Quotes About Self-reliance

I am the type of artist where you can't tell me anything. I have always been that way. I am right. I don't need any input.

I've had no money, I've had a lot of money, I've lost a lot of money. I've been back and forth with everything. That's why other people's input doesn't really matter to me, because nobody's put me where I'm at.

No, I'm not an insecure person at all.

The thing that I mostly get from my parents is 'trust your stuff.' That's what my dad always says. Trust your stuff. I tend to get very insecure and doubt myself, but then I think of that and I say to myself, 'OK, you can do this. You know your material, you know what you have to do, you just have to trust it and have fun.'

There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.

I don't ever want to be inspired by someone else. I want to be inspired by myself.

I have been inspired by countless artists over the years, but there's also times when you just gotta make your own inspiration.

I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.

Forget the lottery. Bet on yourself instead.

I wasn't part of any movement. I was working alone, following my instinct.

You've got to take the road you need to take, and only you can make that calculation. Not your dad, not your friend. You have to take it if you feel it instinctively.

I'm not one that listens to a whole lot of advice... I go with my gut instincts.

In times of crisis, you just have to bear down and lean on your own instincts and your own beliefs and make decisions.

Trust your instincts, and the best way to trust them is to practice them.

If you trust your instincts and it doesn't turn out right, OK. But if you compromise and defer to what somebody else is telling you and it doesn't work out, that feeling gnaws at me.

I think a lot of people have grown up with the idea that they can't learn things themselves. They think they need an institution to provide them with knowledge and teach them how to do things. I couldn't disagree more.

I love the idea of shifting power away from institutions and toward individual creative people.

I was never good at taking instructions.

When people direct insults at me, I can take it.

I've always tried to keep my integrity and keep my autonomy.

I don't like intensely complicated coaching. I prefer to work things out by myself. A gentle hint is all I need, otherwise it's like finishing a crossword after someone has given me the answers.

If all girls turn strong within themselves, men with bad intentions can be taught apt lessons.

It is extraordinarily difficult, even in academia, to find a job that will let you do whatever you want with your time. If you are determined to spend your time following your own interests, you pretty much have to do it on your own.

I hate interference, and I don't interfere in others' lives.