Stephen King Quotes

You have to be concerned with yourself because if you're not on it all the time, nobody else is going to be.

You have people like Sarah Jessica Parker - and it's also because of her mother and where she came from and all that stuff - but how you're taught to be responsible for yourself rather than endlessly people waiting for you and bringing you things.

What the majority of American children needs is to stop being pampered, stop being indulged, stop being chauffeured, stop being catered to. In the final analysis, it is not what you do for you children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Knowing that we can control our own behaviour makes it more likely that we will.

You focus on the things that you can control, and that's what I'm doing.

I don't do anything I don't want to do. There are so many opportunities that come my way, but if there's something out there that I don't want to do, I truly don't do it, because I have to maximize my time. If there's truly an opportunity to be quiet and be by myself, I do it.

No matter who is watching or paying the paycheck, we are ultimately each our own boss.

Your body is like a machine, and if you don't keep it in shape, it holds you back. You don't want anything holding you back, especially yourself.

So much illness is self-induced - which I can't stand. And I'm not a good nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill.

Manage yourself first and others will take your orders.

I used to think that if someone gained their weight back, it was my fault, but all I can do is be God's motivator and try to instill the motivation in others so they do it themselves.

My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything.

Freelancers are 'free' because they take risks - they don't like being told what to do. That's both exciting and daunting, because you have to police you.

The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher.

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 like people who take responsibility for their lives.

Being able to take care of myself is something that my mom really instilled in me.

We do need a return to individual integrity, self-reliance, and old-fashioned gumption. We really do.

I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself.

When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

Discipline is just doing the same thing the right way whether anyone's watching or not.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future... but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don't let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.