I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
We have the kind of self-made-man myth, which says that super-successful people did it themselves. — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
“There are no self made heroes or leaders. No matter how rugged or self assured, everyone requires a cast of players -… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
There's no one more obnoxious and self-righteous than the self-made man. And no one more admirable. — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
“He was a tall, energetic, self-made man who had taught himself accountancy and banking through correspondence courses and had risen to his… — Kuan Yew Lee Copy Share Image
Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The people I believed in were people like William Lever, the great philanthropic industrialist - self-made men who realised anyone could achieve. — Esther McVey Copy Share Image
A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts. — Al Goldstein Copy Share Image
It's just as difficult to live in a self-made hell of privacy as it is to live in a self-made hell of… — Michael Hutchence Copy Share Image
True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness. — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
For as long as you can remember, you have been a pleaser, depending on others to give you an identity. You need… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Self-leaders are still true leaders even if they have no known followers. True leaders inspire by the influence of their characters and… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Trapped. Sinking. Can't be myself. Made into what other people expect. Is that everyone's fate? Were the great individualists the products of… — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
I’ve often said that I wish people could realize all their dreams and wealth and fame, so that they could see that… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
Lincoln is such an iconic figure in American history. He seems to reflect so many elements of American culture that we consider… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
I didn't realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Didn't even realize it. Most of… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
His father was self-made, but his mother was constructed by others, and such edifices are notoriously fragile. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success. — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
In middle age we are apt to reach the horrifying conclusion that all sorrow, all pain, all passionate regret and loss and… — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
It is better to be a self-made man,--filled up according to God's original pattern,--than to be half a man, made after some… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
Opportunity is latent in the very foundation of human society. Opportunity is everywhere about us. But the preparation to seize upon the… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men. — E. B. White Copy Share Image
