Quotes About Self-reliance

I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.

No one can buy me. It allows me to devote myself completely to what I do. Knowing that I'm comfortable removes a big burden off my shoulders.

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.

I never was a person who let people who have their ideas and their expectations of me dictate who I became.

I can't let other people dictate how I see myself.

I feel like if you start letting other people dictate how you're going to play the game, you shouldn't play the game. That's just that simple.

I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences.

People should never allow themselves to be dictated to by media.

I can never consent to being dictated to.

When you've got hardly any equipment, very little money and no access to any information, your sound is very much dictated by you, your setup and what you're listening to. Nothing more.

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

The only person who can stop Diego Sanchez is Diego Sanchez.

I'm usually the one who creates most of my work. I have a lot of different ideas that I want to do, so I'm always like, 'Get on it, girl.'

I don't think anyone should tap you on the shoulder and tell you that it's time to sit down and retire.

More and more people are getting turned out of their corporations and laid off. As more people leave that behind, they're tapping into their own skill sets and talents and doing something for themselves.

I periodically realize every few years that the only person whose taste I really trust is me.

First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on but your own taste and judgment?

Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.

There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.

I do my own tattoos.

He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

I created myself. I have taught myself so much.

My parents taught me to be optimistic and independent. They made me feel that I could do anything I set my mind to, which has really helped me. They didn't make allowances for me because of my height. I had to do everything my brother and sister had to do, including raising our animal menagerie that included cows and chickens.

When I first broke into the acting industry, I taught spinning classes to support myself.