Quotes About Self-reliance

I can stand on my own feet; I don't need any man's mahogany desk to prop me up

When it's a matter of not-do, I reckon a man can trust himself for advice. But when it comes to a matter of doing, I reckon a fellow had better listen to all the advice he can get.

Todo hombre tiene el privilegio de destruirse a sí mismo siempre que no haga daño a nadie, siempre que viva para sí mismo y de sí mismo

the idea (not mine: your great-grandfather's) being that even at eleven a man should already have behind him one year of paying for, assuming responsibility for, the space he occupied, the room he took up, in the world's (Jefferson, Mississippi's, anyway) economy.

Privacy, self-reliance, choice -- all these can and must remina core American values. Yet so too must we remember that other core American value, the value of community. And we must redefine community more broadly to include not just our street or our tract, but our town, our metropolis, our region.

Three in the morning. Making yourself a cup of coffee in the dark, using a flashlight when you pour the boiling water.

I had no idea that no one else would do it.

Slick stayed where he was, looking up at Gentry's pale eyes, gray in this light, his taut face. Why did he put up with Gentry anyway? Because you needed somebody, in the Solitude. Not just for electricity; that whole landlord routine was really just a shuck. He guessed because you needed somebody around.

You always know what to do, you always know exactly what to do, you always do exactly what's right for you, and the rest of the world can go hang..

I can live without love." And with that she left Westley alone.

He always felt better when he could dole out pain alone.

the friends of humanity once more appear, in their zeal to help somebody, to be trampling on those who are trying to help themselves.

A society based on contract, therefore, gives the utmost room and chance for individual development, and for all the self-reliance and dignity of a free man. That

You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?' Aunty Ifeka said. 'Your life belongs to you and you alone.

UnLondon would have to look after itself. She wasn't the Shwazzy. She was just someone. How could just someone be any help, whatever was going on?

None of us have to obey instructions. I consider my own existence proof of that. So much of life is cobbled together when plans go awry. That is often where happiness comes from.

No shade tree? Blame not the sun, but yourself.

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked

He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

I keep telling Chris that life is simpler that way. Much simpler. Stop looking back over your shoulder, I tell him. There ain't no deliverer running just a little behind schedule. March to the stake like a man and take the bullet in your chest. Much simpler.

It's realizing that I can do this. I'm in charge.