Quotes about Autonomy

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

... Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord.

I never hitched my wagon to anyone, so what I achieved over the years was done with only my results on the field.

It's been a process of evolving within a family company to get the autonomy I now have from a boss like my father. If you're sitting there waiting for a pat on the back, you're going to be waiting a long time.

I like waking up in the morning and thinking, 'Mmm, I might go to Paris today.' I don't want to ask anyone if they want to come with me or mind me going. I like being my own agent. I have my grandsons and son. If I didn't have them, it would be different.

I've learned that usually, the less I know about other people, the better off I am.

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.

After feminism, I suddenly realised: not everyone has to live the same way. Imagine that!

I don't have a sugar daddy, I've never had a sugar daddy.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.

Life is to be lived, not controlled.