Quotes About Self-reliance

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

Don't let what other people say disturb your mind. Be happy.

I left my fingerprints somewhere - that's good enough. I am my own person - that's good enough. I stand my ground - that's good enough.

There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you.

It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.

When someone is good, but it doesn't seem like their world will collapse if they don't get the part, it's more appealing. It's like dating someone: You don't want someone who's too into you.

I only have control over one person and that's myself. And I feel good about it.

You need to feel good about yourself, the motivation has to come from within. You have nobody to fall back on except yourself.

I always end up working with people that do a really good job, so I'm the only one that I'm worried about disappointing me, not the musicians ever.

When some external event raises your spirits and you think good days are preparing for you, do not believe it. It can never be so. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

The basis of good manners is self-reliance. Necessity is the law of all who are not self-possessed.

I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen.

I don't like to be told what to do at all. That's unfortunate because a lot of people come up with good ideas and can direct you.

You can't rely on the approval of others. I used to always look for praise from my directors to reassure myself that I was doing a good job. I don't do that anymore.

Accepting good advice means nothing other than to strengthen one's own ability.

No one need punish me for any wrongs, real or imagined. I am very good at doing it all by myself. I have the scars to prove it.

I'm going to do my job and I don't care if I'm not friends with anybody. I don't need to be best friends with all my co-workers to do a good job.

Shun advice at any price - that's what I call good advice.

In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway.

In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists.

Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.

Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it.