Top 1200 Independent Thinking Quotes & Sayings

Being independent caused us nothing but trouble. I do not want Chechnya to be independent from Russia.

Newspapers should be read for the study of facts. They should not be allowed to kill the habit of independent thinking.

Independent thinking is not just helpful in becoming a successful investor, it’s required.

I love the life I live. The Lord blessed me to be independent. I am independent.

The arts are statistically proven to increase independent thinking, creativity, discipline, balance, and academic improvement in children.

You have independent films and independent music, but you don't have independent theme parks - I think, in a way, Burning Man is as close, probably, as you get.

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

When a man becomes a conformist, he is sacrificing the richness of independent thinking.

British independent television is exactly the same as independent cinema. Very low budget, interesting, cutting edge stuff.

The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

I was making a lot of independent movies before the independent movement.

In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.

Sometimes the characters I find the most compelling are in independent movies. With independent scripts people can take more challenges.

Our forefathers found the evils of free thinking more to be endured than the evils of inquest or suppression. This is because thoughtful, bold and independent minds are essential to the wise and considered self-government.

The mandate entails a generous synthesis of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The title requires the expert to be truly independent, keep an open mind, conduct his/her research objectively and without ideological prejudices, listen to all sides of an argument and seek the opinion of all stakeholders. The essence of an independent expert is not merely his/her expertise - which must be considered a given - but the faculty of thinking outside the box, while rigorously respecting the terms of reference laid down in the resolution establishing the mandate, and observing the code of conduct of rapporteurs.

I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.

We should trust judges to be independent, investigators to be independent.

Independent films in this country are in the same position. Miramax and Fine Line are not independent - they're with Disney! Come on. Or they're with Warner Brothers. They're all with somebody.

Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized.

Being an artist is very independent thinking, although there's always going to be a lot of doubt.

My office in Milan is in an old factory. I have all my companies here, including Italia Independent and Independent Ideas.

To the extent that independent means you're willing to attempt to put your own ideas, personality, and commitment to the material on screen, then of course I hope I'm independent until the day I die.

The 1960s and 1970s were the real years for independent film, because they were really independent. Plus, there were hundreds of distributors. There were all these companies that basically did exploitation, but they were independent. Now, there are very few independent distributors.

I should say that being independent in the modern model means independent in a very interdependent world. An independent Scotland is not apart from the rest of the United Kingdom.

Independent thinking alone is not suited to interdependent reality.

I have a bad rote memory, but I tend to learn through my experiences. And then when I went into the markets, and then starting my business as an entrepreneur, that affected my thinking a lot, too, because in order to be successful as both an investor and an entrepreneur, one has to be an independent thinker and bet against the consensus and be right. Because the consensus is built into the price, and if you're not an independent thinker in the markets you won't succeed. And if you're not an independent thinker as an entrepreneur starting out, you're not going to bring anything special.

There's plenty of great independent films to do, but you can't support yourself making independent film as an actress.

My focus as part of the leadership is to keep talking about the independent voters, independent voters - how do we get the independent voters back?

My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him.

There's two kinds of thinking. There is conjunctive thinking and there's disjunctive thinking. Disjunctive thinking says it has to be either/or. Now clearly, there are some either/or's - I either trust Christ or I don't. I'm either pregnant or I'm not. But a lot of thinking in Scripture, when it comes to theology is, in my opinion, conjunctive thinking. It's both/and. I believe that and I believe that.

The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking.

The world's greatest thinkers have often been amateurs; for high thinking is the outcome of fine and independent living, and for that a professional chair offers no special opportunities.

A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.

The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.

Going forward, I would love to work with directors like Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon; people like that who are doing big films but do have really independent voices. That's kind of what I want to focus on, is always working with people with at least an independent point of view, even if it's not an independent film.

You talk about leading Republicans. That's no easy task on just like you were trying to lead Democrats on the other side. We all have independent thoughts and independent ideas.

Theres plenty of great independent films to do, but you cant support yourself making independent film as an actress.

I'm an independent thinker and independent leader. I have been my whole life.

I am the longest- serving independent in the history of the United States Congress. People of Vermont sent me to Washington as an independent. That is true.

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

My process is thinking, thinking and thinking - thinking about my stories for a long time.

I identify as being an independent artist. I think people often forget that Indie is actually short for independent. For me, the word has a meaning more than what it connotes from an industry standpoint.

The conception that government should be guided by majority opinion makes sense only if that opinion is independent of government. The ideal of democracy rests on the belief that the view which will direct government emerges from an independent and spontaneous process. It requires, therefore, the existence of a large sphere independent of majority control in which the opinions of the individuals are formed.

A philosophy of freedom must set out from the experience of thinking, for it is through this experience of thinking that a human being discovers his own self, finds his bearings as an independent personality.

An independent judiciary does not mean judges independent of the Constitution from which they derive their power or independent of the laws that they are sworn to uphold.

I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out 'Independent Women,' and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.

The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence.

I think it's particularly a distinctively American concept that resonates with American culture through biker culture. A motorcycle is an independent thing. You're like, 'I don't want to ride in a car with this person. I want to be independent and ride by myself. But, let's ride in a group. Let's be independent, together.'

Every successful high street needs a catalyst that starts making people want to come there, and independent shops can be that catalyst. If you want a new idea on the high street, you'll probably find it in an independent. I know I shouldn't say this, but new ideas rarely happen in chains. What we do is adopt it once we spot it in an independent.

Independent thinking is not encouraged in a professional Army. It is a form of mutiny. Obedience is the supreme virtue.

Many conservatives were openly angry with the Bush administration over enormous government spending and the chaos in Iraq. I don't see as much independent thinking on the left, where President Obama is rarely criticized by his acolytes.

That DMC Act is a disgrace. And the problem with independent art in this country is that independent artists have been economically blacklisted.

My view of journalism is that it needs to be independent but it's not independent when someone is paying the bills for you.

And I'll tell you another thing, you won't find any candidate that supports prayer in school and gay marriage. For that reason alone, people should vote for an independent-thinking person.

Being editor-in-chief of the 'Guardian' and 'Observer' is an enormous privilege and responsibility, leading a first-class team of journalists revered around the world for outstanding reporting, independent thinking, incisive analysis, and digital innovation.

Merciless criticism and independent thinking are the two necessary traits of revolutionary thinking.

Independent films, for the most part, to me, are not so independent. They often feel like people auditioning for a big commercial career. They often do not have independent spirit to them.

I've always been attracted to independent women, but the idea that someone could be independent and still kind of put herself second at times was pretty interesting.

The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge.

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.