Marianne Faithfull Quotes

I am responsible for me. I can kind of take care of what I need to do and should do what I like to do.

I think I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big thing and analyzing what I do. I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

The only person to look out for me is me. I've got to make sure Corey Clark is all right.

There's nobody who cares more about you than you, and there's nobody better equipped to take care of you than you.

I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be, and that's not for me to do for him. Or vice versa.

I try to not focus on what people expect from me.

The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

Be yourself, take control of your life.

Let me do me.

There will always be some people who think for themselves, even among the self-appointed guardians of the great mass who, after having thrown off the yoke of immaturity themselves, will spread about them the spirit of a reasonable estimate of their own value and of the need for every man to think for himself.

I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

The true woman will not be exponent of another, or allow another to be such for her. She will be her own individual self... Stand or fall by her own individual wisdom and strength.

Self-reliance - that's a dirty word to Democrats. They want people to believe that self-reliance means you don't do anything with anybody. They don't want it thought of as accepting responsibility for one's life. Enterprise. Imagination. Independence. Entrepreneurism.

You always knows what's best for you.

I don't live for anyone other than myself, and I don't have a problem showing people or telling them.

Do what you're happy with and not what you think whoever else is going to tell you about you 'acting a color.' You don't act at all. You just do what you think is best.

I've had to wean myself away to make sure that any choices I make are grounded in myself rather than the seeking of approval.

There are things one must do for oneself.

I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.

I've realised that I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I'm not around to please anyone any more, and it's a huge relief.

I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your life.