His father was self-made, but his mother was constructed by others, and such edifices are notoriously fragile. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
We are all self-made men and women, but only the successful take credit for it. — Darren Hardy Copy Share Image
I am one powerful self made up of so many selves that sometimes I throw myself a get-acquainted party. — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
My especial object is to help the poor; the rich can help themselves. I believe in self-made men. — Joseph Pulitzer Copy Share Image
People who imagine themselves to be self-made seldom enjoy examining the process of manufacture in detail. — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
I've always loved Houdini, not just because of what he did, but also because of what he stood for. He was a… — Michael Redhill Copy Share Image
The self-made man that some people believe is a myth? It could be, because you do it on the backs of other… — Oscar Isaac Copy Share Image
Facebook is primarily a mechanism for bonding, not bridging. Studies show that in the vast majority of cases, people live in self-made… — Asha Rangappa 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, along with everybody else, had bought into the myth of Donald being a self-made man and being a brilliant developer. I… — Mary L. Trump Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as a self-made man. I've had much help and have found that if you are willing to work,… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
Yes, we worship the idea of the "self-made man" - otherwise we'd go on strike against Bill Gates having all that money!… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Critics say the OWS protesters hate the rich. Come on! Success is the national religion, and almost everyone is a believer. Americans… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
Nature is a self-made machine, more perfectly automated than any automated machine. To create something in the image of nature is to… — Eric Hoffer 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
Self-Made Men are those who owe little or nothing to birth, relationship, or friendly surroundings; to wealth inherited or to early approved… — Frederick Douglass 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
Some of the biggest bores I've ever known are men who have been highly successful in business, particularly self-made heads of big… — Malcolm Forbes Copy Share Image
America glories in its tradition of the self-made individual. Political candidates compete to be a friend to entrepreneurs, and policymakers, imagining the… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
