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Quotes About Self-reliance

Don't let your mood or happiness be dictated by the judgement of others but stay true to that you believe in because you're the architect of your own happiness.
~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa
A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.
~ Robert Foster Bennett
When I die, I will no be guilty of having left a generation of girls behind thinking that anyone can tend to their emotional health other than themselves.
~ Ntozake Shange
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. This especially includes your health care.
~ Andrew Saul
There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.
~ Andrew Carnegie
These words reveal the child's inner needs; 'Help me to do it alone'.
~ Maria Montessori
You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
~ Dr. Seuss
I don't need help because if I can't help myself I can't be helped.
~ Amy Winehouse
God helps only those who are prepared and determined to help themselves.
~ Adolf Hitler
If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others.
~ Audrey Hepburn
Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.
~ Ric Ocasek
Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.
~ Rip Torn
The Lord helps those who help themselves.
~ Diego Maradona
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
~ Charles Barkley
And there is no use whatever, gentlemen, trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
~ Andrew Carnegie
I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.
~ Grandma Moses
I don't need other people. I don't need help. I can take care of me.
~ James Stewart
I always knew there wasn't going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I'd have to do on my own.
~ Jack Nicholson
For me, it seems to help me take the pressure off if I don't pay attention to what other people are telling me.
~ Missy Franklin
It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.
~ Taylor Caldwell
There may be fairies, there may be elves, but God helps those who help themselves.
~ Stephen King
You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.
~ James Brown
Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with retirement or disability, Americans as a whole should come to their aid.
~ Jacob Hacker
No one can help me with my work. I think I do best when I am just left alone.
~ Raymond Pettibon