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 Voyager upon life's sea:--
 To yourself be true,
  And whate'er you lot may be,
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 Voyager upon life's sea:--
 To yourself be true,
  And whate'er you lot may be,
   Paddle your own canoe. 
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.
Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.
 Injustice in the end produces independence.
 [Fr., L'injustice a la fin produit l'independance.]  
 Injustice in the end produces independence.
 [Fr., L'injustice a la fin produit l'independance.] 
 If you can look into the seeds of time
 And say which grain will grow and which will not,
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 If you can look into the seeds of time
 And say which grain will grow and which will not,
  Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear
   Your favors nor your hate. 
He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.
He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.
You have to do it yourself, no one else will do it for you. You must work out your own read more
You have to do it yourself, no one else will do it for you. You must work out your own salvation.
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.