Quotes About Self-reliance

A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent.

It doesn't matter what anybody thinks of what I do. The clock doesn't lie.

Try thyself first, and after call in God. For to the worker God himself lends aid.

The great are great only because we are on our knees. Let us rise!

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use.

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.

The finest inheritance you can give a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.

Whosoever would be a man must be a non-conformist.

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.

I would always encourage people of any age not to be so quick to follow other people's truths but to search and follow your own moral code and live by your own integrity, and mostly just be brave.

I don't need to hang out in a posse and try to act cool.

I'm a school dropout. So, at the age of 16, I moved to Mumbai to try my luck on some business.

At the end of the day, you're responsible for yourself and your actions and that's all you can control. So rather than be frustrated with what you can't control, try to fix the things you can.

Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself.

I am not inspired by anyone. I don't have any idol. I just follow the people around me and try and learn a few things.

I try to please myself. I don't try to anticipate what people want to see.

I'm just trying to show people that I ain't gotta ride off no movement. I can ride off myself.

What I'm trying to say to girls is don't let these guys be in your head.

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.

I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.

I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company.

Well, I suppose I've never really had a lifestyle that needs upkeep. I don't get cabs; I'm on the Tube with my Oyster card.