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Independent Quotes

Most Famous Independent Quotes of All Time!

Striking out on your own rarely comes without friction, whether that means founding a company, resisting the pull of commercial pressures in film, or simply refusing to be swayed by outside interests. This set gathers reflections on what it costs, and what it means, to stay Being true to your own course.

What drew me to modeling was this idea of being independent.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

Apart from being a playback singer for films, I'm also an independent musician.

Quotes by Adnan Sami

An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

I'm fiercely independent, but I'm also terrified of being alone.

Quotes by Adam Levine

Always Quotes

The Weizmann Institute showed me respect and didn't require many administrative tasks, so I was quite independent. I did what I wanted.

Quotes by Ada Yonath

I was raised to be independent.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

The chasm between independent film and commercial film is now so wide. You either have to be super-famous and get a first-time director or writer's indie script off the ground, or you're a newcomer and go and put a cape...

Quotes by Zawe Ashton

If elected, I would not be the mere president of a party - I would endeavor to act independent of party domination and should feel bound to administer the government untrammeled by party schemes.

Quotes by Zachary Taylor

I lived with my parents in Belarus, and I went to Russian kindergarten, which is where I learned Russian. Belarus had just become an independent country; there was no food in the supermarkets, so it looked very post-war, very Soviet.

Quotes by Yung Lean

Being Quotes

I listen to this mix of smooth jazz, independent hip-hop, chiptunes, and anime music.

Quotes by Xavier Woods

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.

Quotes by William McKinley

Unconscious Polities emerge independent of conscious purpose.

Quotes by William Irwin Thompson

The difference between a gas and a liquid is that in the former, the atoms and molecules move to and fro in an independent existence, whereas in the latter, they are always in touch with one another, though they are...

Quotes by William Henry Bragg

To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.

Quotes by William Cobbett

Country Quotes

'Ouch' is not independent of social training. One has only to prick a foreigner to appreciate that it is an English word.

Quotes by Willard Van Orman Quine

Well-managed companies with independent boards have nothing to fear from activist shareholders.

Quotes by Whitney Tilson

I was an independent developer and started Junction Point in January of 2005.

Quotes by Warren Spector

It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.

Quotes by Walter Annenberg

The teenage years are the years to examine faith - the need to be independent and the need to be anchored. Who made all this? And what do I have to do with it?

Quotes by Virginia Euwer Wolff

I Am Quotes

There is no such thing as being too independent.

Quotes by Victoria Billings

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Independent quotes collection actually cover?
It spans several senses of the word - from entrepreneurs who started their own companies to filmmakers navigating the gap between indie and studio work, plus political figures talking about staying free of party control.
Why do people look up quotes about being independent?
Independence is something people want to feel proud of, whether it's about a career choice, a creative project, or refusing to be swayed by outside pressure. Readers who care about Being true to themselves often search this theme.
One quote talks about not wanting to be a 'mere president of a party' - what's the idea there?
It's about a leader wanting to act independently instead of following party lines automatically, prioritizing personal judgment over group pressure - a theme that echoes the quote about editors avoiding financial ties that could compromise their independence.
How is independence connected to national identity here?
A couple of quotes hint at bigger-picture independence, like a leader describing duty to a Country rather than a party, showing independence can apply to nations as much as individuals.
How can I use these independence quotes?
They suit captions for career milestones, like launching your own venture, or as a way of saying I Am in charge of my own path. A few also work as a nudge to Always hold onto your own judgment rather than following the crowd.

From editors guarding their objectivity to filmmakers navigating a widening gap between indie and commercial work, independence shows up as both a value and a struggle. See how people describe simply I Am statements of self-reliance elsewhere in our collection.