Harold Bloom Quotes

There are things one must do for oneself.

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

Follow your own star!

I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts.

You come to realize that only one person can tell you what's expected of you, and that's you.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

Always take your own path. And do what feels right for you.

More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.

And first and foremost, think straight, trust the quiet inner voice that tells you what to do. You hold your life in your hands, don't entrust it to anyone else, least of all to your chosen leaders. BE YOURSELF! Any number of great men have told you that.

You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.

Fortunately for me, I'm still evolving into the person I'm supposed to be. And though they don't know it yet, and may not come to accept it, I'm done living by their protocols or anyone else's. I'm the only one who will take credit for my successes. And I'm the only one who will take the blame for my mistakes. From now on, I live for me.

Like my freedom. If I feel like I'm being controlled, I get crazy. Because I know I made it this far by following my intuition. I think people like who I am, and I like who I am, and I want to be a better version of myself every single day. So stop controlling me!

Hold your own. Know your name. And go your own way. And everything will be fine.

No one knows you better than you know yourself. Do the thing you want. Don't wait for someone else

The rule for every man is, not to depend on the education which other men have prepared for him-not even to consent to it; but to strive to see things as they are, and to be himself as he is. Defeat lies in self-surrender.

In what concerns you much, do not think that you have companions: know that you are alone in the world.

What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

I am my own Universe, I my own Professor.

All I'm gonna do is just go on and do what I feel.

Sometimes people look to others for answers they can find within themselves. I don't really want the responsibility of being the guy they look to.

I can't point to a single person or incident that changed my life, but the recognition that there is a certain world order, has been consequential. It has empowered me to do things my way. I found an inner truth by which I abide.

All I've ever needed is myself.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.