41 Quotes About Being Independent

Being independent is different from being interdependent. For many, they do not want to rely upon a society or others while a portion of other individuals wish to achieve their own independence and success. These quotes about being independent capture the spirit and willpower of those that wish to prevail over everything else.

“A Bond girl must be a strong and independent woman, but at the same time charming and sensual. Those opposite qualities combined together make her interesting. She must be strong but at the same time feminine.”

“A common misconception about strong women is that we don’t need the hand-holding, the flowers, and the nice gestures, and what I’ve found to be true is that it’s the strong women who want it the most.”

“A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with.”

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”

“A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.”

“A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.”

“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.”

“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.”

“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, she doesn’t have what it takes. They will say, women don’t have what it takes.”

“Do not judge a woman on her knees: you never know how tall she is when she stands.”

“Don’t be the girl who fell. Be the girl who got back up.”

“Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be!”

“Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.”

“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?”

“I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.”

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.”

“I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.”

“I have a lot of sides to my personality and what you see on The Hills is a strong, independent woman, which I am. But I also have a sensitive side that I don’t show too much.”

“I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.”

“I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.”

“I want to do is because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.”

“I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life – and I became that woman.”

“I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.”

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.”

“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I’m not going to be silent.”

“It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.”

“It’s important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go after it. It’s attractive to me when a woman is doing what she loves. It makes me want to know more.”

“Just watch, all of you men. I’ll show you what a woman can do. I’ll go across the country, I’ll race to the Moon. I’ll never look back.”

“She has fought many wars, most internal. The ones that you battle alone, for this, she is remarkable. She is a survivor.”

“The best protection any woman can have, is courage.”

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”

“The thing women have got to learn is that nobody give you power, you just take it.”

“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.”

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”

“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.”

“Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.”

“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.”

“You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.”

“You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.”

Being independent also means that you have an opportunity to define yourself and create your own image.