Quotes About Self-reliance

Nobody likes it when people say bad things about you, because we're all human beings and we have feelings. Ultimately, though, I always try to make sure that my happiness doesn't depend on what people say but on what I feel in my heart.

I never wanted to be an actor. Because when you're an actor, you depend on other people to come to you with scripts. You can't create your own. Unless you are a Raj Kapoor, who was a producer-director.

I want to be someone who depended on his mind, his arm.

We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.

To me, DIY means minimizing dependency on what others make for me.

Until a person has a home, they are always going to be dependent upon the system.

If I find the person that I love, it is because I love them, not because I will be dependent on them.

I have always told my daughters not to be dependent on anyone in any capacity.

I don't like being dependent on other people.

I'm not ever going to be dependent on someone else for a job.

Today's women are not dependent, and I think it's the biggest sense of freedom.

Women do not want to be dependent on government but want opportunities for all Americans to succeed.

I don't like anything with too much dependency. Children are very dependent, which is probably why we never had them.

Is it important to have a crew behind me? No, it's important to have me behind them. That's how I look at it. You can't just roll with a situation like you're depending on somebody to help you. You're supposed to help the situation, whatever the situation is that you're in.

There's no better way to be than depending on yourself.

I'm nobody's deputy. I am who I am. I'm my own person.

When I designed my first house in L.A., I didn't have any money - I did it all on my own. I liked that.

I never let myself get desperate.

Control your own destiny! Control your own destiny!

I never had a boss in my whole life. I've totally destroyed anybody's ability to tell me what to do.

The only opinion that really affects me is my own opinion of myself because I determine the way I am, not anyone else.

You can accomplish anything, if you are focused and determined, believe in yourself, and get education and certifications that will give you confidence.

I've always been very determined to do things my own way and people can expect that from me.

I was always determined to earn my own cash, even when I was at school and growing up at home.