Quotes About Self-reliance

Maybe because they didn't worry too much about me, I didn't worry too much about me, either.

Maybe this is a hallmark of privilege: certain well-bred young ladies simply cannot conceive of the possibility that somebody will not be along shortly to rescue them.

I think it's a might act of human love to remind somebody that they can accomplish things by themselves, and that the world does not automatically owe them any reward, and that they are not as weak and hobbled as they may believe.

I was not rescued by a prince; I was the administrator of my own rescue

This was not a man to be swayed by gentleness, beauty, or sweet words. He would bend—assuming he was even capable of bending—only for reasons of his own.

there are things you have to do for yourself, even if everyone else thinks you're crazy.

I would not allow anyone into the center of myself; I would make myself a place to go, deep inside, no matter what happened.

Besides, there are things you have to do for yourself, even if everyone else thinks you're crazy.

I preferred solitude anyway; it was the medium in which I had been raised, in which I swam comfortably.

Better to embrace what lies within yourself than search for happiness in another,' she says. 'Don't be feared to discover your own power.

You cannot fly into your own arms.

My advice is, the next time you see someone you think you need to rescue, walk quickly away on the far side of the street.

could not endure a man who would let himself be ruled by me, and I would not endure a man who tried to rule me. However

Its best to turn to no one, to seek to please no one, as if there were only oneself in the world. The pleasure of others is a by-product after all, and if ever the whispering voices are allowed to crowd out the one voice, the result is this...a sort of high-pitched silliness, a terrible silliness.

There came a moment, she imagined, in the lives of most unmarried daughters, and perhaps in other people's too, when they must either bolt or go permanently under.

There is no help, except what you dig out of your own self; and if I could make you see that I would have shown you all the secrets of life.

I intend to scream, shout, race the engine, call when I feel like it, throw tantrums in Bloomingdale's if I feel like it and confess intimate details about my life to complete strangers. I intend to do what I want to do and be whom I want to be and answer only to myself: that is, quite simply, the bitch philosophy...

After they had explored all the suns in the universe, and all the planets of all the suns, they realized there was no other life in the universe, and that they were alone. And they were very happy, because then they knew it was up to them to become all the things they had imagined they would find.

No man is going to solve my problems, no one can rescue me, because I am too sick.

But what if you are the only resting point you know of? What if you are absolute zero? What if only you can catch yourself?

I don't want anyone feeling sorry for me. About anything. Don't apologize unless you have done something wrong. It is nasty to feel sorry for anyone for any reason because it pushes her away.

A woman who can handle a dog is pretty damn cool. If she can take care of such a demanding creature, most likely she can take pretty good care of herself.

I mean, if I were a rich kid with stable, self-sufficient parents whom I thought I could trust to attend to themselves and to me, and I were heading for a tailspin, I might feel free to let myself free-fall, knowing that someone else would provide a bottom upon which I might eventually bottom out. But what if you are the only resting point you know of? What if you are absolute zero? What if only you can catch yourself?

Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people's expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are.