Steve Fossett Quotes

It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I think independence is always preferable to dependence.

Let us first obtain ourselves…Give us ourselves and all that belongs to us will follow.

It's nice to finally be my own person.

I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.

Freedom is just another word: It seems to get truer the older I get.

It's great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you're all on your own, then there is nobody there to guide you and you have to make all the decisions for yourself. It's quite liberating in a way.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence.

I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want.

Foundational autonomy asserts instead that in the most fundamental practical sense, I am my own creator, which means that at the core, I am alone.

I have always been independent.

My dad let me figure out what I wanted to do on my own.

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.

I'm very independent.

There is no such thing as being too independent.

But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.

I really do like being independent, and I don't want to have to rely on anyone else to cart me around if I break a bone.

I was always an independent, even when I had partners.

I built my entire life on the idea of independence.

I didn't want to start relying on what someone else thought was right. It was easier to go away all together.

Find the autonomy in your work. Autonomy is key to feeling good about the work you do, no matter what kind of work it is.

I have a very independent spirit.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

I guess I'm just fiercely independent.

I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.