Michele Bachmann Quotes

We feel the need to emphasize with greater clarity the obligation for members of the Church to become more independent and self reliant.

My son's going to have a job, and if he wants to get a car when he gets his license, he's going to pay for it on his own like I did.

My father felt that children should make their own way.

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.

One thing that was drummed into me when I was younger is that you have to make your own way in life, that you mustn't expect anyone else to support you.

I have always told my daughters not to be dependent on anyone in any capacity.

I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.

We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts.... Self-government means self-reliance.

It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.

Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.

... no man or woman should depend upon another for maintenance and necessaries. Family discord and social degradation will never end till each depends upon herself.

I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.

Never count on the crowd to take care of you.

My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything.

Do whatever you want to persevere, work for your own things, and do not depend on anyone to be your provider. That way, in the future, you will be all right regardless of the circumstances.

I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

We are ultimately alone in that we are ultimately responsible for ourselves.

Every tub must stand upon its bottom.

We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.

It was a question of helping a man prepare in the way that suits him best. The theory is if you give a man responsibility for his own actions, then it is up to him to accept that responsibility.

I've always been a workhorse, and I've been supporting myself since I was 15.

My parents are very conservative. They taught me the value of hard work - don't depend on other people, do it yourself.

I am responsible for no one but myself.

I've had to work by myself at combines before and forced myself to work out alone all the way back to high school. You have to be self-motivated.

I work hard and support myself.