by $139 billion over the next eight years. Glaxo-SmithKline's second-quarter net income already jumped 14 percent, and other leading drug companies also have benefited.” YearsHas BeensNextLeftBehindsCompanyClearIndustryDrugPercentIncreaseIndependentProfitEightBillionsIncomeWinnerQuartersLeft BehindAnalystsDrug Companies Author:Louise Slaughter
“This government to government relationship is the result of sovereign and independent tribal governments being incorporated into the fabric of our Nation, of Indian tribes becoming what our courts have come to refer to as quasi-sovereign domestic dependent nations. Over the years the relationship has flourished, grown, and evolved into a vibrant partnership in which over 500 tribal governments stand shoulder to shoulder with the other governmental units that form our Republic.” YearsGovernmentFormNationsResultsBecomingIndependentCourtShouldersIndianDependentRepublicPartnershipFabricUnitsSovereignTribesAmerican IndianOver 50Indian Tribes Author:George H. W. Bush
“Suppose you had a small electrical fire and... a structural engineer [looked] at your home's wiring [and] reports that the wiring is "shot" and there is a 50% chance that your house would burn down in the next few years unless you replace all the wiring. The job will cost $20,000... so you get an independent assessment. The next engineer agrees with the first warning. You can either continue to shop for additional evaluations until you find the one engineer in 1,000 that is willing to give you the answer you want, "Your family is not in danger" or you can change the wiring.” WantGivingYearsFirstsHomeJobsNextHouseChanceAnswersFireDangerWillingCostShotsIndependentAgreeClimate ChangeOur FamilyReportsShopsWarningEngineersElectricalAssessmentEvaluationWiring Author:Steven Chu
“You work hard making independent films for fourteen years and you get voted best breasts.” YearsHardFilmHard WorkIndependentBreastsFourteenIndependent Film Author:Scarlett Johansson
“I love making independent movies, and that's pretty much what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my years” YearsIndependentLove Making Author:Milla Jovovich
“Walking back from the convention site I chatted with a normal Bostonian for several blocks -- who must have identified me through our covert system of signals. He was mostly bemused by the Democrats' primetime speakers and told me he used to be an independent, but for the last 20 years found himself voting mostly Republican. Then he corrected himself and said he votes for the American.” YearsSaidLastsUsedFoundPoliticsWalkingRepublicanNormalVoteIndependentDemocratBlockUsed To BeVotingConventionsSpeakersSiteSignalsCovertBostonians Author:Ann Coulter
“If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit Awards.” IfsYearsSpiritNextPayAttentionJudgingSmartIndependentPay AttentionMeritAwardsNext YearAcademySkipIndependent WomenAcademy Awards Author:Annie Proulx
“When Iraq becomes strong enough in our opinion to stand alone, we shall be in a position to state that our task has been fulfilled, and that Iraq is an independent sovereign state. But this cannot be said while we are forced year after year to spend very large sums of money on helping the Iraqi government to defend itself and maintain order.” YearsHas BeensSaidStatesEnoughHelpingGovernmentPoliticalOrderStrongOpinionPositionTasksIndependentIraqFulfilledSovereignStrong EnoughStand Alone Author:Winston Churchill