Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The country doesn't need saving.

A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future... but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don't let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.

I've learned not to buy into what other people say. I've learned not to put dreams in other people's hands.

My father taught that the only helping hand you're ever going to be able to rely on is the one at the end of your sleeve.

Ps. I am pretty certain Beyonce doesn't need you fighting any battles on her account. Seems like she's got everything covered perfectly well on her own.

I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.

My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself.

Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.

A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.

There is no support so strong as the strength that enables one to stand alone.

Strength and independence are always something that I'm drawn to in all my characters, no matter how different they are from one another.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

I believe that being dependent makes you more vulnerable. I believe work is the greatest gift you will ever receive.

When Marcus Garvey spoke about self-reliance, he wasn't only talking about people of colour. It's like self-reliance in general, for anyone. Just keep moving and moving within the right direction, and everything will be all right.

I always knew that I would have to make it on my own somehow.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

I know how to look after myself.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Do whatever you want to persevere, work for your own things, and do not depend on anyone to be your provider. That way, in the future, you will be all right regardless of the circumstances.

So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl.

I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

Most of my younger Native American friends are not in any way looking for sympathy, and they're not looking to lay guilt on anybody. They have their dignity, and they do what they do.

You have to hold your bloody own or you're lost.

I knew that if-God forbid-anything ever happened in my life, I needed to know how to take care of myself.

The Syrians are trying to say that the Lebanese are not capable of ruling themselves.