Janette Rallison Quotes

The person who needs the other person the least in a relationship is the stronger member.

I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.

Out here a man settles his own problems.

Today I will not wait for someone to come to my aid. I'm not helpless. Although help may come, I'm my own rescuer. My relationships will dramatically improve when I stop rescuing others and stop expecting others to rescue me.

I'm thrilled to feel that I can rely on myself totally and absolutely; that my children are being brought up so that when they meet a problem they can't cop out by foisting it off on God.

History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning.

It did no good to cry, she had learned that early on. She had also learned that every time she tried to make someone aware of something in her life, the situation just got worse. Consequently it was up to her to solve her problems by herself, using whatever methods she deemed necessary.

I'm someone who doesn't believe in making my problems other people's problems.

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.

If you let other people do it for you, they will do it to you.

I don't want to be a burden on anybody.

If you always have a crutch, you don't learn anything.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.

You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

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.

You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.

I'm of the school of thought where if you can't sort something out for yourself then no one can help you.

Carefully avoid all undertakings which depends on others; but let him eagerly pursue that which depends on himself.

Tell the people not to depend on me anymore.

I want people to see that you don't need to rely on other people to make your dreams happen: you have to grab them yourself.

With AC/DC, if you've got a problem, you sort it out yourself.

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 have always told my daughters not to be dependent on anyone in any capacity.