Jean Chatzky Quotes

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 think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.

A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.

I enjoy making the decisions.

Up to now I've done everything I've wanted to do the way I wanted to do myself.

It's important for me to be free and know I'm acting for myself. I do things because I want to, and that's important. You want to be your own person.

Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

If I am to truly become an autonomous woman, then I must take over that role of being my own guardian.

In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to.

I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want.

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.

I'm very independent.

Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do.

I built my entire life on the idea of independence.

I didn't want to start relying on what someone else thought was right. It was easier to go away all together.

I have a very independent spirit.

To be honest, I've always had far too much freedom. I had a job when I was 10. I started living on my own when I was 17 or 18. I've earned my own money; I've traveled the world. What would I rebel against?

Freedom is from within.

I was born with a fierce need for independence.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

We must know our limitations and expend our lives only in the cause of our independence.

Let us first obtain ourselves…Give us ourselves and all that belongs to us will follow.

There is a core independence and dignity you get when you control your own time.

Your life must be a progression towards ownership - first mentally of your independence, and then physically of your work, owning what you produce.