Self Sufficient Quotes

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As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold, if they wanted to buy, and they weren't dependent upon… — W. Averell Harriman
Robinson Crusoe, the self-sufficient man, could not have lived in New York city. — Walter Lippmann
By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I've always tried to be self-sufficient. — Sadie Frost
I like women who are self-sufficient. — Ty Pennington
Food became for me a way of becoming self-sufficient with my hands, to regain manual literacy, which I think has been lost on our generation… — Tim Ferriss
Humans call animals 'dumb'... after they robbed their entire own precious world. They are intelligent beings in their own right, and thoroughly self-sufficient... if not… — Adela Popescu
Of course, I am grateful for my strength. It makes me self-sufficient. When I bought a refrigerator, I carried it myself up the stairs to… — Aleksandr Karelin
We who are rich are often demanding and difficult. We shut ourselves up in our apartments and may even use a watchdog to defend our… — Jean Vanier
It's never the same relationship. I see my job as filling in the blanks. Whatever it is that the artist lacks in the process of… — Todd Rundgren
I have fruit trees. Cows for fresh milk, yoghurt. My own wheat. I'm basically self-sufficient. — Imran Khan
In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and… — Paul Klee
The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and… — Joseph Wood Krutch
I'm actually quite self-sufficient, so it might look as if there isn't room for anyone in my life. That isn't entirely the case. — Graham Norton
Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining. — Desmond Tutu
Before I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to pretend that it did not exist,… — John Green
I think there is no way to write about being alone. To write is to tell something to somebody to communicate to others. . .… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human.… — Aristotle
The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to… — Gretchen Rubin
If we affirm one moment, we thus affirm not only ourselves but all existence. For nothing is self-sufficient, neither in us ourselves nor in things;… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Happiness belongs to the self sufficient. — Aristotle

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