Riddick Bowe Quotes

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

I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.

I have my own strength.

We aren’t here to be loved.

It's important to keep your power and not give it up.

The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.

I basically built myself up and I'm not about to let somebody else tear me down.

It's a cold world out there, and this world will pass you by if you give another man anything over yourself.

It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are.

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.

What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

Strong people don't need strong leaders.

So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

I like strength. I depend on my own.

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've learnt to take care of myself.

I have based my life on being strong enough to do anything.

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.

I am going to walk away when I'm ready to walk away. Not because of a win or a loss.

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

There's gonna be people that don't like you, regardless. But I take on the mentality of, 'Look, I'm gonna do whatever I want to do. If people don't like, they don't like it.'

I like being on my own, building on my own, and standing on my own.