Quotes About Self-sufficiency

I have made my own decisions ever since my father died.

I have the emergency kit in my purse that has double-sided tape and Tylenol, and a small energy bar. I'm the one that has an extra lip gloss just in case.

Fortunately for India, it has got a growing economy. If it is doing the right things with taxation and focusing on the right areas for human development, it is going to have no problem, over a period of time, taking care of its own needs.

I currently live independently without any funded support. I'm educated, and I'm employed. I enjoy paying my taxes and contributing to the economic life of Australia.

I do my taxes. I do my own bookkeeping. I pay rent.

I carry my own tea, food, and Tabasco on the plane with me.

I would really want to teach someone how to function without having to have plays called for you.

The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.

We feel free... Now we are really self-reliant. This is the great advantage of teaching ourselves to become a free people, no longer one that always asks, 'Aid, aid, please.'

You have to help yourself first.

Perhaps you've heard the proverb, "Give people a fish and they eat for a day, but teach them to fish and they eat for a lifetime." Well, it is also true that "you can lead people to water, but you can't make them fish.

He who stands in need of nothing cannot be bound by anything.

Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.

I'm a big girl, Finn.

Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.

She is learning toward me, animatedly asking questions, and he is a half step back. It happens three more times that night and many times over the next years. Usually it's the women who identify with me and ask the questions. It isn't the details of my travels that intrigue them; it's the fact that I am living a rich, fulfilling life. And I'm doing it without a man. For many women, my story awakens buried dreams or stimulates new ones.

No one is coming to save you. You're the only one left for this assignment.

Pick up your clothes. I am not your maid. How do I know this? A maid cannot kill you with a tube sock. I can.

Many of these mothers raised their daughters to not need a man. At

Through our work and through getting what we need on our own, without depending on others, we can stand tall and realize our potential as humans.

Daily Law: It is simple: depending on others is misery; depending on yourself is power.

Recuerda mantener distancia emocional y física. Esto te permitirá llorar y reír a voluntad, y proyectar autosuficiencia; y con tal desapego, podrás jugar con las emociones de la gente como si tocaras un piano.

Depend on your own arms.

There is nothing worse than feeling dependent on other people. Dependency makes you vulnerable to all kinds of emotions—betrayal, disappointment, frustration—that play havoc with your mental balance.