Quotes About Self-reliance

I ain't taking no more rides on the stupid train.

Marriage: just say no.

I am I. And I won't subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind.

I am my own heir.

When I face myself, I go, "You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That's what we're gonna do right now."

I only do what my gut tells me to. I think it's smart to listen to other people's advice, but at the end of the day, you're the only one who can tell you what's right for you.

Belle turned around. She looked down at her hands, hardened with work. They might have been city hands once, but they weren't anymore, and they never would be again, no matter how much cream she slathered on them. She'd made a place for herself.

This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all.

I may stand alone, But would not change my free thoughts for a throne.

No one has a right to tell you what you want, what you need, or what you must have. So why let them?

Well, yeah, you do have to do some things alone. You come into this life alone, and you go out alone. At the end of the day, it's just you.

Not goddamn dead yet. Like I told you, the day I need someone to brush my teeth, wipe my ass, put me to bed in diapers, is the day I stop living.

I don't need to be coddled and sheltered. I don't need all my battles fought for me. I do need to be believed in.

And when that happens, the only control you have is how you deal with that stick—your way, not the way others say you should.

The only place I see you headed, Grady, is where you want to go. Wherever that might be. You're in control of your life. You have it in you to achieve whatever you set your mind to. And don't let Drew or anybody else tell you different.

This was the next phase of her life and from now on, she wasn't going to take any rubbish from anyone. From now on she was going to decide what she wanted and go for it.

Men exist because a vibrator can't fix a flat tire. On second thought, I should just buy a AAA card...

I'm not defined by what people think of me. My happiness comes from within.

I think you have a case of being a little girl. Maybe you should prescribe yourself a heavy dose of man-the-fuck-up.

Don't ever wait around for your life. Go get what you want. Because believe me, no one's going to give it to you.

I don't get attached… There's no place for it in my world.

I'm not defined by someone I thought I was dating, Luke, or what I do for a living. I'm not defined by what people think of me. My happiness comes from within, and I—

That's just life. There's good and there's bad. My happiness and safety won't come from having a man. It comes from me.

Riggs looked at the cut on her face again. "Still fine," she said. "Is there someone I should call for you?" he asked. "Let them know you're okay?" "Nope" "Someone's got to be worried about you." "Nope" "No one?" She slid him a look. "Are you fishing to see if I'm in a relationship?" He almost smiled. "Are you?