Quotes About Autonomy

I say 'no' a lot. And if I knew how easy it was to say no, I would have started saying it earlier.

When you earn your own money you feel much better about yourself.

I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.

I realized I was the one doing all the training, earning the money, and my parents were living off of me.

You should be comfortable eating by yourself or in public.

We want to help countries ultimately to become self-sustaining. That has to come through economic development.

I wanted to be my own editor, and by 'editor,' I mean unedited-or.

I'm very lucky in that my agent and my editors know better. They don't push me. Because I don't take that well.

My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.

I don't need anyone's approval for going to elections.

I'm not embarrassed to say I want to be successful, but only on my terms.

Because somebody plays guitar, why does it mean they need a singer? Because people already have this image of things? No, I'll put my music together, then think about whether I need to embellish it with a singer.

For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.

As you age, you start to realize that your emotions are in your hands and not someone else's. Once you put them in someone else's hands, that's when you give them the power, and you can't change it. Only they can change it.

We do not need the empire to give us anything.

Freedom is not of use to those who do not know how to employ it.

You have to empower your employees to make their own choices and trust that they will make the right choices.

Make choices to empower yourself.

I think women need to empower themselves instead of asking for handouts.

Sometimes people don't want to be empowered because they are afraid of being the person to make the decisions.

I want to be with a woman who feels empowered.

For me, growth and empowerment are about giving a woman a choice.

I never help my kids and I never encourage them and I never give them any advice.

At the end of the day, l just want to be myself. I don't set out to be like anyone else.