Quotes About Self-reliance

I am the one who got myself fat, who did all the eating. So I had to take full responsibility for it.

Everybody has the right to decide their own fate.

I'm not one to fall back into the corner and put my fate in someone else's hands. I tend to believe anyone in my position would do the same thing.

I know lots of friends who grew up without fathers and it actually makes you stronger. You have more to prove, you have to protect yourself.

If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to get myself out of it. I am not in it just to get an adrenalin rush. No way!

I believe that every person's failure is their fault, every single time.

Conservatives and individualists support policies that favor more freedom for individuals.

You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way.

I never wanted to be a feature - that was never the goal with my music. I didn't want to just live through other people's work.

I still want to do features, but on my own terms.

The Fed cannot save us from ourselves.

The military was appealing because I could just get away and do my own thing. I could have a roof over my head, be fed, and with the little bit of money I got, I could start to build me own life as I wanted to.

I didn't become a caddie because I wanted to be a caddie. I was a caddie because that was how I could make money and feed myself. It was work. It was a dignified job.

You can really find yourself at sea when you're becoming an adult and suddenly have to feed yourself for the first time.

I'm getting rid of this idea that you want people to like you. I'm making decisions on what feels right to me. To act in a more carnal way. That's my challenge.

In the early part of your career you are always compared with somebody until you can stand on your own two feet.

I don't think you should go into politics until you can stand on your own two feet economically, if possible, and you know enough about the world.

I'm a pretty big fella and I can handle myself.

I'm attracted to strong female roles: females that aren't necessarily defined by their relationships with men.

I'm one of the few people in this world who can do anything I choose. I can't tell you how good I'm feeling.

A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future... but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don't let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.

I can't control what people think of me. I can't control any of that. I can only control what I do on the field.

I guess I'm just fiercely independent.

Fifteen years old, out in the world, acting was all I had.