Sonia Johnson Quotes

I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.

My father didn't want me to go to New York City, and I was determined to go. Learning to give myself the permission to be who I was in the world and to make my own choices was hard.

I'll succeed,' Hazel promised. 'And Hecate? I'm not choosing one of your paths. I'm making my own.

What I say goes. I'm hitting shots that I want to hit. I'm doing the things that I want to do. I play it my way.

I can't let anybody tell me what I'm going to be.

I'm never going to let someone else tell me what I can and can't do.

The world needs women who stop asking for permission from the principal. Permission to live their lives as they deeply know they often should. I think we still look to authority figures for validation, recognition, permission.

No man bosses me around, and no man ever will.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

I guess my personality is that of a modern, strong Chinese woman. I don't believe in destiny. There are many things that can be changed. I don't like to be defeated by difficulties. I love freedom, so when I am shaping a character, I usually do it the way I want. I always find some part of my own character in a role.

I have always been independent.

When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.

I don't need someone else's power. I'm obtaining my own.

'Sexy' is being independent, being confident and having fun.

But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.

I always say it's worth doing what you want to do, not letting people manipulate you. It's worth holding out. It's worth having pride.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

I am myne owene woman, wel at ese

It was important to me and, I think, important to my parents that I be on my own and figure things out on my own and kind of forge my own path, and I'm really grateful for that.

I did my one-woman show in order to show people what to do with me.

If you live your life on your own terms, you might find that people actually give you more respect.

It's cool to see a woman be like, 'This is what I want - this is what I don't want.' It's good to see someone making choices for themselves.

Being independent is everything. That's all I know.