Quotes About Autonomy

Autonomous tractors would enable a farmer to focus on the work that matters the most on a farm.

There's not a blueprint for me to follow.

I give strong advice, but I don't expect it to be followed.

I always followed my own path.

When I first came into the league, I followed my parents for everything. Now, I'm really doing stuff on my own.

I've never followed my party... I'm no yes-man, I've never been a yes-man.

If you're just a follower, you never know why you are doing something. Then you can't know if something is good or not. How would you know that what you thought is right, if you didn't think it?

I'm not a follower.

I don't want followers.

I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don't want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don't think that will be an issue playing in L.A.

To say, 'Well, he's following X person, so he believes all the things that this person believes'... I think that's ridiculous.

Many Americans abhor paternalism. They think that people should be able to go their own way, even if they end up in a ditch. When they run risks, even foolish ones, it isn't anybody's business that they do.

I try to not to worry too much about following in other's footsteps and just create my own path.

No one in the planet can ever tell anyone else what they should do. For example, I do not go around the world trying to say somebody needs to be democratic.

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be civilized.

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.

When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.

I believe in empowering people rather than advising them and forcing them in a direction which I feel is right.

Forcing some countries to accept democracy is something that should not be done.

I've been in situations, when I was younger, when I had people forcing me doing stuff that they don't want to do.

I had been the dutiful son and husband for so long, I had forgotten about living for myself.

I hate the the word 'disempower,' because it seems kind of cliche, but I do think that we take people's ability to self-teach away by creating this idea that that someone else has to do this for you, that you have to take a course, you have to do it in some formal way.

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

I have this brand, I have my name. And I'm going to do what I want because people will buy it. People will enjoy it. So don't tell me I have to follow this formula and sit inside the box. Because I don't.