Quotes About Self-reliance

I know who I am, I know what I can and can't do. I know what I will and won't do. I know what I'm capable of and I don't agree to do things that I don't think I can pull off.

So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots.

America always pivots between collective responsibility and the idea that the individual can pull himself up by his bootstraps.

If America had a motto, it would be pull yourself up by the bootstraps, work harder than the next guy, have a goal and achieve it.

Coming from college, where they tell you exactly what you have to do, and they tell you have to be at this at this time, you kind of get punishment for that. Now you're in the NFL, and you have to do it on your own.

I know a little about CM Punk in that he does his own thing. I'm inspired by people who do that in their own life. That they just do their own thing no matter what the consequences are.

Even though we're not the most punk rock band, the way we've done things is pretty punk rock. Just kinda say it with a big middle finger to the record labels and do it ourselves.

I'm not anybody's puppet.

Now that I'm not a puppet for some director, the Hyneman is free to explore the world at large.

I'm not a puppet in anyone's hands.

I'm not here to be a puppet, if you will.

We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.

I've been writing on my own. It's like Roger Miller used to say, every now and then, like a dog having puppies, you have to crawl under the house and do it yourself.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

I wanted to pursue my own thing - I had desires, ideas I wanted to accomplish, and I needed to be on my own for that.

Republicans trust you to think for yourselves and to pursue your American dream however you see fit.

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.

I'm from a generation of women that shattered the glass ceiling. We didn't wait for doors to open. The lesson I learned is that you need to open some doors for yourself in pursuit of career advancement.

What was really special about 'Hanna' as a character is her pursuit of agency.

I'm very independent, creatively, always trying to push myself - and I think that comes from my mother.

I've never let people push me around in politics.

There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.

I will not even tell my daughter to get married if she does not find her life partner. I would rather push her for education and financial independence.

No one can tell you what to do or push you around. It gives you a secure feeling. That's the best thing about money.