Debra Wilson Quotes

There are things one must do for oneself.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Let every man feel that he is the architect and builder of his own life, and that he proposes to make a success of it by working.

It is every one's sacred duty to keep himself in a condition to do the biggest thing possible to him.

We must wake ourselves up! Or somebody else will take our place, and bear our cross, and thereby rob us of our crown.

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

Too many people are waiting for Jesus to come along and cut your grass. And Jesus isn't going to come along and cut your grass.

You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.

There's no one to stop you but yourself.

Learn to expect less from life and more from yourself. Accept the changes that life throws at you. Remember, your destiny is pretty much in your hands. So, as your mom may have told you, keep them clean.

The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off.

When given the opportunity to fail myself or fail someone else, I choose to fail myself.

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 can't worry about external factors, I have to focus on myself.

The only person who can help Balotelli is Balotelli.

I'm not going to see anybody else in the mirror. That's how I live, day by day. When I look in the mirror, it's up to me to accomplish everything I want out of life.

Ultimately, I play for myself, and I take responsibility for my own actions.

'No one can make you successful; the will to success comes from within.' I've made this my motto. I've internalized it to the point of understanding that the success of my actions and/or endeavors doesn't depend on anyone else, and that includes a possible failure.

You need to sweat yourself. Don't sweat nobody else.

But remember this: in the final analysis, you can believe in your dream, you can be taught, supported, motivated, and loved by others, but ultimately, your success depends on you. You must take responsibility for your body, your mind, and for your character.

You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.

Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition.

You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game.

Our dad taught us not to be a loafer and a slough-off, that you don't blame somebody else for your misfortunes.

Believe in individual initiatives, in courage, in risk.