#dependence

Niemand hat das Recht zu gehorchen. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#independence #freedom

Being popular or not, having company or being alone, are not issues of concern for the developed soul. ↗

— Donna Goddard

#friendship-and-love #independence #maturity #popularity #soul

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence. ↗

— Eddie Rickenbacker

#character #cornerstones #four #imagination #independence

Aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction. * To love is not to look at one another: it is to look, together, in the same direction. ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

#love #passion #love

I admire independence. The world would be a stronger place if we were all capable of handling life on our own. But being capable of it doesn't mean being unable to share and depend on someone else. It shouldn't mean being unwilling to. That's the romance. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#love #romance #love

Some steps need to be taken alone. It's the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#alone-but-not-lonely #aloneness #being-single #finding-yourself #independence

I am anchored on a resolve you cannot shake. My heart, my conscience shall dispose of my hand -- they only. Know this at last. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#conscience #courtship #dignity #empowerment #feminism

We need to help people to discover the true meaning of love. 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

#inspirational #love #inspirational

Empowerment is the ability to refine, improve, and enhance your life without co-dependency. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#empowerment #enhance #improve #inspirational #life

I am not an angel," I asserted; "and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#empowerment #flaws #freedom #gender #ideal-woman