Blacks had survived every form of human debasement with ingenuity, self-reliance, a deep and ironic humor, a capacity for self-reinvention and a… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
Notwithstanding all the wrongs that slavery heaped upon me, I can bless it for one thing-youth's important lesson of self-reliance. — Elizabeth Keckley Copy Share Image
Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself and… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
You need to make yourself happy before you try to make others happy. Put yourself first, & do what you have to… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
“Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere alikuwa baba kwa familia yake. Kwa Tanzania alikuwa mlezi; wa ndoto ya haki, amani, uzalendo, ujamaa, na uhuru.” — Enock Maregesi Copy Share Image
I was raised to do things for myself, survive on my own, do my own thing, with little or no help from… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
People aren't always going to be there for you, that's why you need to learn how to handle things on your own.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Perhaps these characteristics of self-reliance, self-monitoring, and high moral standards are why golf is often used as a metaphor for business ethics” — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
Recent surveys of Church members have shown a serious erosion in the number of families who have a year's supply of life's… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
“One of the things that you learn in a rural area like that is self-reliance,” he said. “People do everything themselves. That… — Richard L. Brandt Copy Share Image
Ultimately, your happiness depends on your self-reliance your unshakable willingness to take responsibility for your life from this moment forward, regardless of… — John Reyes Copy Share Image
“I personally believe mavericks are people who write their own rulebook. They are the ones who act first and talk later. They… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
“It was my wish that our sons should cultivate a habit of bold independence, for I well knew that it might easily… — Jean Rudolph Wyss Copy Share Image
We insist on producing a farm surplus, but think the government should find a profitable market for it. We overindulge in speculation,… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
“Most survivors are cope-aholics, people who cope with whatever is thrown at them without reliance on others. They do not seek sympathy… — Renee Fredrickson Copy Share Image
You know what? yes, I have changed. I'm not as nice as I used to be, because I don't want to get… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government--a balance that favors greater individual freedom and… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
The Lord continues to empty us in order to teach us to lay aside all self-reliance, that we may cling to Christ… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
As long as you love yourself it doesn't matter what others think. It's not their lives, it's yours, how you see yourself… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self-reliance leads to intellectual independence. Each man must think for himself, must train the mind to think, must habituate the soul to… — Ameen Rihani Copy Share Image
To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
You are in control of your thoughts and actions so you are responsible for what you do with your life. Never blame… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
Anyone can put you on the right path but they can't make you walk it, you have to make that first step… — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
I think that my parents' divorce gave me a very strong sense of self-reliance and independence. I realised that I needed to… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
“embodied the image of self-reliance, fair-play, and decency that are cited to this day as the American self-image, too often with scant… — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image
In most books, the I, of first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you. If you can love me for what I… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
We need to learn to dance with the preciousness of life and to appreciate each glorious moment. In this way we experience… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
We create some standards, which are the way things should be, and, from that, we can say things are right or wrong.… — Self-reliance Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers set up a system that heavily relied upon self-reliance and competition, with only a small dose of government intrusion. — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
No man is truly free who is in financial bondage. 'Think what you do when you run in debt', said Benjamin Franklin,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Forget what people think or say about you. Remember the reason why you have to wake up every day. Appreciate all you… — Tshepo Koos Maluleke Copy Share Image
The self-reliant man feels neither fear nor shame to labor with his own hands,if necessary. His confidence in himself wins him the… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Good health, longevity, happiness, a loving family, self-reliance, fine friends … if you [have] five, you’re a rich man…. — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
Fear not little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
The hardships in life make me think of a well without water. It is nothing to pray for a heavy rain, instead… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you plant your own seeds in your garden you won't have to see what someone else is growing, because you will… — Tyrone Porter Copy Share Image
It is good advice to slow down a little, steady the course, and focus on the essentials when experiencing adverse conditions. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
We should ask ourselves: What are the Brethren saying? The living prophets can open the visions of eternity; they give counsel on… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image