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"Independence that has declared its 'independence' from the sure and certain compass of sound morals is nothing more than rogue greed having scantily dressed itself in the garb of independence while running off the cliff of anarchy."

"See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too."

"When you accept employment, you are admitting that you cannot think or develop yourself."

"Never obey anyone's command unless it is coming from within you also."

"True respect comes when we fend for ourselves without the aid of anyone, and when we owned something and say, 'this is my own'! Not necessarily as a way of boasting of our abundance and grace, but having a feeling that we can use it without obstruction, or being asked to return the favor."

"Don't run with the crowd, fly with the stars."

"Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty."

"Team sports aren't my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed. And you don't need a partner to go running, you don't need a particular place, like in tennis, just a pair of trainers."

"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.... It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."

"If I were surrounded by people who always approved of me, I wouldn't need such a deep relationship with my own sense of right and wrong. And you know what that means? It means that other people's approval is actually a hindrance, more than a helper, when it comes to self-discovery."
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"Disappointment came to me, and booted me, and bruised and hurt me, but that's how people grow up."

"I don't want to go on much longer, really. I think that would suggest a lack of imagination. A certain lack of dignity also."

"You made me feel less alone;you made me feel not quite sodeformed, uninformed and hunchbacked."

"Now this might disturb you, but I find I'm OK by myself;and I don't need you or your benevolence to make sense."

"Hold on to your friends.Resist - or move onBe mad, be rashSmoke and explodeSell all of your clothesJust bear in mind:There just might come a timeWhen you need some friends"
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