Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

Every man paddles his own canoe.

If someone else isn't making it happen for you, make it happen yourself.

You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains that you've got to get out there and do the thing yourself.

Doing for people what they can and ought to do for themselves is a dangerous experiment …. The welfare of the workers depends on their own initiative.

I really do think that is why this country is so great: If you want to accomplish something, then you must do it.

There's no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.

If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves.

No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.

If you want to do something, just do it. No one is going to do it for you.

Men must make their history themselves through their own actions

I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society — from a give-it-to-me, to a do-it-yourself nation. A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain.

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be bringing about by yourself.

There is absolutely nothing that you can control except showing up and doing your job.

Expectations are one thing, but you've got to do your own. Got to do your own.

You're the only person that can make your life happen.

Nobody's going to help me when I get in that ring. That's how I like it: the responsibility's on me, and whatever happens is down to me, nobody else.

Unless we make the change ourselves, nothing is going to change.

The fundamental basis of education must always remain that one must act for oneself. That is clear. One must act for him or herself.

If Not You, Who Else?

You and you alone are responsible for taking actions to create the life of your dreams. Nobody else can (or will) do it for you.

The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be.

There is too little idea of personal responsibility; too much of "the world owes me a living," forgetting that if the world does owe you a living, you must be your own collector.

Nobody can hinder you from doing what you want, if that's what you set your mind to. You can always find a hook to hang excuses on, but they're only excuses. You don't have anyone to blame but yourself. Nobody else makes you fail.

The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else.

None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.