Quotes About Autonomy

You don't have to turn on the TV set. You don't have to work on the Internet. It's up to you.

I still see myself as a bit of a cottage industry. Being in a room creating stuff and seeing if anyone wants it, as opposed to going to work for someone.

Publishers have in-house editors, but I hire my own before I submit the work to publishers. They appreciate it and I feel more confident about the material.

I'm a man without a corporation.

Sometimes directors will hire you and say, 'Oh, we love your work.' And then they start to tell you how to do it. I say, 'Hey, man, back off. You hired me to do it. Let me do it.'

I'm a big believer in being an entrepreneur. It's easy for me to say because I work for myself and I am someone who likes that process. You have control over your destiny.

I can't imagine ever going back to working with somebody else.

I don't work to any commissions. I do what I want to do.

I don't do any corporate work.

One of the things I've learnt is not to depend on there being a woman in your life to make it work. I love my work, I love my children, I've got wonderful friends, you know, I have a nice life.

Once you learn how to say no, that's about the only place that you'll have control of your work and what you do.

When you hire somebody, you shouldn't have to tell them [a lot of what] to do; you hire them because you like their work and all you've got to do is tweak them a little bit.

Now for the first time, you can choose yourself. You can be responsible for what you do and how you do it. You have to do the hard work of finding and pleasing an audience.

You can't control other people, and giving them the power to decide if you will continue to produce good work is foolish.

I prefer to work alone – except in the bedroom. (Steele)

There's already a great deal to do writing the songs. And if I were completely in control of it, nobody would be able to say "this song doesn't work."

I believe that being dependent makes you more vulnerable. I believe work is the greatest gift you will ever receive.

I'm a free soul who hates paying attention to things I am not interested in. Consequently, I have rarely been comfortable in the role of 'employee.'

Disfranchisement means inability to make, shape, or control one's own circumstances... . That is exactly the position of women in the world of work today; they cannot choose.

I may not be able to work for anybody else again. I may just have to work for myself.

I don't work with a stylist.

I don't pay to have my dirty work done for me. I do it myself.

People need to learn how to work, learn how to support themselves. I think it's just fine to be eccentric.

I have a general moral: great philosophers may be great, but that is not a reason to follow them. Don't be a follower. Work it out for yourself.