Quotes About Autonomy

I once worked as a salesman and was very independent. I took orders from no one.

I need to work outside government, on my own.

Each man must work for himself, and unless he so works, no outside help can avail him.

I work hard and support myself.

I have the incredibly good fortune of being able to make the majority of the work I produce in the world on my own with no one bothering me. It really comes entirely out of me.

No one can help you if you're stuck in a work. Only you can figure a way out, because only you can see the work's possibilities.

I like my work to stand on its own as much as possible.

Never ask people about your work.

I dont work with collectives. I don't consult, i don't co-operate, I don't collaborate.

A [typical] worker is a part-time slave.

Play is always voluntary. What might otherwise be play is work if it's forced.

Children who plan their own goals, set weekly schedules, evaluate their own work build up their frontal cortex and take more control over their lives.

I need to not be scared of not having someone there to back me up. I just need to tackle things on my own. I feel like I have the power in me to make it work.

It's rough to feel creatively satisfied, as an actor, for the most part, because you don't initiate your own work.

Sometimes commercial galleries ask for particular work to sell, but I try not to be bossed around by them. I didn't become an artist to get bossed around.

When we realize the degree of agency we actually do have, we no longer have to "hope" at all. We simply do the work.

The nice part about being wealthy is I can do what I want to do. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. But I have to be honest.

I got some news for you. One, there is no Jesus. Two, there is no God. Three, mind your own business and everything works out.

I prefer to be busy all day long, and when you work for someone else, you're not busy enough.

Young women who I think do the best job of balancing family life and a big career start businesses or work for themselves. That's the best way of being in charge of your life.

I usually don't work with other people; I do the whole show myself.

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.

Generally, dictatorships do not work in marriage - or, for that matter, in any other relationship.

People waste more time waiting for someone to take charge of their lives than they do in any other pursuit.