Whitney Cummings Quotes

I always knew that I would have to make it on my own somehow.

I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.

I basically raised myself.

There's something quite satisfying, quite reassuring about seeing a man having to survive.

By the age of 9 or 10, I knew that I had to cut my own cloth and make my own way.

She hadn't been given the proper tools to make a real life with, she decided, that was it. She'd been given a can of gravy and a hairbrush and told, "There you go." -- Willing

Mama was a country woman with a whole lot of common sense. She understood what most of our neighbors didn't - that I shouldn't grow dependent on anyone except myself. 'One of these days, I ain't gonna be here,' she kept hammering inside my head.

Kenya, being a third world country, from a young age your eyes are open to the real world. I'd like to think growing up there taught me to stand on my own two feet, make my own decisions about what I wanted to be.

No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own.

Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim.

I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

You have to hold your bloody own or you're lost.

Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.

But I've had to act and not depend on my voice so much.

I always knew there wasn't going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I'd have to do on my own.

I will be making films, and I'm going to keep working, no matter what I have to do. And I don't plan to ever ask for permission from anybody.

No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.

I was homeless for about 8 months, I refused to live with my dad or anyone for that matter. So I stayed somewhere that had no hot water, ever, no heat, I told myself I have to be strong and get through it on my own.

I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.

We can and we will solve our problems for ourselves. We know how. We can, and we will.

The most important thing, I've found, is to be self-reliant.

Some experiences can give you a chip on your shoulder, but they also teach you the value of independence and looking out for yourself.

When I was four, my mother insisted I get out of the car and find my own way home. Although I got lost, I did find my way home. It taught me the value of independence at an early age.

I've worked hard for my life. No one gave me anything.