Ruth Hurmence Green Quotes

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

Is it important to have a crew behind me? No, it's important to have me behind them. That's how I look at it. You can't just roll with a situation like you're depending on somebody to help you. You're supposed to help the situation, whatever the situation is that you're in.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

People like to blame others. I think a person should just look at their own situation, look around them, find out what they wish to do, and seek and go and do that. And that's it.

I don't have a lot of time for people who don't take care of their own problems. Everything that needs to be done takes effort.

If you want people to take action, you must refrain from giving them the answers.

I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible.

I take pleasure in discovering resourcefulness inside me.

I just see things that are so poorly run, and they could be done a lot better. It might come down to, 'if you want something done right, do it yourself.'

Let us use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems without relying on prayers and wishful thinking. When we have faith in ourselves, we will find we do not have to have faith in gods.

If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and do something about them.

A practical girl never pines; she takes action.

Make it on your own if you think you can.If you see somewhere to go, I understand.

Never allow others to think you always have the best answers. This will only make them dependent on you.

I'm the kind of person that if I'm not getting something that I need from somewhere. I don't cry about it, I'm like OK I'm going to go here and find what I need.

I think it is astounding that people could argue for "you just must trust someone else to fix it" instead of "you could fix it yourself, or hire someone to fix it." There is a contractor base out there that can solve these problems as well as or better than the major vendors could. But I think the major vendors are still having more luck at getting the ear of the press.

Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.

People who sit back and wait for somebody to take care of them are the people that if shown a way, can be useful to our society.

I was trained by my husband. He said, If you want a thing done go. If not send. I belong to that group of people who move the piano themselves.

I feel like I'm back in business now, and I'm managing pretty well as a single mum. I've proved to myself I can do it. You come out the other end and think, 'Wow, I'm pretty good at this!'

Never neglect what you can do for yourself in the form of another.

You are not likely to bring out the best in people or nurture their creativity if every time you hear about their problems you instantly offer a solution Encourage people to look for their own solutions-and project the knowledge that they are capable of doing so.

If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more.

People like Obama think you are incapable of doing anything yourself.