Quotes About Self-reliance

Would it help," he asked gently, "to have a shoulder to cry on?" She fought to conceal how much the question unnerved her. "Thank you, but no." Carefully she dropped the herbs into the kettle. "Crying is a waste of time." "' To weep is to make less the depth of grief.'" "Is that a Romany saying?" "Shakespeare.

Cassandra grinned up at him, well aware that she was perspiring and bedraggled, with soot marks on her yellow dress. "You probably thought Pandora was the cause of all our misadventures. But as you see, I'm capable of getting into trouble all on my own." "Pandora would be proud," Devon said dryly, amusement flickering in his eyes.

It is better to spend time in one's own company than to consort with people who have no more intelligence than the sheep and goats they herd." Annoyed by his snobbery, Livia could not resist making a retort. "You are fortunate, then, Mr. Chamberlain. With that attitude, it seems likely that you will indeed be spending a great deal of time in your own company.

It's none of your concern about how I lead my life or who pays for it. I don't care about your opinions, and you have no right to force them on me.

the kind who relied on their backbones when their wishbones were broken.

A long time ago I learned not to explain things to people. It misleads them into thinking they're entitled to know everything I do. — [Sara]

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

I was willing to be my own rescuer at the risk of your approval.

My father taught me that impressing others comes with a price. And that price is their power over us.

True confidence means you're prepared to work hard enough and smart enough to make your own thunder. You don't need someone else's.

I'm going to have to grow my own teeth.

Tis when we act as our own little gods that we tend to get into trouble. That is when fear overtakes trust

Other people's judgment doesn't have any power unless you offer yourself up for trial, so don't.

you're going to have to face this. You can't let other people decide your life for you...Other people's judgement doesn't have any power unless you offer yourself up for trial, so don't.

Sooner or later, you have to shed your family's expectations and run the race on your own.

You're not the powerless, scared little girl anymore, I told myself. Nobody's going to whip you with a dowel rod and put you in your room. It's time to grow a backbone.

Is my name V? No... Then why would I follow U?

Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting.

And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn't ever feel like I'm just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it's good for us all to remember that we don't need to scheme and plot and beg to get someone to ask us out. We're fantastic.

While I may hate that I was once fat, I am absolutely thankful that I grew up relying on something other than beauty.

Learn how to be your own heroine, so you too can find your own hero." Right, because why would you want to spend time learning how to be your own heroine if not for the sole purpose of ensnaring a hero?

Kaitlyn:I though- that you might need something. Gabe:I don't need anything from anyone! Kaitlyn: I think you're lying

What do you believe is worse? Living life alone, lacking in popularity or changing yourself to be accepted by others? I think the latter is worse, and I believe it is much more important to think for yourself than to allow others to control you with their opinions. I think it's a sign of weakness to allow others to think for you just to be accepted.

I don't need no PMS. I can bitch under my own steam.