Ronnie Wood Quotes

Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.

I don't have a boss or PR person, so I'm accountable to no one.

You have to protect it too, you can't let just any stupid person take it and do something demoralizing with it. At the same time, I don't believe in being so rigid about controlling what happens either.

Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

You never want me in a position to have to think. That's bad.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

You're on your own in college, but you get sheltered a little bit more with the coaching staff and everything.

You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, but soon you'll cage me on your shelf. I'll never learn to be just me, first by myself.

However, he also trusted me to make my own decisions. Contradicting me or telling me what to do wasn't in his nature - even though he secretly may have wanted to.

I would not be a Moses to lead you into the Promised Land, because if I could lead you into it, someone else could lead you out of it.

I don't need adult supervision.

Our job as friends, mentors, parents, and writing coaches is not to write anyone's college essay. That's cheating. Plus, it sends a discouraging message to the teenager that he or she can't be trusted with this important assignment. Trust the student to write the essay, but verify that it gets done. Gentle editing and proofreading are allowed.

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.

Baby eagles can never soar under their family's wing.

The way I look at it, I'd rather make my own mistakes than have people make them for me.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

One thing I want you to understand is if I make a decision, it's my decision.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Grown men do not need leaders.

The children whom nobody leads by the hand are the children who know they are children.

I can't imagine people telling me what to do - I just can't imagine it.

What is nice about this sport is that I am responsible for most everything.

I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.

I can never consent to being dictated to.