R. Lee Ermey Quotes

I never concerned myself with other people's decisions.

The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

My dad would love to say he taught me how to walk. He taught me how to be like, 'This is your space.'

For me, I never want anyone outside of my immediate family and outside of me to have the power to alter the way that I walk, talk, shop, or date. When you start feeding off of that outside acceptance and accolades, you lose sight of what's actually real. Once you get there, it's kind of hard to double back.

My family and friends are the only people I pay mind to. It's none of my business what anyone else thinks. I don't even know them, so why should I care?

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.

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 don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

There's nobody who cares more about you than you, and there's nobody better equipped to take care of you than you.

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.

I'm in control of myself. I take yes or no from no one.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

I have my own strength.

All I have to do is what's right for me.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward himself, will act so toward others.

That's the way I got along in life. I don't ever remember being particularly jealous of anybody, because I figured if I can't do it myself, I don't deserve to get it.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I only listen to myself, I hate to say. I don't got time to listen to nobody else. There's a lot of guys out there, but I only listen to myself.

There will always be some people who think for themselves, even among the self-appointed guardians of the great mass who, after having thrown off the yoke of immaturity themselves, will spread about them the spirit of a reasonable estimate of their own value and of the need for every man to think for himself.

We aren’t here to be loved.

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've always took care of myself.