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1. “Take for yourself what you can, and don’t be ruled by others; to belong to oneself – the whole savour of life lies in that.”

Ivan Turgenev

Freedom, Independence, Power, Control, Life

2. “No! I cannot love people whom I find that I look down on. I need someone who would himself master me, but then, goodness me, I shall never come across anyone like that. I will never fall into anybody’s clutches, never, never.”

Ivan Turgenev

Love, Pride, Independence, Power, Longing

3. “Take what you can yourself, and don’t let others get you into their hands; to belong to oneself, that is the whole thing in life.”

Ivan Turgenev

Independence, Self, Freedom, Control, Life

4. “Belonging to oneself – the whole essence of life lies in that.”

Ivan Turgenev

Selfhood, Independence, Self-Realization, Inner Strength, Personal Freedom

5. “I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.”

Ivan Turgenev

Independence, Thought, Belief, Identity, Confidence

6. “I share no man’s opinions; I have my own.”

Ivan Turgenev

Individuality, Belief, Independence, Thought, Opinion

7. “It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.”

Camille Paglia

Capitalism, Women, Freedom, Independence, Society

8. “It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman.”

Camille Paglia

Capitalism, Women, Independence, Society, America

9. “No genuinely avant-garde artist should ever be on the government dole.”

Camille Paglia

Art, Avant-Garde, Government, Creativity, Independence

10. “Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.”

John D. Rockefeller

Charity, Independence, Giving, Responsibility, Aid

11. “There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance – do not sacrifice that to anything else.”

John D. Rockefeller

Self-Reliance, Independence, Strength, Confidence, Freedom

12. “Mr. Morgan buys his partners; I grow my own.”

Andrew Carnegie

Business, Leadership, Strategy, Growth, Independence

13. “The good news about entrepreneurship is that your fate is in your hands. The bad news is that your fate is in your hands!”

Guy Kawasaki

Entrepreneurship, Responsibility, Independence, Risk, Opportunity

14. “The right algorithm is to put off seeking funds for as long as physically possible. And in an ideal world, a startup would never have to seek funds at all.”

Guy Kawasaki

Startups, Funding, Business, Strategy, Independence

15. “If you’re an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job.”

Guy Kawasaki

Entrepreneurship, Mindset, Independence, Leadership, Success

16. “The only true time which a man can properly call his own, is that which he has all to himself; the rest, though in some sense he may be said to live it, is other people’s time, not his.”

Charles Lamb

Time, Independence, Freedom, Solitude, Life

17. “Union is only possible to those who are units. To be fit for relations in time, souls, whether of man or woman, must be able to do without them in the spirit.”

Margaret Fuller

Union, Independence, Souls, Relationships, Spirit

18. “In order that she may be able to give her hand with dignity, she must be able to stand alone.”

Margaret Fuller

Independence, Dignity, Strength, Self-Reliance, Confidence

19. “Hermits have no peer pressure.”

Steven Wright

Independence, Isolation, Social, Solitude, Wit

20. “You are in love with yourself, when you are not affected by what people think of you.”

Ankur Warikoo

Self-love, Independence, Confidence, Identity, Freedom

21. “The right mentor will never give you the answers. The wrong one will only have answers to give!”

Ankur Warikoo

Mentorship, Guidance, Learning, Independence, Wisdom

22. “There is nothing more liberating than being debt free. That you owe nothing to anyone else. And I don't just don't mean money. I mean, everything!”

Ankur Warikoo

Freedom, Debt, Independence, Relief, Self-sufficiency

23. “Sometimes moving out saves the relationship you have with your parents.”

Ankur Warikoo

Distance, Relationships, Parents, Independence, Harmony

24. “Imagine how much time and energy you would save if you did not look to see what others say or think about you.”

Ankur Warikoo

Energy, Time, Self-worth, Independence, Focus

25. “If you value your own opinions, you’re already free.”

Ankur Warikoo

Freedom, Self-worth, Opinions, Independence, Confidence

26. “The most valuable life is knowing how to be alone, but not have to.”

Ankur Warikoo

Solitude, Value, Independence, Contentment, Self-reliance

27. “We couldn’t care less about what is forecast or what the market says we ought to do. If we listened very seriously to that sort of stuff, we never would have gone into small-town discounting in the first place.”

Sam Walton

Forecasts, Market, Independence, Discounting, Confidence

28. “I’ve always been driven to buck the system.”

Sam Walton

Rebellion, System, Drive, Independence, Challenge

29. “I not only knew I wanted to go into retailing, I also knew I wanted to go into business for myself.”

Sam Walton

Retail, Business, Ambition, Independence, Vision

30. “The founding of our Nation was more than a political event; it was an act of faith, a promise to Americans and to the entire world. The Declaration of Independence declared that people can govern themselves, that they can live in freedom with equal rights, that they can respect the rights of others.”

Jimmy Carter

Nation, Freedom, Independence, Rights, Promise

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