Quotes About Self-reliance

I have an old-fashioned belief that Americans like to make up their own minds on the basis of all available information.

My father grew up in Levittown, L.I., in the first tract housing built for G.I.'s. His dad had stormed the beaches of Omaha and died when my father was very young. My dad had to raise himself, pretty much.

At the end of the day, everything I've been through on and off the court, I'm the only common denominator.

One thing that's great about firefighters: If they don't have the equipment they desperately need, they don't have the help, they don't care. They'll do it on their own.

Maybe scarcity isn't always a bad thing. Maybe scarcity is something to seek out, to fabricate for oneself.

I'm an only child, and I don't mind being alone.

Because I was an only child, I don't like many people around, and that's why I don't have any servants.

I'm an only child, so I'm pretty much a loner.

I was an only child and I wasn't going to share anything with anybody.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

I grew up as an only child, so I like being by myself. So I train predominantly - 98 percent of the time - by myself.

Being an only child, I was alone a lot and I had to make up games.

Unless you can't take care of yourself or stuff like that, I'm always standin' for you to hold onto life as much as you can.

As Muslim women, we're not waiting for the president of the United States to open doors for us or to fight our fights.

Opening up of the coal mining and mineral sector at the same time has been a very positive step towards self-reliance.

I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I don't have anything else going for me. And my common sense opens the door to instinct.

A lot of people call me a 'machine,' and I don't think a lot of men or women operate the way I do.

One of the real core competencies of Blackwater, or companies like Blackwater, is we can operate in difficult places without any outside support.

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.

I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.

I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.

I'm happy to have my own opinion and air it when I think it's necessary.

Honestly, I could care less about other people's opinions about me.