Independence : (1244) " Nothing of the kind; they do all these things in their houses and sheds, with common charcoal fires, and a quantity of straw to stop up the crevices in the doors and windows. " - Robert Fortune " The money that government spends is your money, not government’s, and you know how to spend it better. " - Carlos Lopez-Cantera " I know what it’s like to be a people-pleaser in this industry, and I know how unhappy or how frustrating it’s been in the past. " - Jenna Ortega " I just call myself Emma. " - Emma Weymouth " I have my own people that make my clothes because it’s hard for me to find stuff that fits. " - Calvin Johnson " Marriage has just never interested me. " - Jacqueline Bisset " My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is full-on all the time. " - Kim Raver " When an elephant is by himself, he can attack lions and get away with it. " - Dereck Chisora " I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I’ve ever written was for me to sing. Maybe if I’m writing for a rapper, but I’d still write it as though it was for myself and then sometimes I’m actually asked to do the part. " - Skylar Grey " By August of 2003, I had graduated from Rutgers, gone through a stretch of living at my parents’ house, and wound up sharing an apartment with a college friend of mine in Montclair, New Jersey. " - Chris Gethard