Autonomy Quotes

(On Italian film director Roberto Rossellini) Rossellini was a stubborn, opinionated genius who had total autonomy over all his productions.

I wasn`t good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn`t like the fact that there was no autonomy.

I don`t want to be famous famous. I`m happy on the second tier, where I have autonomy on a professional level but I can still go out to the movies without being recognized.

As an actor there`s no autonomy, unless you`re prepared to risk the possibility of starving.

Kubrick was a good model. He had an autonomy I`ve never had but that one desire. He organized things a certain way. And he had a good relationship with Warner Brothers. He was their class act.

I`m for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It`s her choice.

The patient`s autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.

We don`t necessarily think that we are the best race. Asians, for example, are generally smarter than us. They score higher on tests. However, white people are more capable and live better lives. We believe the white population is shrinking, and that we`re losing autonomy. We`ve already lost it here in the state of California. The Mexicans are the plurality here, and it`s disappointing to see the majority of a population going to a race that is clearly inferior to almost all other races.

Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.

The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy.

First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.

The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.

I would have carried out autonomy talks for ten years, and meanwhile we would have reached half a million people in Judea and Samaria.

Why am I compelled to write?... Because the world I create in the writing compensates for what the real world does not give me. By writing I put order in the world, give it a handle so I can grasp it. I write because life does not appease my appetites and anger... To become more intimate with myself and you. To discover myself, to preserve myself, to make myself, to achieve self-autonomy. To dispell the myths that I am a mad prophet or a poor suffering soul. To convince myself that I am worthy and that what I have to say is not a pile of shit... Finally I write because I`m scared of writing, but I`m more scared of not writing.

The schools retain a lot of autonomy. We recommend various things for them to do, such as automating their mailing labels. We can design whatever templates they need and they can then access the templates over the network.