Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
National self-sufficiency or "autarchy" is the ideal of [Adolf] Hitler, not of [Karl] Marx and [Vladimir] Lenin. — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
“For all those who longed to find a best friend and found it in themselves” — Sandra Kring Copy Share Image
Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. — Quentin Crisp 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
Self-sufficiency is the enemy of salvation. If you are self-sufficient, you have no need of God. If you have no need of… — William Nicholson Copy Share Image
That which of all things unfits man for the reception of Christ as a Saviour, is not gross profligacy and outward, vehement… — Alexander MacLaren Copy Share Image
Self-sufficiency is vitally important to my self-respect. I never wanted to rely on my parents in that way, because I knew that… — Eliot Sumner 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“No soul ever fell away from God without giving up prayer. Prayer is that which establishes contact with Divine Power and opens… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
“Lincoln himself once said, “The worst things you can do for those you love are the things they could and should do… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Until relatively recently, mass political movements were still about basic rights of food, shelter, education and self sufficiency. The reasons fewer people… — John Diamond Copy Share Image
“Because to be so simplistic is not enough. Until and unless our people have learned the rudiments of the basic foundations or… — Luis Taruc Copy Share Image
“Freedom is the possibility of isolation. You are free if you can withdraw from people, not having to seek them out for… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
“So, today, I will not make promises to do better, to live healthier, or to save money. These are natural and valid… — Major Jackson Copy Share Image
“This much is clear to me: insofar as I am capable of feeling such pleasures as I believe Nick felt, I am… — Wendell Berry 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
“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
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