Peter Hargreaves Quotes

I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

You have to empower yourself.

I don't think anyone has made me except myself. I think I have done it on my own.

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnessary.

Self-reliance - that's a dirty word to Democrats. They want people to believe that self-reliance means you don't do anything with anybody. They don't want it thought of as accepting responsibility for one's life. Enterprise. Imagination. Independence. Entrepreneurism.

When you do it yourself, you feel better.

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

It's important to let children fly on their own. I understood that they needed to create their own life and not be my shadow. Let them make their own decisions, and support them along the way.

When you can analyze situations and figure out what's best for you, based on you and not some preconceived notion of what society expects, then nothing is a threat.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

There are things one must do for oneself.

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.

I do believe in self-help.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

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.

Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

If you have to rely on yourself, you try harder, and when you try harder, you feel bigger.

All I've ever needed is myself.

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.