A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If as some evidence suggests exotic micro-organisms have arisen independently of terrestrial life studying them could revolutionise biology medicine and biotechnology.

South Carolinians are strong independently-minded people. At the end of the day they make their own decisions. And I respect them for that. And I welcome that. And I told him that from the very beginning.

To our Palestinian neighbours I assure you that we have a genuine intention to respect your right to live independently and in dignity. I have already said that Israel has no desire to continue to govern over you and control your fate.

That is to say epic poetry has been invented many times and independently but as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar so the invention itself has been.

Under the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program homes are independently verified to be measurably more energy efficient than average houses.

Wherever there is a design that is highly successful in a broad range of similar environments it is apt to emerge again and again independently - the phenomenon known in biology as convergent evolution. I call these designs 'good tricks.'

If consciousness can function independently of the body during one's lifetime it could be able to do the same after death.

Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.