#independent

People say, "What’s it like to be a minority of one, or a kick-bag for the Internet?" It washes off me like jizz off a porn star’s face. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#independent-thought #inspirational #inspirational

If no one had ever challenged religious authority, there’d be no democracy, no public schools, women’s rights, improvements to science and medicine, evolution of slavery and no laws against child abuse or spousal abuse. I was afraid to challenge my religious beliefs because that was the basis of creation—mine anyway. I was afraid to question the Bible or anything in it, and when I did, that’s when I became involved with PFLAG and realized that my son was a perfectly normal human being and there was nothing for God to heal because Bobby was perfect just the way he was. ↗

— Mary Griffith

#gay-rights #independent-thought #inspirational #religion #inspirational

We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development. ↗

— Jinato Hu

#common #defender #development #foreign #foreign policy

My goal was to develop into an independent research scientist studying clinical problems at the laboratory bench, but I felt that postgraduate residency training in internal medicine was necessary. ↗

— Peter Agre

#clinical #develop #felt #goal #i

I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter. At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused in me by the impact with the original idea. ↗

— Milton Avery

#aroused #capture #colors #construct #emotion

No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given. ↗

— George P. Baker

#entirely #given #great #however #independent

I am sure that every one of my colleagues - Democrat, Republican, and Independent - agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#booth #colleagues #democrat #equal #every

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. ↗

— Lou Henry Hoover

#confessed #dare #fear #girl #independent

The independent girl is truly of quite modern origin, and usually is a most bewitching little piece of humanity. ↗

— Lou Henry Hoover

#humanity #independent #little #little piece #modern

I did four independent films during the break between 'Twilight' and 'New Moon.' I haven't even really had time to sit back and process it all. But when you do finally sit back and think about it, it's incredible. ↗

— Ashley Greene

#back #between #break #did #during