587 Quotes About Self-determination

Can a person live without hope? Must a middle-aged man such as me who underwent a bevy of loss and failure aim to summon the interior moxie to watch the sunrise on each new day while wearing a faint smile of hope? Must I stoically resolve to endure bearing the weighty load of previous personal debacles? I gain nothing by wallowing in self-denunciation. Guilt and shame exact a severe tithe. I cannot lead a worthy life by tumbling into alcoholic numbness or a drug-induced pit.

Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.

You have to believe in your dreams.

Walking alone on the path of justice and self-determination is more honorable than walking with millions on a path of bigotry, segregation and blind loyalty.

The law of karma says that no matter what context I find myself in, it is neither my parents, nor my science teacher, nor the mailman, but I alone who have brought myself into this state because of my past actions. Instead of trapping me in a fatalistic snare, this gives me freedom. Because I alone have brought myself into my present condition, I myself, by working hard and striving earnestly, can reach the supreme state which is nirvana.

Explore the infinite possibilities in existence.

Possibilities exist for you, to educate yourself, to the highest degree.

Self-determination is a fundamental ingredient of a healthy, honorable and progressive society.

Insist on your cup of stars. Once they have trapped you into being like everyone else, you will never see your cup of stars again.