Quotes about Self-determination

The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life.

No one in the planet can ever tell anyone else what they should do. For example, I do not go around the world trying to say somebody needs to be democratic.

You are free to choose what you want to make of your life. It's called free agency or free will, and it's your birthright.

If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that you've got no say in what other people do with their lives. Everyone makes their own choices, good or bad.

The child who refuses to travel in the father's harness, this is the symbol of man's most unique capability. I do not have to be what my father was. I do not have to obey my father's rules or even believe everything he believed. It is my strength as a human that I can make my own choices of what to believe and what not to believe, of what to be and what not to be.

You are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.

Take control of your life and future and become the master of your destiny by making one good decision at a time.

You are the actor, director, producer, and scriptwriter of the play called 'Your Life' and you can change the play anytime.

To be happy you need to take charge of your life by choosing to live in a beautiful state always because others might not have a plan for you.

Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.

I can't keep the sparrows from flying around my head, but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair.

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.