Quotes About Self-sufficiency

Judgment is not the last word; it is never the last word. Judgment is necessary because of centuries of hardheartedness; its proper work is to open our hearts to the reality beyond ourselves, to crack the carapace of self-sufficiency so that we can experience the inrushing grace of the healing, merciful, forgiving God.

It is plainly evident that, in a country where land was to be had for the asking, fuel for the cutting, corn for the planting and harvesting, and game and fish for the least expenditure of labor, no man would long serve for another, and any system of reliable service indoors or afield must fail.

All my habits through life have been singularly removed from any condition of reliance on others, and the feeling - right or wrong - that aloneness is my proper position has prevailed since my early childhood, no doubt nourished and strengthened by many and quick-following bereavements.

I know people who have, until recently, lived with dirt floors. There are people who live way back off the grid, without electricity. Not a whole lot, but quite a few. That's a choice for a lot of them. There might be a religious element in their isolation, at least with some of them.

You cannot rely on other people's support.

Self-sufficiency is vitally important to my self-respect. I never wanted to rely on my parents in that way, because I knew that if I got used to it, I'd be reliant all my life.

I never wanted to rely on my family for money.

I really do like being independent, and I don't want to have to rely on anyone else to cart me around if I break a bone.

I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.

SOLOSHOT is such a brilliant idea and an athlete's dream. It has given me the ability to film myself training without anyone's help - it's perfect because I can go to the beach, set up my SOLOSHOT, and not have to rely on anyone to stand there and film me from the beach for hours.

I was brought up to be uncompromisingly bloody-minded by my mother. She equipped me, without knowing it, to be someone who is creative rather than an entertainer. Not many girls are brought up like that, to never rely on a man. To not be a housewife, not be a mother.

I rely way too much on Seamless, and I really need to learn how to feed myself.

Understanding money is part of being independent. You can't be self-sufficient if you're relying on someone else.

I'm tired of relying on someone to drive me around. I just want my freedom.

As much I can stay away from people, I remain happy.

America has remained highly engaged in global affairs throughout decades of growing energy dependency, so it's hard to imagine it would disengage if its quest for energy self-sufficiency failed - especially amidst a world of heightened resource competition.

As a single guy, the baseline of what I needed was so low. I just needed an air mattress, food, and rent money.

I rent space on a farm for 15 dollars a month, and I have the use of about a quarter of an acre.

Luckily for me, I don't depend on seeing every patient who comes through my door to pay the rent, and so if someone is involved in an activity that I don't like, I just don't accept that person as a client.

In elementary school, I think all my report cards said, 'Emily plays well alone.'

But most distinctly, I remember always saying to myself that when I get big, I'm not going to go to bed hungry, I'm not going to wear hand-me-down clothes.

How is it macho that I like to hunt and fish? I've been doing it since I was four.

I love partridge and duck casseroles, and have been known to hunt my own game. It's important to eat off the land where possible.

Over the years, with hunting, I think what's become my favorite part of hunting is how self-sufficient I'm becoming.