Lyoto Machida Quotes

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.

We never really know what people are capable of until the only person they can rely on is themselves.

In this life, you have to be your own hero.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

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

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

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.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

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

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.

If you have to rely on yourself, you try harder, and when you try harder, you feel bigger.

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

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.

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

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

I'm my own person, and am trying to carve out a career on my own.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

One actor in my life is enough, and that's me. With actors, it's too easy to go into this world of complaining. Someone will always be better, richer, more loved, do more work. Those dynamics don't interest me. The friends I hang out with, we create our own work rather than complain about acting.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your brains and in your hands, wherever you go... It's one thing to carry your life wherever you go. Another thing to always go looking for it somewhere else.

I don't think anyone has made me except myself. I think I have done it on my own.