Jessica Barden Quotes

A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience.

For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk.

I don't think anyone has made me except myself. I think I have done it on my own.

I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.

Let us first obtain ourselves…Give us ourselves and all that belongs to us will follow.

I chose to go to CAA. I think me becoming my own man is going to make it easier, honestly.

As a southern woman, we often define ourselves by who we are with. But I wanted my life to be built differently.

I've paved this road myself, and no one else has walked it the same exact way that I have. There are people that helped kick the door in, but it's really satisfying to be in a place where you know who you are and you've figured yourself out.

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

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.

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.

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.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

Our aim is to help the clients help themselves, not to tell them what to think.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

My family advocates doing what fulfills your soul. They've always said, 'You're a big girl; figure it out on your own.'

In a very slow way, I found my path. Even now, I think, 'If I can't do it my way, I'd rather not do it.'

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

Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.

I've grown up a lot, I'm on my own, and I've learned some valuable life lessons.

You're always trying to balance your understanding of who you are and what you need, and your longing and imaginings of freedom.

I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live your own life, and try to understand what is going on around you, you have to be able to survive.