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" Federal Reserve officials have stressed the importance of the Fed's independence. But such independence does not mean that it is immune from Congressional oversight. "

Richard Shelby

Independence

Importance

Stressed

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" I grew up in California, and when I read that Proposition 8 was on the ballot, I was disappointed because it seemed to be inconsistent with the spirit of the state, with the independence and diversity of the frontier that California has always been. "

" For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had contained, while winning the real war against its greatest nemesis, Napoleon. "

" Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence. "

" The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War - when I really think about them, they all seem about as likely as the parting of the Red Sea. "

" There's no such thing as an independent person. "

" The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world was allowed to fly in, because Angola was closed otherwise. "

" There is a core independence and dignity you get when you control your own time. "

Travis Kalanick

" The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the constitutions of the several states, and the organic laws of the territories all alike propose to protect the people in the exercise of their God-given rights. Not one of them pretends to bestow rights. "

" Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it. "

Ian Smith

Want

Live

" We have a unique relationship with the U.K., Great Britain. Tony Blair has been a steadfast spokesman for Britain, and also for the joint interests that we share. "

" Scotland is the only case in the world where the poor part of a territory wants to separate from the rich part. If independence came, one option is to keep the pound as its currency, so that all economic decisions will continue to be taken by the Bank of England. "

" Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty. "

" Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent. "

" As we explore ways to bring price relief and bolster our country's energy independence, one significant energy source has emerged as a potential solution, hydrogen fuel cells. "

" It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants. "

" In 1949, China declared independence - an event known in Western discourse as 'the loss of China' in the U.S. - with bitter recriminations and conflict over who was responsible for that loss. "

" Democracy is not the end point of mankind. There may be developments in many different directions in the coming centuries. Democracy has only existed for about 200 years. It started out with the American Declaration of Independence. The Americans got their ideas from the Europeans, in the main from the French, the Dutch and the British. "

" In the late afternoons and early evenings, the crowd is easily over 1 million. That many people simply can't fit in Independence Square. The demonstration spills in to the streets for several blocks. "

" I believe that Greenland will achieve independence during the time I am still active in politics. "

" I believe that being in a position, as a central bank, to influence economic growth does not mean losing independence. "

" A number of former Wells Fargo employees have described their work environment characterized by intense pressure to meet aggressive and unrealistic sales goals. In a 2010 letter to shareholders, Mr. Stumpf wrote that Wells Fargo's goal was eight products per customer because eight rhymed with great. "

" Scotland is not a region of the U.K.; Scotland is a nation, and if we cannot protect our interests within a U.K. that is going to be changing fundamentally, then that right of Scotland to consider the options of independence has to be there. "

" It's always Canelo, and it's Mexican Independence Day, so I know that. But I am the champion, and just looking back on that, that is one reason why I hope they'll respect that I'm champion and be fair. "

" Autonomy leads to empowerment. We work hard to maintain a balance between collaboration and cooperation and independence. "

" We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty. "

Charles de Montesquieu

Present

Liberty

Independence

" Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent. "

" Divorce is a declaration of independence with only two signers. "

" Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day. "

" As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one. "