Quotes About Autonomy

No matter what, your parents are going to worry about you. I had a tour bus, and my mother still thought I was broke. Remember: It's your life, not theirs. Just because your parents sent you to college doesn't mean they bought the rest of your life.

After the 2009 'Cult Of Static' touring cycle ended, I felt that, as a band, Static-X had accomplished everything we set out to accomplish, and now I could finally take the time to do my own thing and make a record that is completely my vision without compromising for anyone or anything.

You can't cancel my stand-up tours. It's impossible. There's too many separate bosses. There is no 'bosses.'

My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself.

There isn't really any Common Core any more. Each state is able to set the standards for their state. They may elect to adopt very high standards for their students to aspire to and to work toward. And that will be up to each state.

I'm politically inclined towards the left, but I don't like to be in anyone's gang; I'm a bit of a loose cannon.

You don't realize how hard it is to live on your own. But there's no mom to do your laundry, and make you dinner and to do things for you, and you don't think about little things like buying paper towels and salt.

I didn't want to be known as Madonna's playboy, her boy toy.

After my first 'Sports Illustrated' cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. I'm not a toy; I'm a human. I'm not here to be used.

I want to tell BJP and Congress that BSP is not a toy for anyone. It's an independent party formed at the national level.

I'm my own judge, and I hope my track record speaks to that.

It can be difficult to run your own firm, but the trade off is fewer conflicts and more control.

There's no point in bringing together a talented band if you don't let them do their thing.

Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business.

I wouldn't play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.

We may eat dinner together, but everyone puts the food in his own mouth.

If two people cannot live together, both should have the right to opt out of the marriage. In an ideal world, that would be an acceptable solution.

NOT I - NOT ANYONE else, can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself.

I've lived a life that's full, I traveled each and ev'ry highway, And more, much more than this, I did it my way.

Don't rely on others to show you the way. Carry your own map.

I clean my own utensils, my house and I even travel alone. I don't know what the life of a superstar is like.

The oak tree: not interested in cherry blossoms.

It's in the democratic citizen's nature to be like a leaf that doesn't believe in the tree it's part of.

What right has any human being to talk of bringing up a child? You do not bring up a tree or a plant. It brings itself up. You have to give it a fair chance by tilling the soil.