William Faulkner Quotes

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.

Liberation does not come from outside.

Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

I will be unneeded, and gladly so, when you realize that the vitality and reinforcement and joy are your own, and rise from the fountain of your own beings; when you realize that you do not need me for protection, for there is nothing you need protect yourself against.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

When Marcus Garvey spoke about self-reliance, he wasn't only talking about people of colour. It's like self-reliance in general, for anyone. Just keep moving and moving within the right direction, and everything will be all right.

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

Education liberates a woman.

I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

No one, and no mind, was ever emancipated by merely being left alone.

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

I learned not to care what other people think.

You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you're in.

More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.

I'm doing very well outside the cage.

For me, growth and empowerment are about giving a woman a choice.

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

I wasn't going to let anything control me.

Exercises cultivated self-reliance - the foundation of courage.

I don't need love or a man to complete me,and someday, you'll find that true for yourself. Suitors will come and go, but you will remain.