Self Reliance Quotes

"You have to be okay with the fact that sometimes you’re all you have." "Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another" "Nothing is given. Everything is earned." "To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments" "To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's." "A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone" "7: The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe." "I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself." "What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others." "Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life. A man must look inward to find his own answers" "One must never allow oneself to be turned into a trembling creature, allowing oneself to be ruled by what others think" "Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people." "I think women are way stronger than we know. There's a lot of times when we don't need the help of others, we just need to help ourselves." "We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds." "They'll tell you you can't do it, but honestly, you don't need them" "My actions are my only true belongings." "You see, God helps only people who work hard That principle is very clear" "I ain't lookin' down, but I see no one above me" "The only person who was going to turn my life around was me" "What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me."