The concept of loneliness and exile and self-sufficiency continually bucks me up. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Sometimes God has to remind you that you're weak so that you can be set free from your "self-sufficiency." — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“It is important to know when to tune out of people, and when to tune into yourself.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“Kövecses radiated the sense of self-sufficiency that comes about when there are lots of children in a big house.” — Edmund de Waal Copy Share Image
Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
“Scavenge not for fruits where you planted no trees. Dig not for gold where you buried no treasures.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I am determined to seek self-sufficiency in energy as an urgent national priority. My goal is to make America independent of foreign… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
“master the tools of keeping healthy and building the platform of self-sufficiency that is necessary to choose yourself.” — James Altucher Copy Share Image
I have always found that my view of success has been iconoclastic: success to me is not about money or status or… — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
The entitlement mentality so carefully cultivated by liberal academics, politicians, clergymen, and journalists continues to corrode the self-sufficiency that once defined the… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Our forbears worked hard this difficult land, and their reward was the freedom and independence of self-sufficiency. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
How much filth there is in the church, even among those who, in the priesthood, should belong entirely to Him. How much… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever… — Sam Levenson Copy Share Image
Recognizing that family self-sufficiency is a false myth, we also need to acknowledge that all today's families need help in raising children.… — Kenneth Keniston Copy Share Image
Indeed, the keynote of government is injustice. With the arrogance and self-sufficiency of the King who could do no wrong, governments ordain,… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
“Our can-do culture has made many of us believe that we should always be self-sufficient. Somewhere along the way, we also got… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Nationalism has two fatal charms for its devotees: It presupposes local self-sufficiency, which is a pleasant and desirable condition, and it suggests,… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Listening to the music while stretching her body close to its limit, she was able to attain a mysterious calm. She was… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The raw fact is that every successful example of economic development this past century every case of a poor nation that… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
A little prosperity and peace, or even a turn slightly for the better, can bring us feelings of self-sufficiency. We can feel… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of… — Cody Lundin Copy Share Image
“Certainly it is true that we need to maintain independence in certain areas of life. We must not be passive but active… — Joshua Loth Liebman Copy Share Image
“The voices of self-reliance are many and deceptive. In some way, they greet you every day. Their deceptive whispers started in the… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
“Karou wished she could be the kind of girl who was complete unto herself, comfortable in solitude, serene. But she wasn't. She… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Absence of gratitude is the mark of the narrow, uneducated mind. It bespeaks a lack of knowledge and the ignorance of self-sufficiency.… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
It must not be supposed that happiness will demand many or great possessions; for self-sufficiency does not depend on excessive abundance, nor… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“So, were every man on earth to become atheist, it could not affect God in any way. He is what He is… — A.W. Tozer Copy Share Image
A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life, and certainly there's no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness.… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
There's something about cats' self-sufficiency and their seemingly individualistic ways that I find compelling. — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
“Great literature will insist upon its self-sufficiency in the face of the worthiest causes” — Harold Bloom Copy Share Image
They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
America has a history of political isolation and economic self-sufficiency; its citizens have tended to regard the rest of the world as… — Alison Lurie Copy Share Image
Annual earnings in the fast-food industry are well below the income needed for self-sufficiency, and fast-food industry jobs are also much less… — David Rolf Copy Share Image
Surrounded by the self -sufficiency of American culture, we can convince ourselves that we have what it takes to achieve something great. — David Platt Copy Share Image
