Quotes About Self-reliance

Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, you name it - I'm interested. I'm free. I'm looking for acting work. At the same time, you have to find a role you're right for, and then there's a slew of other actresses. That's why I will pursue more directing. It's like, who needs a boss? I'm right here.

Empowerment is a word that comes with liberty.

Discipline? I don't know the meaning of the word.

Maybe 'loner' is too strong a word, but I've always enjoyed being on my own.

I formed a resolution to never write a word I did not want to write; to think only of my own tastes and ideals, without a thought of those of editors or publishers.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.

There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those elements together with a free-enterprise system, you've got the chemistry for a lot of industry.

I'm overly confident. I believe in myself 100 percent. I believe in my game, and I believe in my work ethic.

I'm not a trust-fund child. I think my father's got a healthy work ethic, and therefore, I think it just came with the part. You've got to look after yourself.

I kind of grew up with a mix of two things. One was kind of this individual work ethic that my father and my stepfather and my mother all taught me, which was never depend on anyone else to do things for you, and work really hard on your own. At the same time, I benefited from the help of church and family and government my whole life.

My parents instilled a really good work ethic from when I was little - if you want to have money to spend on holidays, you earn it. So I've always been someone who wanted to be able to survive by myself, but I think you have to let down the barriers a little bit - let other people in.

My work ethic is, I think, from my farm life.

When I was 20 years old, if you had a $100 bill and a good idea and a strong work ethic, you could start a company.

Autonomy leads to empowerment. We work hard to maintain a balance between collaboration and cooperation and independence.

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.

My career is the sum of the decisions I have made. Everyone can work hard, but I work on my own terms. I stand my ground, and once I have committed to anything, I give my 150 per cent. I don't take my work for granted, ever. I know that, forget me, no matter where anyone is, everyone is dispensable. Why would I think I am indispensable then?

For any child growing up, anything is possible. We were poor growing up and you had to work hard and make it happen for yourself.

My advice is toughen up, work hard. Start taking responsibility for yourself. Stop being so offended.

I'm confident in my abilities and what I can do if I continue to work hard and focus. I don't really care what other people think.

We will encourage our countrymen to stay at home, work hard, and make a respectable living at home.

I don't think there is anything owed to us. You've got to go out and work hard for every round win.

You control your own destiny. You go out there and work hard and show people that you come to work and earn your respect. All you can control is how you go out there and perform every day.

It's hard to do it because you gotta look people in the eye and tell 'em they're irresponsible and lazy. And who's gonna wanna do that? Because that's what poverty is, ladies and gentlemen. In this country, you can succeed if you get educated and work hard. Period. Period.