Quotes about Self-determination
Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.
— Shirley Chisholm
We forge the chains we wear in life.
— Charles Dickens
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
— Carol Burnett
You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
— Oprah Winfrey
What we want is to become masters in our own house.
— Michael Ignatieff
I want it to resonate: there's no rule for how to live your life. You can do things your own way.
— Emily Atack
When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there.
— AA Milne
Don't be dependent. At all. Ever. Period.
— Jordan Peterson
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
You think me the child of my circumstances: I make my circumstance.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are the only ones who can make decisions for ourselves about how we will handle the situations that arise in our lives. Life is not likely to get any easier, but our approach to life can change and that will make it easier.
— Joyce Meyer
Take the helm and sail your own ship. Don't just get into the boat with nobody at the helm and merely hope that the waves of life take you somewhere good.
— Joyce Meyer