Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.
Robert M. PirsigI've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes.
Mary Tyler MooreYou cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
William J. H. BoetckerYou cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
William J. H. BoetckerFor me, consciousness is non-local, not limited to the body, and can exist independent of it.
Bernie Siegel