Quotes About Self-reliance

Bertie looked up from the comic he was reading. "It's OK," he said. "I can look after myself." It would be great not having a babysitter. Suzy was sleeping over at Bella's so he would have the house all to himself.

The independence of a nation springs from the independent spirit of its citizens

From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.

As a rule, Heather didn't believe in pity parties.

You should think about nobody and go your own way, not on a course marked out for you by people holding mugs of water and bottles of iodine in case you fall and cut yourself so that they can pick you up - even if you want to stay where you are - and get you moving again.

Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to trust their own judgment.

Blame someone else and get on with your life.

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to - in a very patriarchal entertainment industry, let alone planet - very much hell-bent on trying to prove to myself, if nothing else, that I could do it as a woman.

Soon I'll grow up, and I won't even flinch at your name.

Oh, hello, Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with my army And this ammunition on my back...I see right through you

It is like a kayaker approaching a rapid. Once he reaches the point of no return he just has to go for it and trust himself to cope with whatever may be thrown at him. I am on my way. There is no point worrying anymore. I feel a surge of release and remember why I put myself through all these agonies. I love the thrill of beginning new projects. It is a feeling that makes me sing out loud and feel like the luckiest man alive.

It feels good to carry my world on my back. I smile in the sunlight. I could travel and live this lightly forever, I remember as I get into my stride.

We believe in personal choice, rather than society dictating how we must live our lives.

As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything. If you do, you're screwed.

As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything.

I set my own personal goals; I'm not playing to satisfy fans.

The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.

Personal responsibility is better than any government order.

Personal responsibility matters.

I took it as my personal responsibility to be able to juggle. I didn't want anybody to help me and I didn't expect my office to make it easy for me.

I am my own person with my own experiences, personality, and definition of success.

I had no particular desire to be a personality like my father, nor was I equipped to be one. I was determined to be my own man, although having the Fairbanks name did make it easier to get into an office to see someone.

Sometimes people ask me, 'Are you an optimist or a pessimist?' It doesn't matter. Whether I have a future or not is for me to decide.

There are two metaphors for Mario the person and not Mario the footballer. I think I am a man, but I don't believe I need to say it. But I could also be Peter Pan because I do things my own way and I am free. So, yes, maybe I should say that I am Peter Pan - although I am much more of a man.