Jenni Rivera Quotes

I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.

We can and we will solve our problems for ourselves. We know how. We can, and we will.

Whatever I do I will do on my own strength.

I always knew that I would have to make it on my own somehow.

What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.

By the age of 9 or 10, I knew that I had to cut my own cloth and make my own way.

I like being independent; I like doing things myself. I'm an instinctual person.

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

I am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me.

I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

You have to empower yourself.

You know what, I'm out there to give 100%, and I do what I think is best. I really don't care what other people think.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

I don't need others to push me. I push myself.

I've learned not to buy into what other people say. I've learned not to put dreams in other people's hands.

You really do learn by example... Especially women, sometimes we think somebody's going to rescue us, or somebody's going to teach us how to do it, when in fact we have to understand that the biggest resource we have is inside of ourselves. I know that I can count on me to take care of me. That's a very important thing to know.

I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet.

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.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

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.

I don't have any influences, any heroes, it's just me.

No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

Strong people don't need strong leaders.