Quotes About Self-reliance

One of the reasons I've never done intensive psychotherapy or any of that stuff is that if there's anything in me that needs fixing, I want to know that I can rely on my own intuition to fix it.

I have to believe that I know what's best for me. For instance, I choose all my songs. I never record anything I don't want to record. No one tells me what concerts to do.

Don't be a victim; if you want to make movies, make movies.

I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company.

I finally stopped complaining about 'Why isn't everybody else making me what I want to be?' You can't rely solely on your agent or your managers to educate people as to who you are.

I just go at my own pace and I like control of the TV and I like to decide when I take a shower and wash the dishes and stuff like that. So I don't know who would want to live with me to be honest!

Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong.

I wish to live for myself. I should never want to be trapped.

I am my parents' daughter, and I always want to be. But I first wanted to make sure that I was standing on my own two feet.

One thing I've often thought is that I never want to tell anybody else what to do. It's hard enough to figure out what I want to do.

I don't pray. When I was young, I vowed I never would be caught begging God. If I want something I get it for myself. I go to church only to show the old hens they don't get me down.

When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn't want any rich man.

The old saw says - 'Let a sleeping dog lie.' Experience knows better; experience says, If you want to convince do it yourself.

I was born to be alone, and I always shall be but now I want to be.

All I'm looking for is a guy who'll do what I want, when I want, for as long as I want, and then go away. Or wait nearby, like a Dust Buster, charged up and ready when needed.

I am not a princess, I don't want to be referred to as a princess - I find that super creepy.

I don't care what any writer says about me ... I just want to play my game.

The able bodied poor don't want or need charity.... All they need is financial capital.

Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

I was a single mom at 20. A lot of choices came out of that. I've seen a lot of my friends be in relationships they didn't want to be in because they couldn't leave.

I will never be a leader of men, and neither do I want to be one, and neither do I want to be led. I thought: I want to lead only myself.

There's nothing wrong with being a pretty girl, because you want to be, desirable. There's nothing wrong with that, but you should have a plan B even if that is getting pregnant by a rich dude.

The only real danger to our country is from within, that we forget our own power to be what we want to be.

I just broke up with my boyfriend, so I'm officially single. But one thing I find unbelievably annoying is all these guys in my life who want to save me.