Quotes About Self-reliance

Americans are getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry ten dollars' worth of groceries. Today, a five-year-old can do it. —Henny Youngman

In order to take control of our lives and accomplish something of lasting value, sooner or later we need to learn to believe. We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified spiritual superman or sit around and wait for fate to come knocking on our door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.

The Way of Self-Reliance starts with recognizing who we are, what we've got to work with, and what works best for us.

Ä°nsan kendi bilgi küresinde olan ÅŸeyden guru duyuyor ama onun bile ötesinde olana ne kadar ba??ml? olduÄŸunu anlamaktan acizdir.

We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking at the door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

Office is something that builds up a man only if he is somebody in his own right.

If we look outside ourselves to find love and peace we will ultimately fail. It has to come from within.

Don't let what others think or say get in your way; their actions reflect on them, not you.

What's important to me is that my songs can exist without any material anything. It's very reflective of my ideology.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Boys, they can't take my refrigerator now. They'll never get my car now. I paid cash for 'em and they're mine, and I'm keepin' 'em!

The kids of America, please get a damn job. Get out of the house, leave the refrigerator alone. Stop wearing my shoes. Leave my shirts alone, get a job. Spend your own money.

I refuse to be pushed around anymore.

No one shrieked, 'We want Bung Hatta.' I did not need him. Just as also I did not need Sjahrir, who refused to show himself at the time of the reading of the Proclamation. Indeed, I could do it myself, and indeed, I did it alone.

I've always refused to associate myself with a brand.

I had the inability to ask for help when I needed it. People offered to help me, but I refused. They'd ask 'How are you?' and I'd answer, 'Better than you.'

I turn to my parents for support, but their lives and careers are different and mine is different, so I don't consult them regarding my career. I make my own choices.

Do whatever you want to persevere, work for your own things, and do not depend on anyone to be your provider. That way, in the future, you will be all right regardless of the circumstances.

I am who I am. I'm not living for anyone else, I'm doing things for me. Regardless of what I do, someone's going to have an opinion about something. And that goes for... no matter who you are.

I was always taught to do something to have an identity of your own. Forget your mom, dad, brother, sister, regardless of how big they are, you should do things by yourself, even if it means selling clothes or pens on the road.

I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check.

I have always lived the way I wanted regardless of whether or not it was popular.