#independence

It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious. ↗

— Kim Il-sung

#avoid #imperialism #important #independence #more

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence. ↗

— Charlize Theron

#encouraging #everything #family #find #greatest

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork. ↗

— Ken Auletta

#journalists #prize #teamwork

The second is the damage to the credibility and independence of a free press which may be caused by covert relationships with the U.S. journalists and media organizations. ↗

— Frank Church

#covert #credibility #damage #free #free press

Pharmaceuticals have become an increasingly important part of modern medicine, and our seniors shouldn't have to worry about whether they can afford the medicines they need to stay healthy and maintain their independence. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#afford #become #healthy #important #increasingly

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

#any #been #cautious #century #character

It's not radical Islam that worries the US -- it's independence ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#independence #islam #united-states #us #state

All the action adventure girls have red hair," he said. "Whenever it is an independent girl, not a sidekick person, when she has her own mind or does as good as the guys, she has red hair. ↗

— Marion Roach

#independence

All my life, I thought I was this independent woman. I was on all the right committees, made speeches for all the right causes, traveled all over the world. I had my little part-time job, I made all my own decisions, but . . . there was always someone there to fall back on when things went bad. Funny, how after so many years of marriage you don’t think about how much you depend on the other person until . . . well, until they’re gone. And then of course there’s just the whole system in the city. Your doctor, your pharmacist, your plumber, your vet . . . there’s always someone there. You never have to find out . . . how much you can’t do. ↗

— Donna Ball

#womanhood #funny

To celebrate the Fourth of July meant something definite in those days. ↗

— Carol Ryrie Brink

#history #independence-day #past #family