Quotes About Autonomy

Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, 'What you are doing is none of my business' and 'What I am doing is none of your business.'

All of a sudden you realise that you are the person who has control of your life.

The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law.

Live your life as you see fit. That's not selfish. Selfish is to demand that others live their lives as you see fit.

I have to live my life. I have a family and I just think it's absurd to let other people influence the way you live.

Forbid a man to think for himself or to act for himself and you may add the joy of piracy and the zest of smuggling to his life.

Authenticity means to be the author of your own life.

Each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others.

A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.

One can make a day of any size and regulate the rising and setting of his own sun and the brightness of its shining.

Khadi mentality means decentralization of the production and distribution of the necessaries of life.

You have to assemble your life yourself - action by action.

If we ever meet in real life, we can have a conversation. But you should go and live your real life and I'll go and live mine.

In order to be the master of your life, you must first recognize that you are the rightful master of your brain, its owner and operator.

Let me live my life the way I want to.

Independent of others and in concert with others, your main task in life is to do what you can best do and become what you can potentially be.

You don't just sit in the car and let some guy drive you through life, wasting your time.

but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.

We are the hero of our own story.

The day you graduate from childhood to adulthood is the day you take full responsibility for your life.

You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.

You don't want to depend on an editor. If you want to regret something for the rest of your life, you want to make sure you're responsible for it.

To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life

If there was one thing I'd learned, it was that you were responsible for your own ship. You had to look after the engine and make sure the plane was in order and ready to be flown. You were in charge of plotting your course. When you were in the pilot's seat, it was your hand on the throttle, no one else's. If your oil ran out or you lost your engine or the engine caught fire and you had to crash, you were the one saving yourself. No one else could do it for you.