"In adolescence you have to separate yourself..." - Quote by George Carlin
In adolescence you have to separate yourself and establish your identity. So, being very independent anyway, I took charge.
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More on Identity
“For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother.”
“That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.”
“Most Americans do not know what their strengths are. When you ask them, they look at you with a blank stare, or they respond in terms of subject knowledge, which is the wrong answer.”
More on Independence
“Disdain the chain, preserve your freedom; and maintain your independency: be industrious and free; be frugal and free.”
“Don't wait for someone else to complete you. 'Jerry Maguire' was just a movie.”
“Let us even bid our dearest friends farewell, and defy them, saying, "Who are you? Unhand me: I will be dependent no more." Ah! seest thou not, O brother, that thus we part only to meet again on a higher platform, and only be more each other's, because we are more our own?”