Daoud Khan Quotes

I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not interfere, to do just as she pleases, and that she shall reserve to herself the right to judge whether or not there is cause for her to act.

I don't want any man to have control over me.

I don't have anybody telling me what to do.

The Syrians are trying to say that the Lebanese are not capable of ruling themselves.

I don't want to be owned by anyone.

With it we can create our own destiny. It’s a sovereignty issue. It’s our land, and we’ll do what we want with it.

Please don't intervene. Please leave us alone. It is my job and we can cope with this matter. We are trying to explain this to foreigners. But if they do not understand or ignore our explanation, I don't care because we are not begging them for food.

We will implement what we want. What we do not want, no one can impose on us

This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.

The real question is, at the end of the day, do we want to run our country? Are we proud of who we are? Are we happy to be just a star on somebody else's flag, or do we want to be an independent nation?

I like to have control over what I'm doing, and that no one else is controlling me.

In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to.

I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want.

I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I actually do.

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

What we want is to become masters in our own house.

Independence is a very subjective assessment.

For the most part, I get to do what I want to do. If I want to play poker, I can. If I don't want to play poker, I don't have to.

Let me tell you, I am nobody's puppet.

I'm not a slave to anything anymore. And I never will be again.

He is great enough that is his own master.

People ought to have more control over their lives.

Independence is happiness.

I'm used to always deciding everything myself. It's a blessing, but also a terrible defect.

Americans have a special horror of giving up control, of letting things happen in their own way without interference.