Quotes about Self-direction
From this hour, freedom! Going where I like, my own master.
— Walt Whitman
Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
— Proverbs 6:7
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
I don't want people following Jon Kabat-Zinn. I want them following themselves.
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
If you decide to just go with the flow, you'll end up where the flow goes, which is usually downhill, often leading to a big pile of sludge and a life of unhappiness. You'll end up doing what everyone else is doing.
— Sean Covey
In any organization, someone must be the boss. If it's even just one person, you've got to be the boss of yourself.
— Malcolm X
Being a leader is living life on your terms not getting followers
— Tony Robbins