Dependent Quote by Ayn Rand

“The creator stands on his own judgment. The parasite follows the opinions of others. The creator thinks, the parasite copies. The creator produces, the…

— Ayn Rand

Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage.

— William S. Burroughs

People who make a living off other people's fortunes or misfortunes are parasites.

— Frank Sinatra

A man who relies upon himself wins a sort of glorious independence. For he has not to wait to be helped by others.

— Self-reliance

“The man who attempts to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves.…

— ayn rand

A man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

He [man] abuses equally other animals and his own species, the rest of whom live in famine, languish in misery, and work only to…

— Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

The man who lives by himself and for himself is apt to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

— Charles Henry Parkhurst

He who lives not to others, lives little to himself.

— Michel de Montaigne

Description of man: dependence, longing for independence, need.

— Blaise Pascal

A man who lives unrelated to other human beings dies. But a man who lives unrelated to himself also dies.

— Anais Nin

“Living off others is a form of bondage—for if you take from a person his responsibility to care for himself, you also take from…

— Cameron C. Taylor