Quotes About Self-reliance

A wise man depends upon his friends for information and upon himself for decisions

Is there some frontier? Idaho asked. Is there some frontier where I could go and never again be part of this? If there is to be any frontier, you must help me create it, Leto said.

the way you thrust your worries aside and turn to practical matters. It must be a Bene Gesserit thing." "It's a female thing," she said.

Do not give someone a stick with which to beat you.

Mikey's father, champion of all pint drinkers, is like my uncle Pa Keating, he doesn't give a fiddler's fart what the world says and that's the way I'd like to be myself.

Tis' your life, make your own decisions and to hell with the begrudgers, Frankie.

solve a mystery on our own, though." Frank

When they reached home, Frank and Joe found that Aunt Gertrude had retired early. "Guess we'll have to rustle up our own snack," Frank said. He heated cups of cocoa while Joe made man-sized ham sandwiches.

I lack nothing. I only needed myself.

Don't concern yourself about anybody. Just do what you think is right.

Genellikle ba??ms?zl???n? yitirmiÅŸ biri olan ben, özerkliÄŸe, ba??ms?zl??a, her yöndeki özgürlüÄŸe sonsuz bir açl?k duymaktay?m […]. Bizzat kendimin yaratmad??? her baÄŸ, benliÄŸimin parçalar?na kar?? olsa, deÄŸersizdir, yürümemi engeller, bu baÄŸlardan nefret ederim ya da nefret etmeye çok yak?n bir his içindeyimdir.

when you've been in this world for thirty years and had to make your way on your own, as has been my lot, you get hardened to surprises and don't take them too seriously.

There are obstacles, questionable matters, disappointments, but this merely shows, as we already knew, that nothing is given to you on a platter, that you yourself have to fight for every trifle, another reason for being proud, not dejected.

You don't need a pack of wild horses to learn how to make a sandwich.

It was very unusual for anyone to be her own person in the wild West.

America had, for one thing, lived in anarchy for - until much more recently than Europe. We had the Wild West, where the cliche of the cowboy movies was the nearest sheriff is 90 miles away, and so you had to pack a gun and defend yourself.

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness.

Humans are the big thing that cause damage in life - in war or whatever - and if I can get away from that and into a wilderness situation, I'm OK. You can more or less live on your own merit.

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

In our obscurity - in all this vastness - there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.

It took years and a lot of diligence on my part. But I've formed my own thing, and now I get people who are surprised to find out he's my dad. I dreamed that would happen, and it has: I'm no longer introduced to people as Brian Williams' daughter.

Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own.

Bottom line, I removed myself from the victim mentality and took control of my life. I'm not just going to take responsibility for the success in my life - I'm going to take responsibility for the failures in my life. When you're willing to accept that you're the problem, you immediately become the solution.

I love being able to work with other artists I admire, but I have a lot to do on my own before I am willing to make it all about embracing other people.