Eileen Ford Quotes

I have no power, no independence.

Anything you're not in control of you can't be that comfortable with.

I value my independence a lot, and the thought of having to lose that due to age or any other reason terrifies me.

It's terrible to have to depend on someone else.

In my career? Me. I'm the boss. I'm the end all and be all. I'm the alpha and omega in that.

I don't want my husband to push me around in a wheelchair. I don't want someone to lead me around because I'm blind.

Alone I'm nothing.

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.

I enjoy making the decisions.

I'm not saying we have power over everything in our lives - if that were true, my hair would look so, so different - but I am saying that there's no circumstance in which we are completely powerless.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

Anything that we do to make ourselves feel worthy and safe is a flight from the pain of powerlessness. Every pursuit of external power - every attempt to change the world or a person in order to make yourself feel valuable and safe - is a distraction from the pain of powerlessness.

I don't need someone else's power. I'm obtaining my own.

I don't listen to anybody. You need my help: Come to me, shut up, forget who you are. I will take care of you. And I do my job.

If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.

I couldn't even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.

With it we can create our own destiny. It’s a sovereignty issue. It’s our land, and we’ll do what we want with it.

I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!

Once you know how completely and suddenly the earth can open up at your feet and the worst can happen, it also, paradoxically, leaves you more afraid of everything else.

There's this moment when kids realize that they have power and that they can use it.

We want everybody to be bossed up.

We have pretty much all the facets of our business under our control now. Relying on someone else to do the right thing, you're just setting yourself up to get screwed. We control our own destiny and it's a really good feeling.

I wanted to be in control of my own destiny.

I like being in control of my own destiny, really.