- Guess
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- Nov 07, 2020
Independent Quotes
Most Famous Independent Quotes of All Time!
Striking out on your own rarely comes without friction, whether that means founding a company, resisting the pull of commercial pressures in film, or simply refusing to be swayed by outside interests. This set gathers reflections on what it costs, and what it means, to stay Being true to your own course.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Intellectual
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would like to attribute my range of interests to being an independent intellectual, but although I'm independent, I'm not sure I qualify as an intellectual. Basically, I'm an old-fashioned amateur.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production, non-commercial people in their production.
- Here
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- Nov 07, 2020
We probably do not have a large enough industry here to ably support the independent filmmaker to move in and out. Much of the industry is based on full-time jobs here, institutionalised jobs.
- Declined
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- Nov 07, 2020
Barnes & Noble, along with other independent bookstores, are refusing to stock Amazon Publishing titles. They'll order books from the online retail giant if customers ask, but bookstores have so far declined to be 'showrooms' for Amazon.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rupert Murdoch has been around since the dinosaurs. He knows how to get around any independent board - as he did with me, and as he's done with other editors as well.
- Learned
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- Nov 07, 2020
My kids learned to be independent.
- Donald Trump
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a Republican before Donald Trump was a Republican. I was a Republican when Donald Trump was a Democrat. I was a Republican when Donald Trump was an independent. And I'm going to be a Republican when Donald Trump gets tired of being a Republican.
- Policy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Europe unified its monetary policy through the euro before it unified politically, therefore sustaining member countries' abilities to pursue the kind of independent fiscal policies that can strain a joint currency.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm definitely an independent person, and I don't need boyfriends all the time.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the early '90s when the American independent movie started, it held personal vision as a premium. That was brilliant timing.
- British
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- Nov 07, 2020
Though Barbados has been independent since 1966, its capital, Bridgetown, still has elements of a thriving British colonial port.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn't. I found a little independent and we've got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing up and there's another actor on the call sheet; you're very attached to it.
From editors guarding their objectivity to filmmakers navigating a widening gap between indie and commercial work, independence shows up as both a value and a struggle. See how people describe simply I Am statements of self-reliance elsewhere in our collection.