83 Quotes About Independent-thought

The strongest bulwark of authority is uniformity; the least divergence from it is the greatest crime.

Sometimes life ask you a question, but you couldn't find answer in any book. You have to create answer yourself.

But what good is the popular opinion, if the lot of us just process like minions?

At the end of the day,” he continued, “although many believe in fate, it’s those who go through life with independent thought alone who are the strongest.

any and all information that one consumes - pays attention to - will have some influence, even if just forcing a reaction. That idea, in turn, has a very radical implication, for it suggests that sometimes we overestimate our own capacity for truly independent thought.

I shall have my lasso, I shall lead the course;I recognize it’s time to mount a different horse.

This absolute lack of objectivity might be said to resemble nothing so much as the lack of objectivity these same people had shown during Stalin's life, when they had been so supremely worshipful of his mind and strength of will, of his foresight and genius. Their hysterical worship of Stalin and their total and unconditional rejection of him sprang from the same soil.

Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people’s expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.None but ourselves can free our minds.