Quotes About Self-sufficiency

People seemed to have this unstoppable need to give and receive stuff they could easily afford to go out and get for themselves anyway.

No, I have not sought counselling nor do I intend to seek it. I am a grown man. I am not receptive to being counselled. I am beyond the reach of counselling.

No somos estúpidos. Si necesitásemos que nos salvaran, ya nos habríamos salvado a nosotros mismos. No, no somos nosotros los estúpidos, sino sus agudos razonamientos, que solo le proporcionan respuestas equivocadas.

Butch didn't live in his own place. He didn't spend his own money. He had no job, no future. He was a well-kept pet, not a man.

That's the problem with white horses. You have to pay for them yourself or you'll always be using someone else's reins.

That's the problem with white horses. You have to pay for them yourself or you'll always be using someone else's reins.

If you looked for validation from other people, by definition they could take that away if they chose. The safest path, as always, was to be your own rock, your own harbor, your own shelter. Am I okay? should only ever be answered by the person asking that question.

If you looked for validation from other people, by definition they could take that away if they chose. The safest path, as always, was to be your own rock, your own harbor, your own shelter.

I'd rather hop freights around the country and cook my food out of tin cans over wood fires, than be rich and have a home or work.

You spend a whole life of non-interference with the wishes of others, including politicians and the rich, and nobody bothers you and you cut along and make it your own way.

All I want from this book is a living, enough money to make a living, buy a farm and some land, work it, write some more, travel a little, and so on.

When I graduated college, I remember all I really wanted was to make enough money to have a swimming pool, because I love to swim, to grow my own fruit. I wanted to have a little plot where I could grow my own oranges and make enough money where I could to take two weeks off a year. I figured if I had that, it was game over.

I am really not the relationship type.

We can create the ultimate job security by becoming less dependent on the organization for which we work and more dependent on our own resources.

LearnVest provides women with the necessary tools and resources to manage their personal finances; its core mission, to positively contribute to society through education and, ultimately, the promotion of self-sufficient and financially aware women.

I don't want anybody holding doors for me. I don't want anyone to hold my umbrella.

Them that's got shall get, Them that's not shall lose. So the Bible says, And it still is news. Mama may have, Papa may have, But God bless the child that's got his own.

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.

Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm

But what about me? Who will I lean on? I guess this is what growing up really means, Grace. Standing on your own two feet and being your own mountain.

Only those who have learned to live on the land will find sanctuary

If you expect nothing from anybody, you're never disappointed.

When you stop relying on others or blaming others or waiting on others to go kill something and bring it back for you to eat, you realize you have to go hunt and kill for yourself. You don't complain about what you lack or let setbacks get in the way of finding a way to make your dreams happen. You just go do it.