quotations about independence
Love is generally confused with dependence. Those of us who have grown in true love know that we can love only in proportion to our capacity for independence.
FRED ROGERS
The World According to Mister Rogers
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
CANDICE BERGEN
attributed, The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes
Independence is my happiness, the world is my country and my religion is to do good.
THOMAS PAINE
Rights of Man