Quotes About Autonomy

My thoughts are my own—I will not modify them to receive the approval of others. My feelings are my own—I will not silence them to make others comfortable. My life is my own—I will not shape it according to the expectations of others. I live in harmony with my natural cycles, deepest wisdom, and truest self. And so it is.

Sometimes she saw herself as a one-woman rescue operation

Wait. I'll take you in to the doctor," she called to Grandfather. Grandfather waved his hand and climbed up the steps. "I'll do this myself," he said. Anna smiled. "I was about to ask what he was like," she said. "That's easy," I said. "He's like…" "Papa," we said at the same time, laughing.

You do not need outside approval. You came into this life pre-approved!

She'd stand on her own two feet if she had to crawl.

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.

You help your children learn as human beings have done throughout history: By paying attention to their interests and growth, their words and actions, they show you how to best help them learn. You may use a class, textbook, or mentor, but you are doing so on an as-needed basis, not as a compulsory obligation.

I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

The bottom line is: Your life is up to you. Take charge of it, or somebody else will.

You bite the hand that feeds, Speedy said. Humans don't like that. They view it as a sign of ingratitude. I never asked anyone to feed me. That doesn't seem to matter to them.

Parochialism and provincialism are direct opposites. A provincial is always trying to live by other people's loves, but a parochial is self-sufficient.

Being assertive is understanding that you can't control what others may do, but you can control your own behavior.

Most people would like to think that they are independent thinkers and that they value freedom, but they actually want freedom from choice instead of freedom of choice.

As the old saying goes, "The person who masters himself masters the world.

It's your right to change your mind. What was possible when you agreed to something might not be possible anymore. This is normal in a world where things are constantly changing. It's a shame to inconvenience someone, but you have to look after yourself.

The way to take ownership is to realize that everything that happens is a consequence of your free will.

I led as secret a life from my parents as I possibly could'.

Quelle délivrance tandis que tous ces mots sortaient de ma bouche… Une partie de ma vie s'achevait, une vie qui m'avait été imposée. Désormais, ce serait moi qui déciderais de mon sort.

We have moved away from traditional Judeo-Christian values toward a worldview that lets us self-select values based on whether they serve our self-interests. Like a child loose in a candy store, we pick our values, we determine our own fate, we captain our own ship.

To say you have no choice is to relieve yourself of responsibility.

It felt like waiting for something to happen. Which has to be the worst part of being young. So many of your decisions aren't yours; they're made by other people. Sometimes they're made badly by other people. Sometimes they're made by other people who have no idea what the consequences of those decisions might be. The bastards.

But I don't care what you think, not about these things anyway. If you don't think they're real or important or you think that we'll all grow out of this nonsense, well, that's not really my business. I can't tell you what's real for you. But in return, you can't say what's real for me either. I get to choose. Not you.

That's the thing I'm learning about being thrown out on yer own. Nobody does nothing for you. If you don't change it, it don't get changed.

She regards me quietly and then she quotes something Mistress Coyle once said to me. "We are the choices we make." It takes me a second to realize she's just said goodbye.