Favored with Praise

“It is fortunate to be favored with praise and popularity. It is dire luck to be dependent on the feelings of a fellow man.”
--Viking Proverb

Government Reliance

“Citizens who over-rely on their government to do everything not only become dependent on their government, they end up having to do whatever the government demands. In the meantime, their initiative and self-respect are destroyed.”
--Charles G. Koch

Love's Value

“Love’s value is not dependent on the person receiving it, but on the person giving it.”
--Jeffrey Fry

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Not Dependent

“How you choose to feel today should not be dependent on others.”
--Anthon St. Maarten

Intense Focus

“The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.”
--Robert Greene

Opinion Independent

“In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.”
--Bruce Lee