Johann Georg Zimmermann Quotes

A warrior balances solitude and dependence.

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.

The Virgin (and I'm not speaking here of a sexual virgin) is the one whose search springs from her complete independence, and everything she learns is the fruit of her ability to face challenges alone.

To me 'they lived happily ever after' means to be happy with yourself! My parents always taught me that being happy has to work without Prince Charming. My life is completed without a prince but it's nice of course to have someone who loves you and fights for you.

The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us.

There is no security for those who seek it outside of themselves.

I'm grateful I've got my mind. I can take care of my own business.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

When you're constantly looking for things from other people, you're not looking within yourself.

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.

It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with our own company.

There ain't nothing from the outside that can lick any of us.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

Seek not for fresher founts afar, just drop you bucket where you are.

For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk.

No industry is immune and no occupation is safe. All of us need to begin to think in terms of our own inner strengths, our resilience and resourcefulness, our capacity to adapt and to rely upon ourselves and our families.

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.

All I need is my brains, my eyes and my personality, for better or for worse.

There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men.

I'd learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the world I had to become so big, so strong that people and their hatred could never touch me.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.