Quotes About Independence

Unless I have my aunt or my boyfriend to take care of me, I'm a little pathetic.

I knew that if-God forbid-anything ever happened in my life, I needed to know how to take care of myself.

Why would any parent want their kid on their health-care plan when they are 26? Parents want their kids to grow up and take care of themselves. A 26-year-old is an adult.

Someday, when I manage to finally figure out how to take care of myself, then I'll consider taking care of someone else.

I am through with baseball forever. I have my farm and my home and enough to take care of me, so why should I work and worry any longer?

My rich dad believed we should all learn to take care of ourselves.

My mom always knew I would be able to take care of myself, but my dad was afraid.

You can become quite blase, and also, I have no sense of home; I don't have roots. I've never had that feeling that someone else is going to take care of me, ever. I don't trust people.

Give people the power to shape their lives to their liking, and their souls will take care of themselves.

A message to women in general is be happy with yourself first. Be sure that you take care of yourself and find yourself. Be comfortable! And you will be way more appealing. Do what's best for you, and everything will fall into place.

It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.

An actor equals, sometimes, an entitled baby. People take care of things for me, and they pay greater attention to things than I was ever capable of doing. But in the last few years, I have learned a great deal more about taking care of things. I pay my own bills now.

When my daughter was 3, she was eating Cheerios and spilled some on the table. So she swiped them onto the floor. I said, 'Darcy, what are you doing?' She said: 'Don't worry, Daddy, the robot will get it.' I didn't know whether to be horrified or proud. It was this idea that homes take care of themselves and robots are part of that.

I am an independent, educated woman, I make my own money, take care of my mom, and I am single, so I can do whatever I want, taking no one's permission, and that is the best part.

You should know how to take care of yourself. That's one of the things that I got from my mother most - she always said that if you don't take care of yourself, no one will.

It always seems to me that my life would look completely different if I didn't have to take care of the rent.

I just want a guy that is secure with himself and is not intimidated by what I do and how I can provide for myself, because I don't need a man for that, nor have I ever looked for a man to just take care of me.

I respond to women who have their stuff together, who are in charge, who don't need men to do things for them. I want a woman to have her own thing, you know? My wife is very smart. She's got a doctorate degree; she's got her own career going. She doesn't need me to take care of her.

I think more guys should wake up and realize we're equal. You don't have to take care of me.

I wanted my kids to be able to look at their mom and be like, 'She can take care of herself.'

I grew up while I was in college. I learned how to take care of myself. I learned how to prioritize things. I learned how to get things done.

I've always felt that if you pay your bills and can take care of yourself without too much stress, then it's a pretty damn good life.

For example, for me, my brother helped me get a manager, which I don't take for granted. It's tough getting a manager, let alone one that actually cares about you and is smart. But from there, no one's going to cast me just because I'm James Franco's little brother.

You take for granted that you can walk. You do it every day, and then suddenly you can't walk, and you have to remember, 'How did I get out of this chair and start walking in the first place?'