Quotes about Self-determination

No man in his senses can hesitate in choosing to be free, rather than a slave.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.

I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.

Just because we all have wombs doesn't mean we have to be mothers, just like we all have vocal cords doesn't mean we're all opera singers.

To exercise what Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy called a right that is "at the heart of liberty"— namely, the right to determine for oneself the meaning of life and the mystery of human existence—is to tell God, "Get off my throne.

I am the master of my fate and the captain of my destiny.

Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will, or rather our own will is our separation from God.

Every man is the painter and the sculptor of his own life.

I believe that every individual is naturally entitled to do as he pleases with himself and the fruits of his labor, so far as it in no way interferes with any other men's rights.

We who follow the teachings of Elijah Muhammad don't want to be forced to integrate. Integration is wrong. We don't want to live with the white man; that's all.

What you make of life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need - what you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours. Stay mindful of your choices!

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.