Social Independence Quotes

I, as a Muslim woman living in 1993, I want to have two things - the mosque and the satellite, both at the same time. And no one can mutilate me by telling me I cannot have the mosque or the Koran.

If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself.

Even when you're out with someone, you need to get out of your head. And you can try exercises by putting yourself in situations where you may not feel completely comfortable, like going to a gallery opening on your own.

Now, I love men, but I don't need to always be talking about them.

The good news about me is that my friends and social network is entirely independent of politics.

I think it's particularly a distinctively American concept that resonates with American culture through biker culture. A motorcycle is an independent thing. You're like, 'I don't want to ride in a car with this person. I want to be independent and ride by myself. But, let's ride in a group. Let's be independent, together.'

I believe it to be perfectly possible for an individual to adopt the way of life of the future. . . without having to wait for others to do so.

For a crowd to be smart, the people in it need to be not only diverse in their perspectives but also, relatively speaking, independent of each other. In other words, you need people to be thinking for themselves, rather than following the lead of those around them.

I never had a car in high school, and I never had a car in college. I wasn't much of a run-around.

I like living on my own. I'm happy for a man to come over. I'll cook for him; he can spend the night occasionally, but then I want him to leave. I'm too independent.

I was taught that you didn't want to be part of the group - that it was better to do your own thing.

I can do whatever I want, and I'm not going to let anyone tell me what language I should speak in.