Miguel de Cervantes Quotes

That's the way I got along in life. I don't ever remember being particularly jealous of anybody, because I figured if I can't do it myself, I don't deserve to get it.

I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.

God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

Nothing comes sailing by itself.

The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

The gods help them that help themselves.

The best recommendation I can have is my own talents, and the fruits of my own labors, and what others will not do for me, I will try and do for myself.

My parents instilled a really good work ethic from when I was little - if you want to have money to spend on holidays, you earn it. So I've always been someone who wanted to be able to survive by myself, but I think you have to let down the barriers a little bit - let other people in.

If you really want something, you've gotta just do it and not wait for other people to hand it to you.

Only you can take care of yourself and only you can push yourself to do better and work harder and make someone believe in your talent.

I want people to see that you don't need to rely on other people to make your dreams happen: you have to grab them yourself.

I won't sit in the corner, crying, waiting for people to give me things: things do not just fall from the sky.

I don't believe in having safety nets - you'll end up using them!

My mother often told us that it is a poor dog that will not wag its own tail.

Life helps those who help themselves.

No one can stop you from doing exactly what you want to do. If you can accept that the cavalry won't come, and if you can be the cavalry, it gives you a chance to be happy.

Never ask God to provide for you what you can provide for yourself. Get up and go get it because God will only provide what you can't.

As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

There's nobody who cares more about you than you, and there's nobody better equipped to take care of you than you.