Quotes About Autonomy

I think it's the hardest thing to remind yourself you have to do it the way you would do it. Because no one else is going to do it that way. If you don't do it, then no one else will - and the world won't see it.

The one thing you can't ever forget - the playing field is the property of the players and the coaches. It is not to be used by some fat-butted announcer trying to make a name for himself.

My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people.

The one thing I don't do, that helps make me successful, is I don't rob Peter to pay Paul. All of my businesses have to stand on their own.

The one thing I wanted was independence. And I realised to have that independence, you needed financial independence.

The one thing about America is you have the freedom to think what you want and do what you want without the government interfering.

Individuals in very small groups are about the only thing that is free of the disease of the embedded growth obligation.

I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

Money is the most important thing because there might be a time when you have no label behind you and you have to carry yourself. Money is the only thing that can shield you.

Stand-up is the only thing I have complete control over. There's something to be said for that.

The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.

I would like my kids to go to college and be exposed to the real world and to make their own decisions and find their own path instead of sending them somewhere where they would be creatively conditioned for one life path or another.

I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.

We have pretty much all the facets of our business under our control now. Relying on someone else to do the right thing, you're just setting yourself up to get screwed. We control our own destiny and it's a really good feeling.

My father loved me so much that he did not want me to be a laborer or anything. I don't know if it's the right thing to do - push your kids into something and then stay on them until they do it. Let them pick what they want to do.

When my colleagues went to endorse Rob Garagiola, nobody asked me for my opinion about that. And I didn't ask anybody else. I did what I thought was the right thing to do, and I made a decision, just like they did.

I think the one thing that most stands out is that my father always did what he believed to be the right thing to do and he always told us that we had to go our own way even if he disagreed.

Empowering women by allowing them to choose when and how many children to have is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do.

Rebellion is not always the right thing. Following the rules is not always the right thing. You have to think for yourself and identify the things that do not work for you.

The right thing is to look after people and women and women's rights to their own bodies.

I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.

I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.

You don't need approval and you don't need an excuse or explanation for living your own life. Remember that." Oh,

In life you are either a passenger or a pilot, it's your choice. —Author Unknown