Lester Bangs Quotes

The hero's will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is heroism.

In this life you have to be your own hero. By that I mean you have to win whatever it is that matters to you by your own strength and in your own way. Like it or not, you are alone in a forest, just like all those fairy tales that begin with a hero who’s usually stupid but somehow brave, or who might be clever, but weak as a straw, and away he goes (don’t worry about the gender), cheered on by nobody, via the castles and the bears, and the old witch and the enchanted stream, and by and by (we hope) he’ll find the treasure.

He travels the fastest who travels alone.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

We have built our State on the freedom of personal adventure.

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.

I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself.

I don't ever want to have to depend on anyone completely.

Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.

I was in this sheltered little environment where, basically, all my high school experience was in 'Life Goes On,' and everyone told me where to go, what to do, how to think - I never had to do anything for myself.

I don't want to end up being dependent on anyone.

Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.

I'm not going to let other people set my limitations.

In this life, you have to be your own hero.

Better to work for yourself alone. You do as you like and follow your own ideas, you admire yourself and please yourself: isn’t that the main thing? And then the public is so stupid. Besides, who reads? And what do they read? And what do they admire?

I will never be a stupid girl... and neither should you. Today, charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before... it's also much easier -- and much more fun. A good education is one of the greatest gifts you could ever give yourself.

I'm the hero of this story, I don't need to be saved

I wanted to be my own heroine.

At the bottom no one in life can help anyone else in life; this one experiences over and over in every conflict and every perplexity: that one is alone. That isn't as bad as it may first appear; and again it is the best thing in life that each should have everything in himself; his fate, his future, his whole expanse and world.

Most of us need the crutch at times; but of course it is idiotic to use the crutch when our own legs (our own loves, tastes, habits etc.) can do the journey on their own.

In the absence of government each man learns to think, to act for himself, without counting on the support of an outside force which, however vigilant one supposes it to be, can never answer all social needs. Man, thus accustomed to seek his well-being only through his own efforts, raises himself in his own opinion as he does in the opinion of others; his soul becomes larger and stronger at the same time.

And so the reliance on Property, including the reliance on governments which protect it, is the want of self-reliance.

Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.