Patrick Ness Quotes

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

From an early age my mother told me that there were so many of us that if I was to get anything in life I would have to get it myself. So I did.

My father felt that children should make their own way.

My mother often told us that it is a poor dog that will not wag its own tail.

I got tired of asking people to do stuff and waiting on results, so I just took it into my own hands.

I don't want to be coddled.

I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.

I was trained by my husband. He said, If you want a thing done go. If not send. I belong to that group of people who move the piano themselves.

Never ask God to provide for you what you can provide for yourself. Get up and go get it because God will only provide what you can't.

As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

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

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

Is it important to have a crew behind me? No, it's important to have me behind them. That's how I look at it. You can't just roll with a situation like you're depending on somebody to help you. You're supposed to help the situation, whatever the situation is that you're in.

You have to hold your bloody own or you're lost.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

If you want something, you can't wait for someone to make it happen for you.

A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future... but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don't let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.

You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.

Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.

I work hard and support myself.

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

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