Self Determination Quotes

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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. — Confucius
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them. — Mahatma Gandhi
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt… — Jane Austen
It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power! — Robert Kiyosaki
A man must choose his own way of life, andâ€¦it is only by following out oneâ€™s own bent that there can be the really harmonious… — Winston Churchill
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. — Maya Angelou
You cannot change what you are, only what you do. — Philip Pullman
I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me. — William Shakespeare
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. — Michel de Montaigne
I am convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. Our involvement… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are. — Lady Gaga
For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose. — Marcus Aurelius
you're not a bad person because you want to be yourself. — Jodi Picoult
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own… — Adrienne Rich
I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is greif and die if my time comes...But I will not let anyone… — Christopher Paolini
I'd rather die my way than live yours. — Lauren Oliver
Chastity ... has, even now, a religious importance in a woman's life, and has so wrapped itself round with nerves and instincts that to cut… — Virginia Woolf
I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me. — Elizabeth Taylor
There is no ideal world for you to wait around for. The world is always just what it is now, and it's up to you… — Isaac Marion

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