Quotes About Self-sufficiency

Quentin was perfectly capable of taking care of himself, except when he wasn't.

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn to make thir lives useful to the community.

How do people who live utterly alone survive? There are so many things that won't open. I've got a few dresses in New York, and I can somehow get them on, but I can't get them off.

I really like not having to justify my decisions to anyone else, as well as the freedom to vacation whenever I want.

Oh, I've never gone off into that 'the room's not the right temperature, take this tea back' stuff. I still scrub my own toilet and vacuum the carpet, and I have to be able to push my trolley around Morrisons and do my shopping.

I'm happy to report you still get nothing you don't need at Motel 6, and, therefore, you don't have to pay for it. I don't need valet parking. If I can drive the old crate 300 miles to the hotel all by myself, I can certainly handle the last nine feet to the parking space.

I'm not running around looking for love and validation.

Some experiences can give you a chip on your shoulder, but they also teach you the value of independence and looking out for yourself.

I absolutely value autonomy. I value freedom and having the ability to implement change right away.

Feel fee to be a usin' anythin' in the house, an' if there be anythin' thet ya be needin', make a list. I go to town most saturdays fer supplies, an' I can be a pickin' it up then. When ya feel more yerself like, ya might want to come along an' do yer own choosin'.

Sometimes there are no victims to save, and nothing is broken that should be fixed.

Job hunting is a do-it-yourself activity. There is just no way around it.

Stark was accustomed to being alone when things went wrong. For that matter, he was accustomed to being alone when things went right.

She knew enough about him to realize that no one would ever understand him unless he wished it, and that was highly unlikely. He was a man who operated alone, working by his own rules even when he was doing a job for his employers. Emily thought of him in the same way she thought of hurricanes, charging lions and marauding sharks. The only sensible thing to do when any of them was in the vicinity was to get out of the way.

The free man never thinks of escape.

I won't eat what I can't kill. It seems shoddy, hypocritical.

If you want to keep your own teeth, make your own sandwiches

It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do.

And if the world went to hell in a handbasket-as it seemed to be doing-you could say good-bye to everyone and retreat to your land, hunkering down and living off it.

If I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an' no trouble.

I don't work with people who ask me questions.

Everyone wants to be strong and self sufficient, but few are willing to put in the work necessary to achieve worthy goals.

Don't wait for, expect, or rely on favors. Count on earning them by hard work and perseverance.

Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family, to contribute to the growth of one's own nation.