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Independence6 quotes
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. — Charlotte Bronte · 1847I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other. — Rainer Maria Rilke · 1902The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. — James Madison · 1792There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra. — Edward Bloom · 2003You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. — Kahlil Gibran · 1923It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing-that's the Lord's test. — Mahalia Jackson · 1966Relationships2 quotes
I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other. — Rainer Maria Rilke · 1902You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. — Kahlil Gibran · 1923Female independence1 quote
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. — Charlotte Bronte · 1847Free spirits1 quote
There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra. — Edward Bloom · 2003Freedom1 quote
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. — Charlotte Bronte · 1847Happiness1 quote
The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. — James Madison · 1792Solitude1 quote
I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other. — Rainer Maria Rilke · 1902