Quotes About Self-reliance

You're too cheap. You'd make me nervous to work for you. I'd come to you for a gun, you wouldn't want to give me more than one bullet.

An individualist—a man who has no intention of ever exploring the goals of others because he has no intention of compromising with his own—may become: (a) a hermit of limited goals, (b) a tyrant surrounded by slaves with rebellion in his future and covert hostility in his present.

To find a mountain path all by oneself gives a greater feeling of strength than to take a path that is shown.

The darkest hour in any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it.

You are personally responsible for everything in your life, once you become aware that you are personally responsible for everything in your life.

The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause.

Do not base your life on the judgments of others; first, because they are as likely to be mistaken as you are, and further, because you cannot know that they are telling you their true thoughts.

I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet.

I had to be my own person and live my own life if I wanted to be happy, and I just did it.

Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.

Mehr als das Leben lieb' ich meine Freiheit. More than life, I cherish freedom.

The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself

I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I had to be accountable.

There's no room in my life for feeling sorry for myself.

Reason #7 For Not Getting a Tattoo: People will know you are running your own life, instead of listening to them!

You have to do your thing no matter what anyone says. It's your life.

If you want the best things in life you have to earn them for yourself.

I take care of myself, because I learned early on that I am the only person in life who's responsible for me.

One of the most scariest thing in life,is when you come to the realization that the only thing that can save you,is...yourself Demi lovato

There's not a party, a congressman, a senator, etc. elected that will fix your life. YOU have to fix YOUR life.

Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.

You can't even trade a single fart with the next guy. Each and every one of us has to live out his own life. Don't waste time thinking about who's most talented.

I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle.

If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.