Self Reliant Quotes

58 quotes by 51 authors

Cell phones have changed us from a nation of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in supermarkets saying, â€˜Okay, Iâ€™m in… — John Gierach
I feel ashamed that so many of us cannot imagine a better way to do things than locking children up all day in cells instead… — John Taylor Gatto
We become converted and spiritually self-reliant as we prayerfully live our covenants-through worthily partaking of the sacrament, being worthy of a temple recommend, and sacrificing… — Robert D. Hales
If we expected self-reliance of family groups, if we expected hardiness and resilience and initiative on the part of individuals, and if we rewarded initiative… — Bernard Levin
We feel the need to emphasize with greater clarity the obligation for members of the Church to become more independent and self reliant. — Gordon B. Hinckley
For over forty years, in a spirit of love, members of the Church have been counseled to be thrifty and self-reliant; to avoid debt; pay… — Ezra Taft Benson
Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self reliant enough to be free. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
We're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a new partnership between… — Barack Obama
Is the economy going to collapse if we continue down this road? Yes. Should Americans be self-reliant? Yes. Absolutely. ... I think loving our neighbors… — Matt Shea
We allow folks to divide us. I don't like this Republican/Democrat, left/right, radical/not radical division that is created by folks, particularly and unfortunately in the… — Matt Shea
Are you a Loyalist or a Patriot? Why, because being a God-fearing, self-reliant, freedom-loving American is a choice. Or we could be one of those… — Matt Shea
The creed of our democracy is that liberty is acquired and kept by men and women who are strong and self-reliant, and possessed of such… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
The frequent employment of one's will power masters all organs of movement and trains them to perform feats which otherwise would have been difficult,painful and… — George Hackenschmidt
People don't place their trust in government or company pension plans; they have to be self-reliant. — Scott D. Cook
Although birds coexist with us on this eroded planet, they live independently of us with a self-sufficiency that is almost a rebuke. In the world… — Brooks Atkinson
A lover is never a completely self-reliant person viewing the world through his own eyes, but a hostage to a certain delusion. — Alexander Theroux
But I can tell you what your folly and injustice will compel us to do. It will compel us to be free from your domination,… — John Henninger Reagan
To a great extent the achievements of invention, of mechanical and of artistic creation, must of necessity, and rightly, be individual rather than governmental. It… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Faith, spirituality, and obedience produce a prepared and self-reliant people. — Keith B. McMullin
The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be… — Amy Chua

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