Quotes About Self-reliance

There is no such thing as low maintenance or high maintenance, just a bunch of women hoping for a capable mechanic.

It's my goal to show the world that Americans know how to help Americans without expecting the government to come riding in on a white horse and save the day.

I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have.

Knowing and being secure in yourself keeps you from being held hostage by the approval of others.

I support myself. My wife and I together - it's all our household. I'm really proud of that.

There's nothing my housekeeper does that I can't do - and maybe better!

When I made my Broadway debut, I was still cleaning houses, something I'd done since I went out on my own at 15.

Some of us don't want to be a housewife. When you live alone, you can do anything you want to do anytime you want. I really like it.

I'm not a housewife in any way.

I don't think I'll ever be a housewife.

My mother made me do all the housework as a boy. I still do it, even in hotels.

I do all my own shopping and housework.

What we don't have a right to is healthcare, housing, or handouts. We don't have those rights.

I know what it's like to be dependent on the government for food and housing, and what doctor you are going to see, and I know how limiting it can be.

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.

At 16, I got housing benefit, and I had my own flat in an old woman's house. I was the only 16-year-old I knew living alone.

I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.

Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me.

Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do.

It's only human nature to want to know what you can do on your own or with someone else.

My whole thing is to stay humble and stay confident in my abilities.

So much of myself is consumed with earning my way, doing it myself, and never feeling like things are being handed to you. Growing up that way was humbling.

Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.

I left home because I was hungry.