The independent girl is a person before whose wrath only the most rash dare stand and they it must be confessed with much fear and trembling.

Follow the path of the unsafe independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.

When women hold off from marrying men we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women we call it fear of commitment.

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Follow the path of the unsafe independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you stand up and be counted at any cost.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

The love of the famous like all strong passions is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically and it is independent of persons.

I'm very very concerned about the Bush presidency. I'm worried about the kinds of cuts in domestic programs that mean something to a lot of people including members of my family who depend on certain things from the government.

I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who with the right help are desperate to get off benefits support their family and set an example for their children.

I did come from a pretty independent-minded family.