Quotes About Autonomy

Standing on the shoulders of giants doesn't make you a giant if you ever want to be a ''Giant'' learn to stand alone.

Be in favor of the self.

Being a man is rolling up your sleeves and telling the world 'Now I'll play by the real rules—no more wooden swords. If I succeed, then the credit belongs to me, not my parents or teachers or employers, and I shall savor the prizes without guilt, knowing I earned them. And if I fail, then I'll pay the penalties without whimpering or blaming anyone else.' That's what manhood is, and it's up to you to decide when it starts.

You can do what you want to do.

If you haven't got your own mind and can't do what you want, you're not an individual, just part of a mass.

When people are given challenging responsibilities, autonomy to control their outputs, participation in decision making, and visible and valuable recognition, it meets virtually all of the criteria for effective rewards.

Freedom resides first in the people without need of a grant from government.

The principle of sovereignty is commonly understood to possess three pri­mary components: 1) The sover­eign possesses absolute authority over the people and territory of a given realm 2) External actors are excluded from possessing or exercising author­ity over the people and territory governed by the sovereign 3) Sovereignty is indivisible-of a single piece, a whole that cannot be disaggregated, shared, or divided between different authorities

Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.

You are the captain of your own ship; the more you act from that perspective, the better things will go for you.

Was it not Jean-Paul Sartre who said, 'Man is condemned to be free! Because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does!

It's neither safe nor practical to assume that man in your life can be counted on to take care of your finances.

Don't ever put your entire financial fate in someone else's hands.

Most of us spend most of our time in other peoples' worlds — working at predetermined jobs, relaxing to pre-packaged entertainment — and no matter how benign this ready-made world may be, there will always be times when something is missing or doesn't quite ring true.

stay, do so in peace and love. Above all, free yourself from the control of others by making your own choices and recognizing your own boundaries.

The Self is the ultimate authority and our only true support.

Freedom is not something that can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be

Trusting government nowadays means dividing humanity into two classes: those who can be trusted with power to run other peoples lives, and those who cannot even be trusted to run their own lives.

The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake.

é melhor ser o cão-guia da matilha por três razões. Primeira, é ele quem abre os caminhos; segunda, ele é o primeiro a ver a paisagem; e terceira, ele não fica olhando para o rabo dos outros o tempo todo!

The petite bourgeoise and small property in general represent a precious zone of autonomy and freedom in state systems increasingly dominated by large public and private bureaucracies.

We don't permit anyone to tell us our business, nor do we wish to tell anyone his. The same goes for moral outlooks. Don't tread on us and we won't on you. We're a tolerant, liberty-loving bunch, we Wolfes.

Sexual morality, according to the Catholic Church, is all about denial of male restlessness and control of female agency. There is simply no place in this schema for a woman's autonomy.