Quotes About Self-reliance

I need very little to work, because I learned how to make movies on tiny movies. It's all kind of easy for me.

Its beyond him now. its time for you to do you own thing." "My thing? my thing only worked if Grace was here to make it work. without Grace, i have an emotionally unbalanced wolf and a Volkswagen.

I had learnt at the onset not to carry on public work with borrowed money.

In the past, if I didn't work, I didn't eat but now I feel I can not work and I won't starve.

Never learn to do anything: if you don't learn, you'll always find someone else to do it for you.

Some coaches are on power trips. I've never needed somebody to tell me I'm not working hard enough.

My work speaks for itself.

I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

I built websites for myself. I didn't want to work for anyone else. I came from a science background, so I approached things fairly analytically.

Our nation needs to stop doing for people what they can and should do for themselves. Self reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.

If Americans are reluctant to go on the dole that's because they have a healthy work ethic.

President Obama trusts in the wisdom of government. I put my trust in the ingenuity and creativity and commitment to hard work of the American people.

Readers don't work for writers. They work for themselves.

My kids have got to work themselves around my life, not the other way. That's how kids become brats, if you're there staring at them all the time going, 'Are you alright?'

I've had lots of things that didn't work out, like TV shows. You learn a lot through mistakes - I learned that you have to be the captain of your ship. Actually, I own my ship.

I never received any encouragement. My father would work nights and my mother would work during the day. We were expected to get a job with a trade.

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

You don't have to turn on the TV set. You don't have to work on the Internet. It's up to you.

I still see myself as a bit of a cottage industry. Being in a room creating stuff and seeing if anyone wants it, as opposed to going to work for someone.

I'm a man without a corporation.

I'm a big believer in being an entrepreneur. It's easy for me to say because I work for myself and I am someone who likes that process. You have control over your destiny.

I can't imagine ever going back to working with somebody else.

I don't do any corporate work.

Meaningful work, not welfare, is every American's hope, and we have a continuing responsibility to make those hopes a lasting reality.