Keith Olbermann Quotes

Very few artists are as independent as I am mentally, physically, spiritually and technically. I sit in my home studio and record things by myself. I don't need to get anybody's approval or validation.

I feel so lucky and so privileged that I like writing for myself. Like, I don't have to wait for somebody to create a part for me or a project for me. I can just do it. And that's so great.

The big things I've had are things I bought myself.

If there's some triumphant end of the story, I guess in a roundabout way I've gotten what I wanted, which is the ability to do interesting things and the wealth to be free.

I'm not asking the public to trust me; I'm asking the public to trust themselves.

I let my life, and success, speak for itself.

I didn't come to Hollywood to be subservient to anyone else's vision.

I think I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big thing and analyzing what I do. I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

I don't need government to be successful.

I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.

All I'm gonna do is just go on and do what I feel.

I'm not the kind of person that seeks out other people's opinions on my works.

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

Follow your own star!

All I've ever needed is myself.

I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.

I don't need to do a reality show to make my mark in this world.

Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.

That is the true joy of being a solo artist. I can do whatever I want. I can go wherever I want. I can show up with my guitar and my song, and it can sound a hundred different ways. That's the freedom of being on your own. The flipside is: That's you on the cover. If it sucks, it's your fault.

I do love being solo because I can have more of my own creative input to every aspect of my career.

What would life be like if everybody insisted you must have actually built such-and-such a thing by yourself? I'd be an old man and have nothing to show for the aging.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

It's nice to create something you believe in. It's even nicer to dance to your own tunes sometimes.

I don't have anything to prove anymore. I don't have a record deal, no one has any expectations, I'm in a position of freedom. I don't need anyone's approval.

I don't much like being directed. I enjoy being allowed to play.