Sydney Brenner Quotes

A strenuous effort must be made to train young people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their lives.

You don't wait for somebody to give you something. Then it's not going to happen.

Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.

I created myself. I have taught myself so much.

It's not what your parents give you. It's what you do with your own stuff.

I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out.

Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Most actions derive not from your own initiative but from your family circumstances, your education, your calling, and so on. You must therefore give up a little time to performing actions which derive from yourself alone. They need not be important; quite insignificant actions fulfill the same purpose.

Don't hope someone gives you an opportunity: create one for yourself.

My father did not do a film for me or launched me, he wanted us to do things on our own.

I know that I'm in grime, but I had to separate myself and do things myself.

I've always been taught to never wait for somebody to give me the opportunity, but to create opportunity for myself.

I learned a lot from other people, and was inspired by what they did, but I didn't copy anyone. I put many different blocks together to become what I am. I don't know if that would have happened if everything was handed to me on a plate.

No one is going to give me opportunities. I've gotta take them.

I don't complain about other people's game - I just create my own.

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

You get given an opportunity, and that is the jumping board; from there you have to build your own path.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

I think there are huge lessons there, for young people who are getting started in life, as well as other people. And that is, to take responsibility for your own life. Only you are responsible for the course you take from there.