Independence Quotes

198. Divorce is a declaration of independence with only two signers.

^{Gerald F. Lieberman}

199. He who calls a person a fascist for opposing independence is not only wrong but putting themselves on the same level as those who call us Nazis for wanting independence.

^{Carles Puigdemont}

200. ‘Laura’ was overtly political for sure. Caspary was trying to make a point about women and independence and how men viewed them, with derision or condescension or on a pedestal, when the real person was ignored.

^{Sarah Weinman}

201. Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence.

^{Richard Grant}

202. After so much suffering, after enduring so much sacrifice, sanctioned and embraced by our people, what is it that the people of East Timor expect as a result of independence?

^{Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao}

203. It’s never been a point of reference to look to a man. It’s not always a good thing, I suppose, but I think independence is always preferable to dependence.

^{Catherine Tate}

204. Who can forget the awesome scene in ‘Independence Day’ when the White House gets blown up by aliens? Sure, it looks cheesy now, but back in 1994, it was incredible.

^{Phoebe Robinson}

205. A superfluity of wealth, and a train of domestic slaves, naturally banish a sense of general liberty, and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates in aristocracy.

^{Mercy Otis Warren}

206. I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised.

^{Alfredo Stroessner}

207. What I tell my kids is, ‘I’m preparing you for college and for life. So, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. We still have screen-time rules.’

^{Michelle Obama}

208. The same independence that got me into trouble in high school got me praise in college.

^{Alan Dershowitz}

209. I can assure you, that the gallant hearts that throb beneath its sacred folds, will only be content, when this glorious banner is planted first and foremost in the coming struggle for our independence.

^{John B. Hood}

210. Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be resolved.

^{Rosie Perez}

211. I pledged to put country before party and assert my independence when it reflects my principles or the needs of Central Virginia, and I have done that.

^{Abigail Spanberger}

212. The independence project in Catalonia is… a peaceful revolution, carried out in suit, shirt, and tie.

^{Carles Puigdemont}

213. The scale of ‘Independence Day’ is much more than ‘Stargate.’

^{Dean Devlin}

214. Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country.

^{Richard Lugar}

215. I’m for economic independence.

^{Charles Evers}

216. For the sake of our interests, as well as of our honour and dignity, we were obliged to see that we won for our international policy the same independence that we had secured for our European policy.

^{Bernhard von Bulow}

217. There is a core independence and dignity you get when you control your own time.

^{Travis Kalanick}

218. As I said, men value their independence in a weird way, above practically everything.

^{George Weinberg}

219. The Fed’s independence is critical.

^{Ben Bernanke}

220. Mahatma Gandhi went from Africa to India, and once India won its freedom, it helped African countries to get their independence.

^{Omar al-Bashir}

221. I believe that being in a position, as a central bank, to influence economic growth does not mean losing independence.

^{Elvira Nabiullina}

222. First and foremost, Scotland is my home, and I do consider myself Scottish, but I also feel very British, and I hope that Scotland stays within the Union. I have a real concern about independence.

^{Rose Leslie}

223. Declaration of Independence, mankind was divided into nations by ethnicities and tribes.

^{Chad Wolf}

224. Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

^{Jalal Talabani}

225. In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence.

^{Carl Spitteler}

226. We need to make sure people continue to have access to retirement plans because everyone deserves the opportunity to retire with dignity and financial independence.

^{Charles Boustany}

227. I play a curator, the most American part you can think of. My work is to protect the Declaration of Independence. I work at the National Archives in Washington.

^{Diane Kruger}

228. We moved to Zimbabwe when I was five, some years after Zimbabwe had gained independence.

^{Danai Gurira}

229. There’s no alternative to Catalan independence.

^{Carles Puigdemont}

230. Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind.

^{Bob Ney}

231. ‘Independence Day,’ ever since we did it, there’s been enormous pressure to follow it up.

^{Dean Devlin}

232. I do need my independence. I have to have that.

^{Carol Vorderman}

233. I’ve embraced the single life and all the glorious independence it has to offer.

^{Andi Dorfman}

234. We show each day that we are prepared to act as an independence state… Not just in exceptional moments.

^{Carles Puigdemont}

235. In the over two centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, millions of Americans have bravely served our nation in uniform so that all generations can continue to enjoy those same liberties.

^{Doc Hastings}

236. I’m not chasing independence, I’m chasing Walt Disney. I’m looking for a large piece of that box-office pie, not a tiny piece of that box-office pie.

^{Byron Allen}

237. We should be bolstering American energy independence and American jobs – not making ourselves vulnerable by lining the pockets of foreign energy suppliers.

^{Andrew R. Wheeler}

238. My mother insists women must have financial independence, which is why I completed my degree in medicine.

^{Sai Pallavi}

239. I want to emphasize the fact that the independence of Kosovo should and will be recognized.

^{Ibrahim Rugova}

240. Governments must commit to sound economic and financial policies. This is how we ensure reform in the euro area – and our independence.

^{Mario Draghi}

241. Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.

^{David Cameron}

242. I’ve always been an independent person, but that independence was in the setting of security.

^{Patricia Heaton}

243. Acumen Fund’s patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya’s smallholder farmers.

^{Jacqueline Novogratz}

244. Besides, we had a large debt, contracted at home and abroad in our War of Independence; therefore the great power of taxation was conferred upon this Government.

^{Robert Toombs}

245. The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man.

^{Norma Shearer}

246. When people have compassion, friendship, and unity, they speak and think in a constructive way to ensure national independence and prosperity.

^{Bhumibol Adulyadej}

247. The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.

^{Rutherford B. Hayes}