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Quotes About Autonomy

A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others.
~ Jean de la Bruyere
The painful secret of gods and kings is that men are free, Aegistheus. You know it and they do not.
~ Jean-Paul Sartre
Once liberty has exploded in the soul of a man, the gods can do nothing against that man.
~ Jean-Paul Sartre
I am my own man. I governed as a conservative, and I govern effectively.
~ Jeb Bush
We shall never be content until each man makes his own weather and keeps it to himself.
~ Jerome K. Jerome
A man must walk only his own path...Never another's or his feet will grow tired and sore. And he will feel lost even when he arrives.
~ Jo Ann Davis
Man is emphatically self-made.
~ John Henry Newman
Praie and shifte eche one for him selfe, as he can.Euery man for him selfe, and god for us all.
~ John Heywood
No man will ever be a big executive who feels that he must, either openly or under cover, follow up every order he gives and see that it is done-nor will he ever develop a capable assistant.
~ John Lee Mahin
Judgement is given to men that they may use it. Because it may be used erroneously, are men to be told that they ought not to use it at all?
~ John Stuart Mill
We heed no instincts but our own.
~ Jean de La Fontaine
Writing the next lines and words of your life is something only you can do. We write our own stories.
~ Kim Pape
My mom raised me to never have anything control me.
~ Chris Tucker
Furnish an example, stop preaching, stop shielding, don't prevent self-reliance and initiative, allow your children to develop along thier own lines.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Once my mom passed away, I have nobody to answer to. It's great.
~ Jessica Hahn
My main goal was to not tell my mom anything or anyone anything. Even within our family, we like to do it ourselves, we like to be our own boss, and we don't like asking for help.
~ Jillian Hervey
God did not put you on this earth simplest to be any person's mom.
~ Heather McDonald
I didn't have a stage mom at all. I was the one who planned out my auditions and drove myself an hour and a half into the city.
~ Nina Dobrev
I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone
~ Katharine Hepburn
Every man can educate himself. It's shameful to put one's mind into the hands of those whom you wouldn't entrust with your money. Dare to think for yourself.
~ Voltaire
As long as countries wave chequebooks over our heads, we can never be equal.
~ Louise Mushikiwabo
Money for me has only one sound: liberty.
~ Coco Chanel
The motivation to me is to make money and not be dependent upon the shallow pool called the entertainment world or the rap world or the hip-hop world.
~ Killer Mike
I have grown up alone. I've taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18.
~ Ingrid Bergman