Marjane Satrapi Quotes

The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.

I don't substitute anybody else's judgment for my own.

Think for yourself and question authority.

I don't think I have ever taken any 'offbeat' advice. Actually, I don't know I take any advice very often. I trust my own instincts and seek out information so I can make fully informed decisions. That's what's worked for me.

Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton.

I don't believe in other people's ideas. I have my own ideas.

I depend a lot on my own judgment, for better or worse.

Never take advice, including this.

Always listen to yourself... It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention.

Blessed are those who entrust their lives to no one.

Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself.

I hate the idea of always having to interpret other people's ideas and thoughts and words, because I'm very independent and, I guess, a free thinker.

And don't consult anyone's opinions but your own.

The only person I really believe in is me.

When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center.

Everyone who means well gives advice based on his or her perception. I have realized that while it's important to hear the suggestions, one should only listen to oneself.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

I never ask anyone else's opinion. They don't count.

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told, and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own..

Get advice, then make your own decision.