Self Made Man Quotes
25 quotes by 23 authors
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.
— Frederick Douglass
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The American cultural ideal of the self-made man, of everyone standing on his own feet, is as tragic a picture as the initiative – destroying…
— Kurt Lewin
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There's no one more obnoxious and self-righteous than the self-made man. And no one more admirable.
— Joe R. Lansdale
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The myth of the self-made man, has to be profoundly hypocritical: it is the self-serving demonstration that a lie is the truth
— Che Guevara
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My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.
— Tamara Ecclestone
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A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts.
— Al Goldstein
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A self-made man, if he is made at all, has already won the battle of life. . . . he has learned to resist. He…
— Alvin R. Dyer
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When did it something of shame or ridicule to be a self-made man in America?
— Glenn Beck
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We're all self-made men, but not very many of us have stayed on the job.
— Kin Hubbard
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My especial object is to help the poor; the rich can help themselves. I believe in self-made men.
— Joseph Pulitzer
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A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.
— Learned Hand
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There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.
— George Matthew Adams
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
— William Cowper
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God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit.
— Arthur Erickson
Who Wrote These Self Made Man Quotes
23 authors contributed a total of 25 Self Made Man Quotes as follows: