587 Quotes About Self-determination

He loved me and didn't want me hurt. What was worse, he didn't even understand that I had the right to be hurt.

Younger woman says, “I’m not going to be like my mother. You’re maniacs. You’re mad.”“Yes,” [older woman responds] “I know it. And so you won’t be. The best of luck to you. And what are you going to be instead?

I’m not going to be like my mother. You’re maniacs. You’re mad.“Yes,” said Kate. “I know it. And so you won’t be. The best of luck to you. And what are you going to be instead?

Our lives teach us who we are." I have learned the hard way that when you permit anyone else's description of reality to supplant your own ... then you might as well be dead.

Change is disturbing when it is done to us, exhilarating when it is done by us.

You made tools of us. Have you never considered: the thing of a tool is that anyone may use it.

It takes a lot of practices to get it right. The key is to keep practicing.

Set your soul to greatness. You will be great.

Love is in your heart. If you search deeply you will find it.