#independent

The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#famous #independent #intensity #like #love

I think I'm wealthy. I make a good living for what I do. Well, it depends. If I'm doing an independent film I'm making no money - probably losing money. But if I'm doing a studio film, I'll make a decent wage. I can live for a year without working. ↗

— Eric Stoltz

#depends #doing #film #good #good living

There's a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything's against you; there's no time, and even less money - you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty good, it's thrilling. ↗

— Eric Stoltz

#actually #against #bottle #bring #bucks

Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self. ↗

— B. R. Ambedkar

#being #born #development #does #drop

May God permit us both to return to a free and independent Poland. ↗

— Wladyslaw Anders

#free #god #independent #may #permit

I am fiercely independent and I probably wouldn't be if it wasn't for the way in which I was brought up. ↗

— Tracey Emin

#brought #fiercely #i #i am #independent

My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary. ↗

— Hans Frank

#endeavor #first #german #independent #judiciary

The new independent spirit at Warner Music is a perfect fit for a stand-alone label like Maverick. ↗

— Guy Oseary

#independent #label #like #maverick #music

No partnership between two independent companies, no matter how well run, can match the speed, effectiveness, responsiveness and efficiency of a solely owned company. ↗

— Edward Whitacre, Jr.

#companies #company #effectiveness #efficiency #how

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#courage #courage-to-be-oneself #independent-thought #lightning #lightning-rod