Self Made Quotes

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Gerald Boyd was a classic specimen of the self-made man. Born poor, he worked and studied his way up out of poverty under the guidance… — Russell Baker
Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical attitude. Buddha himself… — Dalai Lama
Winners are not born, they are self-made. — Pat Summitt
When you're a self-made man you start very early in life. In my case it was at nine years old when I started bringing income… — Kirk Kerkorian
Long-term success is never achieved on our own. The phrase 'a self-made man' is a myth all along the way we need support. — Isadore Sharp
I believe that every man can multiply his own ability by almost constant wordless realization of his unity with his Source. I have, myself, made… — Walter Russell
Probably the most honest "self-made person" ever was the one we heard say: "I got to the top the hard way - fighting my own… — James Alexander Thom
Find your purpose and fling your life out to it. Find a way or make one. Try with all your might. Self-made or never made. — Orison Swett Marden
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
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed… — George Matthew Adams
Even if you're an observer of a story that you yourself made up, you're still very much connected to it. You love it and feel… — Regina Spektor
Nature is a self-made machine, more perfectly automated than any automated machine. To create something in the image of nature is to create a machine,… — Eric Hoffer
There is no such thing as a self made spiritual leader. He is able to influence others spiritually only because the Spirit is able to… — J. Oswald Sanders
Like many of you, I was concerned about going out into the world and doing something bigger than myself. Until someone smarter than myself made… — Jim Carrey
Don't steal - the government hates competition! — Ron Paul
At least eighty percent of millionaires are self-made. That is, they started with nothing but ambition and energy, the same way most of us start. — Brian Tracy
Icebergs behoove the soul (both being self-made from elements least visible) to see themselves: fleshed, fair, erected, indivisible. — Elizabeth Bishop
Trapped. Sinking. Can't be myself. Made into what other people expect. Is that everyone's fate? Were the great individualists the products of their friends who… — Michael Moorcock
There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home… — O. Henry
Self-Made Men are those who owe little or nothing to birth, relationship, or friendly surroundings; to wealth inherited or to early approved means of education;… — Frederick Douglass

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