Quotes About Self-reliance

Don't beg anyone for any form of gratification, be it mental, psychological or sexual, for resorting to such practices in itself is an insult to your existence. Celebrate in your own grandeur with dignity!

Never hanker for others to make your life beautiful, orchestrate your life and celebrate in your own aliveness. Thats HEAVEN, thats Godliness! - Ramana Pemmaraju

The right to determine your individual destiny belongs in your hands, and no one else's.

For most of our history, no one dared to tell Americans, 'you don't build that.'

I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.

How naive she must be to think that life is so safe and predictable that you can survive without some level of independence and autonomy.

I think some people just can't handle people who go about their life genuinely not caring about what other people think.

HAVING ONE'S OWN shop, working on projects of one's own choosing, making enough money today so one could do the same tomorrow: These were the modest goals of Thomas Edison when he struck out on his own as full-time inventor and manufacturer. The grand goal was nothing other than enjoying the autonomy of entrepreneur and forestalling a return to the servitude of employee.

Worry is momentary atheism crying out for correction by trust in a good, sovereign God. Suffering breaks self-reliance.

To find a self-made man, you need a very narrow field of view.

Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.

When you go into the wilderness, the only thing you can count on is what you take with you.

Work hard, pay your own way, and you'll never owe anyone anything but kindness.

Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.

You don't have to turn on the TV set. You don't have to work on the Internet. It's up to you.

I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.

Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

I have always believed that each man makes his own happiness and is responsible for his own problems.

To my mind, if you don't know anything about the lives of the people you meet then they will be inclined to treat you like a child, but if you can hunt, if you can make fire, if you can make shelter and you know how to take care of yourself, they see this; they know the time it takes to acquire those skills and they will treat you as an adult. From that, they might involve you in conversations that you would not otherwise have. That is what I wanted to try to tap into. I

I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room.

How was I to know that I'd be ok? I thought I'd lose it all when you walked away. How was I to know that I'd be this strong? I had what it takes all along. How was I to know?

Never count on anybody for too much.

I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents.