You've managed to keep your independence even from your own public image.

This is the only way to keep our independence and national sovereignty.

We'd have taken him on like a shot, as would the competition, but Nick wanted to keep his independence.

But he had been determined to keep his independence.

He was determined to keep his independence, which partly accounts for how he's lived.

"The way to keep your long-term independence is you don't do anything that seems highly political around the elections."

The best works are those that keep their independence from the paintings generally identified with the gallery.

"You can help more by keeping your independence," he said.

She managed to secure the release of her husband and still keep its independence.

Now she's determined to keep her independence and not be "under somebody's thumb."