Self Made Quotes

100 Self Made quotes by 89 unique authors

It seems to me shallow and arrogant for any man in these times to claim he is completely self-made, that he owes all his success… — Walt Disney
A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator. — William Cowper
God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit. — Arthur Erickson
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody. — Joseph Heller
Self-made men often worship their creator. — Bryant H. McGill
I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream - to have class. — Tina Turner
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men. — Elwyn Brooks White
I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if… — Michael Eric Dyson
in addition to the conditions under which life is given to man on earth, and partly out of them, men constantly create their own, self-made… — Hannah Arendt
Robinson Crusoe, the first capitalist hero, is a self-made man who accepts objective reality and then fashions it to his needs through the work ethic,… — Carlos Fuentes
His father was self-made, but his mother was constructed by others, and such edifices are notoriously fragile. — Margaret Atwood
The lesson here is very simple. But it is striking how often it is overlooked. We are so caught in the myths of the best… — Malcolm Gladwell
Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made… — Richard Francis Burton
We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it. — Earl Nightingale
Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to… — Tara Brach
There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others. — George Shinn
America glories in its tradition of the self-made individual. Political candidates compete to be a friend to entrepreneurs, and policymakers, imagining the next Microsoft or… — Mark McKinnon
In Naples, Fla., I met a self-made man, a multimillionaire, whose round penthouse apartment is home to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Henry Moore, and Mickey… — Jane Leavy
I am a self-made brat. — Steve Wynn
The self-made man that some people believe is a myth? It could be, because you do it on the backs of other people. — Oscar Isaac

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