Quotes about Self-reliance

You are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.

Its good to keep wide-open ears and listen to what everybody else has to say, but when you come to make a decision, you have to weigh all of what youve heard on its own, and place it where it belongs, and come to a decision for yourself; youll never regret it. But if you form the habit of taking what someone else says about a thing without checking it out for yourself, youll find that other people will have you hating your friends and loving your enemies.

The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.

Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.

A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

No one can stop you from shinning if you are standing in your own light.

Believe in yourself.Carve your own path.Build your own dreams.Be your own hero.

Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.

In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists.

We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor.

We who live in free market societies believe that growth and prosperity, and ultimately human fulfillment are created from the bottom up, not the government down.

The true slogan of a true democracy is not 'Let the Government do it' but rather, 'let's do it ourselves'.... This is the spirit of a people dedicated to helping themselves and one another.