Ophelia Lovibond Quotes

I've always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own.

I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.

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

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.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

I developed a sense of maturity when it comes to being dependent upon other people. I don't feel anyone really truly wants me to win more than I do.

There's a hunger and a fervor that I have, but there's no person I'm going to push to the side to get where I'm going. I want to create my own road.

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.

I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.

I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society — from a give-it-to-me, to a do-it-yourself nation. A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain.

One thing I'd tell an up-and-coming singer is to never rely on other people for anything. The more self-sufficient you can be, the better off you'll be.

Being in this business and surviving day-to-day can be a constant struggle. It's about learning how to be your own super hero, put on your own cape, and be a well-rounded individual.

Can't nobody else get in there and help you. Your coach, he can't get in the ring and fight with you. You don't have your dad, your mom. When you get in the ring, you don't have anybody but yourself.

My mother often told us that it is a poor dog that will not wag its own tail.

You know what, I'm out there to give 100%, and I do what I think is best. I really don't care what other people think.

You have to learn to get through it yourself, because there are going to be times in your life when there's going to be no one else around but you.

You can't expect anyone to hand something to you. And I'm OK with that.

I don't need others to push me. I push myself.

Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don't use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.

I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet.

I do believe in self-help.