David Harbour Quotes

If you're just a follower, you never know why you are doing something. Then you can't know if something is good or not. How would you know that what you thought is right, if you didn't think it?

I hope that the message I conveyed in 'Julie of the Wolves' is to tell young people to think things out. Think independently.

The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.

I don't think that I have ever been rebellious. The thing is that I don't believe in people - what people tell me. I have to accept it in my own brain first. I don't listen to anyone, never.

Everyone who means well gives advice based on his or her perception. I have realized that while it's important to hear the suggestions, one should only listen to oneself.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

Get advice, then make your own decision.

Ask for advice but do what you think is best.

Each of you, as an individual, must pick your own goals. Listen to others, but do not become a blind follower.

I know what's best for me, and I want to do things my way. So, now I listen to my inner voice and my heart - and that's how I make my decisions.

I don't give advice, because I always made my own mistakes and would only be adding further chaos to the situation.

Always listen to yourself... It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention.

One of the first things I think young people, especially nowadays, should learn is how to see for yourself and listen for yourself and think for yourself. Then you can come to an intelligent decision for yourself. If you form the habit of going by what you hear others say about someone, or going by what others think about someone, instead of searching that thing out for yourself and seeing for yourself, you will be walking west when you think you're going east, and you will be walking east when you think you're going west.

I don't think I have ever taken any 'offbeat' advice. Actually, I don't know I take any advice very often. I trust my own instincts and seek out information so I can make fully informed decisions. That's what's worked for me.

What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself, don't listen to me, don't listen to James, don't listen to anybody, look within yourself for the answers.

Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton.

When you are alone, you need to take many decisions, and you can make mistakes.

I fear we might be losing the basic human facility to be alone - and with that you throw out independent decision-making, what to trust, what not to trust; key stuff - a perilous loss.

Don't assume that because everyone believes a thing, that it is right or wrong. Reason things out for yourself. Work to get answers on your own. Understand why you believe things.

When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

Think for yourself and question authority.

I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.

There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told, and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.