Quotes About Self-reliance

Non sono un premio. Non sono la principessa che dev'essere salvata dal drago. Il principe sono io e i mostri li ammazzo io.»

I knew from the moment I heard you, the moment I saw the gun and realized that this lovely, petite woman was the executioner, that you would never die waiting for me to save you—that you would save yourself.

Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt said

This is why I like to handle things by myself. But when she offers her assistance, you really can't control her.

Concentreaza-te asupra ta: fa ce vrei, cand vrei, fara sa-ti bati capul cu lucrurile pe care altii le vor de la tine.

He admired her for throwing off her aristocratic shackles -- his terms, that -- and making her own way in the world. He didn't realize that the truth was so much more complex, so much less impressive. She had less thrown than been thrown.

Swooning solves nothing.

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

Mi padre comenzaba apoyándose en la fuerza de los dos axiomas siguientes: Primero: que, para un hombre, una onza de su propia inteligencia valía por una tonelada de la de cualquier otra persona; y Segundo (el cual, por cierto, era el fundamento del primer axioma—aunque viniera después): que la inteligencia de todo hombre debía necesariamente provenir de su propia alma—y jamás de la de ninguna otra persona.

I can't do everything for you. You must walk alone to find your soul.

They mean hot like 'I'm too good for you I got my own money don't be frontin' me.' You're more like 'Be my boyfriend I'll make you cookies come meet my dad ' know what I mean

I've got a cake rising," Eliza said. "I'm not leaving that for any man

I am strong enough to pick up a stick of butter. I am strong enough to peel off the paper wrapper, drop a hunk in the pan, and watchlistensmell it melt.

I could only fix myself

Oddly enough, the very considerations that had made marriage impossible for him were mirrored in my own being: a rabidly independent nature, an impatience with lesser minds, total unconventionality, and the horror of being saddled with someone who would need cosseting and protection—the

When the choice came down to tears, strong drink, or potatoes, one chooses potatoes. She

For my own part, I'd never live with anyone, male of female. I have trouble enough living with myself.

If your happiness depends on someone else, all they have to do is pull the rug out from under you and you're miserable.

Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.

Do not dump your woes upon people — keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.

Peer reviewers go for orthodoxy ... Many of the great 19th-century discoveries were made by men who had independent wealth-Charles Darwin is the prototype. They trusted themselves.

I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.

Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents them from even knowing it.

Never own more than you can carry in both hands at a dead run.