Quotes about Independent thought

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As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion. — Matshona Dhliwayo
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning — Adrienne Rich
Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted — Albert Einstein
On the road to success there is absolutely no room for criticism of self or others. Insecurity and fear masquerade as je — Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace
Independence can neither be created nor destroyed just like energy! It can only be transferred from a fearless, resilien — Vishwanath S J
Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart. — Edward Abbey, A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto): Notes from a Secret Journal
It’s just another stop on the curvy roadthe final encounterfor the man who has liveddeath is the answer. — Mie Hansson, Where Pain Thrives
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I shall have my lasso, I shall lead the course;I recognize it’s time to mount a different horse. — Mie Hansson, Where Pain Thrives
It turns out that indecision is a path itself; but figuratively, a vertical path - up or down - meaning it isn't always — Criss Jami, Killosophy
Life demands more thinking than remembering. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Confessions of a Misfit
Be tough minded but tenderhearted. — H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life
He was no longer quite sure whether anything he had ever thought or felt was truly his own property, or whether his thou — Milan Kundera, Life is Elsewhere
The thought of being completely dependent disturbs people till the moment their eyes are opened to reality. — Auliq Ice
Rich or poor it’s nice to have money — Alan Sheinwald, Alan Sheinwald is Building a Perfect Home
His early failure had released him from any felt obligation to think along institutional lines and his thoughts were alr — Robert M. Pirsig
Anxiety, and the physical symptoms it causes, is merely fog along the path of independence and discovery. — Charles F. Glassman, Brain Drain The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life
At the end of the day,” he continued, “although many believe in fate, it’s those who go through life with independent th — Adele Rose
Richard Wright and his Negro intellectual colleagues never realized the plain truth that no one in the United States und — Harold Cruse
The only people we want to blame are ourselves, because it will be ourselves that we rely upon. — Markus Zusak, Fighting Ruben Wolfe