Armistead Maupin Quotes

Freedom is the slogan of the strong, who feel self confident, self sufficient to do it alone.

I need someone who is able to hold her own - if a girl is really independent, that's a turn-on for me.

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, 'But you're alone.' But I don't feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.

A thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't need the affirmation or anything.

I am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me.

I was able to start building my confidence and know that I don't need anybody to be happy.

I don't need validation from people at all.

I don't have to prove anything to anyone.

I'm sufficiently independent to know that I can live well and comfortably all the rest of my life whether I'm rejected or not.

I am beneath or above no one. When I am independent of the good or bad opinion of others, I stand strong in my own divine power.

One must first be firmly set in oneself, one must stand securely on one's own two legs otherwise one cannot love at all.

If you don't care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success.

Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.

I lay in bed at night by myself and I’m totally okay, and that’s so much stronger than the person three years ago, who would have thought they would have died if they didn’t have a boyfriend.

I'm a big girl, Finn.

I don't need to be liked.

I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet.

I know how to look after myself.

I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.

Don't depend on a guy for your happiness. You have to live your own life and do your own thing. That's when good things come around - when you do your own thing and you're not worried about a man. It will happen in due time.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

I consider myself to be a very strong, independent woman.