Tom Hopkins Quotes

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've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be, and that's not for me to do for him. Or vice versa.

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

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

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

You've got to take the road you need to take, and only you can make that calculation. Not your dad, not your friend. You have to take it if you feel it instinctively.

I know what is best for me.

I've learned not to buy into what other people say. I've learned not to put dreams in other people's hands.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.

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.

You have to live through things. You can't have other people telling you to do that and do this. It's important to live through things.

The only person to look out for me is me. I've got to make sure Corey Clark is all right.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

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

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

Sometimes people look to others for answers they can find within themselves. I don't really want the responsibility of being the guy they look to.

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

All I've ever needed is myself.

My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits.

I like to make my own mistakes.

I am responsible for me. I can kind of take care of what I need to do and should do what I like to do.

I think I learned pretty early that in the end, it's only you. To an extent, you're all alone.

I try to not focus on what people expect from me.

You come to realize that only one person can tell you what's expected of you, and that's you.