Quotes About Self-sufficiency

People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.

I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need.

Your first problem is relying on someone else's word. Always depend on yourself. No one will work as hard for you as you will.

I don't surround myself with anybody, really. I have friends, but I'm kind of an isolationist now. I kind of work on my own.

We always say at CARE that we would love to see if we can work ourselves out of business.

The spinning wheel means national consciousness and a contribution by every individual to a definite constructive national work.

I don't need to work.

It's time for all Americans to get off of welfare and get back to work. You're going to love it!

I need to work outside government, on my own.

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.

I like my work to stand on its own as much as possible.

I dont work with collectives. I don't consult, i don't co-operate, I don't collaborate.

I usually don't work with other people; I do the whole show myself.

I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without needing it to provide for their welfare, you're not beholden to anyone.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

Sometimes I'm dealing with so much business, and my mind will be so stressed, that I'll go a week without writing... But the benefit of doing everything yourself is that you get a major payoff.

From a strictly business perspective, it's like, 'Even if you leave Eric alone, he'll do stuff. He puts his own album together, he gets his own gigs, he does everything on TV. Let him be, he's fine.'

I am always very grateful that I do not have to rely for my meal on a nationalised dinner service working as well as the Post Office on strike day.

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.

I don't like asking people for things, so if I can do it myself, that's the mindset I have. My dad is very much a do-it-yourself kind of person, so I had a strong sense of independence.

I don't want to have anyone else to do my housework. I've always done it myself. I believe you should do it yourself. I feel very strongly about that.

People's opinions don't interfere with me.

My parents gave me the easy option that if you're going to go your way, that's the highway. You can expect no funds and no support, which I think was legitimate; that was a fair option.

Our people want jobs. They don't want a safety net as a way of life.