Mamie Van Doren Quotes

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

I consider myself to be a very strong, independent woman.

If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.

I'm completely ecstatic when a woman has own back story and brings something to the table and has a real strong kind of independence.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

I believe that to get what you want as a woman is to use your brain, to have a job, and to not need someone or have to make decisions based on that.

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.

I am my own woman.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

I want my girls to be strong and self-sufficient.

I have always run as hard as I can. You are not going to run any harder with or without men. You are running on your own two feet.

I was never going to be one of those women who put their career on hold, who put their hand out to their husband to ask permission. I used to think that was the worst.

I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.

I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!

'DWTS' really made me feel confident, and has given me a lot of just self-worth within myself and realizing that I don't need a man to be successful and that I could do a lot on my own, and have my own voice and have my own opinion.

You have to empower yourself.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

Being independent opens the doors to so many other things for you.

I just want a guy that is secure with himself and is not intimidated by what I do and how I can provide for myself, because I don't need a man for that, nor have I ever looked for a man to just take care of me.

My mother did not raise me to ask for permission to lead.

For me, I analyze the modern girl, the girl that I'm friends with, and they're empowered: They pay their own bills. They have their own style. They wear clothes - the clothes don't wear them.

Once you start carrying your own suitcase, paying your own bills, running your own show, you've done something to yourself that makes you one of those women men like to call 'a pal' and 'a good sport,' the kind of woman they tell their troubles to. But you've cut yourself off from the orchids and the diamond bracelets, except those you buy yourself.