Quotes About Self-reliance

To me, that's the role of government: not to give people a hand out, but a hand up... giving people the tools to pave their own way to success.

I understand that in some families both parents have to work, so the kids are home alone eating more processed foods. But if the kids know how to make oatmeal or eggs in the morning or pasta or a lentil soup at night - we're giving them real survival tools.

The only thing I knew how to do without a lot of money was repairing tools. I actually started making and repairing tools for machines.

I always believed God gave us the tools to take care of ourselves.

One day, my bike tire broke miles from home and I found a way to fix it. That's what I learned: Even if you don't have all the tools, you can improvise.

It is only by giving people the tools to empower themselves will they be able to achieve their potential.

Women leave my seminars with a level of confidence they didn't have before. They can go out, meet people, start conversations and have a good time. They don't have to worry about waiting for someone great to come along as they know they have the tools to make it happen.

I couldn't care less what anyone's 'perception' of me is. I'm too long in the tooth to care.

A relationship isn't going to make me survive. It's the cherry on top.

Some of the things I did in my early career were massive learning curves because I had no one to guide me. You learn very quickly because it costs you torment and trouble.

It is an obvious fact that when an age is torn loose from its moorings and everyone is to some degree thrown on his own, most people can take steps to find and realize themselves.

I have freedom. But freedom means total selfishness. It means nobody cares much what you do.

I'm not a team player. I'm used to having total control over everything I do.

You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.

Is it not evident that the Canadas, as well as the other colonies, have been left in a great measure to grope their way as they could through the darkness which surrounds them, almost totally unaided by the parent state?

I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped up, but I love to go camping, and I'm totally fine with not doing my hair or makeup, not taking a shower and just hiking.

I'm totally myself.

I've grown over the years and I know how to adapt to situations, where I can go into a situation where there's a crowd of people and just take over. But pretty much I'm off to myself. And I'm totally committed to the game of football. That's why I've had so much success.

I feel like I see so much online of people being cynical about never being able to find love, and it's become, like, cool. You don't need it by any means. You can live without it, and you can totally be self-independent and happy. But you can also be in a great relationship that's rewarding and loving and caring - and that exists.

Doesn't matter if you run a barbershop, pharmacy, or gas station, remaining independent in today's America is an uphill slog and the hill gets steeper with each passing year.

My view is that to get anywhere in life you have to be anti-social. Otherwise you'll end up being devoured.

Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force. ELAINE MAXWELL

Alexander's adamantine will and belief in himself stemmed from the fact that he was willing to out-plan, out-work, and outlast anyone. He didn't chase dubious shortcuts, and in some cases, purposely avoided them just to experience the glory of overcoming a great challenge. He didn't beg for the favor of the gods; he strove to overawe them.

Light, dark," Shaak Ti had said. "They are just directions. Do not be fooled that you stand on anything other than your own two feet.