Adrienne C. Moore Quotes

I really wanted to find my own path.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

In a very slow way, I found my path. Even now, I think, 'If I can't do it my way, I'd rather not do it.'

To leave in search of yourself, of your real needs, is easier when you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, when there are not too many people bestowing you their attention.

You have to separate yourself from your parents. You do. In order to find yourself.

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey.

I needed to carve out my own place and find out what I was going to do.

There's no pressure; like Kate said, it is about carving your own future. No one is going to try to fill my mother's shoes; what she did was fantastic. It's about making your own future and your own destiny, and Kate will do a very good job of that.

I think, when you are growing up, you have to pull apart from what your mother wants or needs. You've got to go your own way, and that's what I did.

Everyone is different, and each has to create his or her own path, irrespective of who their parents are.

Follow your own path.

I did my solo thing for a while and got that out of my system.

You gotta do things your own way. You have to find your own path. You have to take what appeals to you and leave all the rest.

Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.

You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or path, it is someone else's path. You are not on your own path. If you follow someone else's way, you are not going to realize your potential.

Come with me into the world and reclaim your independence. You stand to gain so much, and riches are the least of it.

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

I love working alone. Crave it, in fact. I feel truly alive then.

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.

Even though you're married, you're still individuals. You still have to grow and nurture your individuality.

I want an identity outside of my work.

You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.

Follow your own star!