69 Quotes About Self-sufficiency

Whenever you feel down, remember it is always daylight somewhere on this rock we call Earth. Whenever you are belittled by a human, remember that she or he does not represent the whole for the Earth is way bigger than any puny creature you may encounter.

Our can-do culture has made many of us believe that we should always be self-sufficient. Somewhere along the way, we also got the message that asking for help is a sign of weakness. We often forget that we’re interdependent creatures whose very existence depends on the kindness of others, including—with a bow to Tennessee Williams—strangers.

A breath, to keep one going, must be one's own.

If the light's not in you, you're in the dark.

God help me if I can't help myself!

He repeated that she had to learn to be alone. Once she’d learned that, then she would know how to live with a man without clamouring and demanding and suffering disappointments.

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.

I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.

My self is all to me. I don't have any need of you.