Quotes About Self-reliance

I wish for you the wisdom to mind your own business.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

Dress suitably in short skirts and sitting boots, leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank, and buy a revolver.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.

I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don't have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.

I don't need the Prince Charming to have my own happy ending.

A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.

Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.

I was raised almost entirely on turnips and potatoes, but I think that the turnips had more to do with the effect than the potatoes.

I'm not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn't do, but I know what works for me.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That's their problem. It's not mine.

I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.

To a smart girl men are no problem - they're the answer.

Women who pay their own rent don't have to be nice.

Wrong way down a one-way, women don't get saved 'round me even on a Sunday.

I know men are delicate origami creatures who need women to unfold them, hold them when they cry. But I am tired of being your savior and I am tired of telling you why.

I would be ashamed to admit to the Indians that, where I come from, the women do not feel themselves capable of raising children until they read the instructions written in a book by a strange man.

Only weak men want women to be weak.

You have so much inside you, and the noblest happiness of all. Don't just wait for a man to come along. That's the mistake so many women make. Find your happiness in yourself.

Don't use men to get what you want in life. Get it yourself.