Self Made Quotes

100 Self Made quotes by 89 unique authors

People who imagine themselves to be self-made seldom enjoy examining the process of manufacture in detail. — Richard Russo
A self-made man may prefer a self-made name. — Learned Hand
Does not every true man feel that he is himself made higher by doing reverence to what is really above him? — Thomas Carlyle
There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. — George Matthew Adams
The discovery of various phenomena has led to a recognition of the fact that the chemical atom is an individual which again is itself made… — Johannes Stark
General Petraeus is not a miracle worker. He can not be successful unless the president creates greater confidence within his own team about the decisions… — Jim Talent
One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made… — Alexandra Fuller
If you have great people around you, they will take you higher than your dream will. Leaders are never self-made. Those closest to you determine… — John C. Maxwell
Society cannot contribute anything to the breeding and growing of ingenious men. A creative genius cannot be trained. There are no schools for creativeness. A… — Ludwig von Mises
I am one powerful self made up of so many selves that sometimes I throw myself a get-acquainted party. — Eric Maisel
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

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