Candace Bushnell Quotes

I'm for economic independence.

I've always paid my own way, I've never lived off anyone.

I paid my own bills even when I was married and my husband could have easily paid them.

I'm proud that my clients are working to support themselves and those who depend on them.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.

My perception of life is not to ask Francois Hollande, who isn't the father of my children, to support me financially.

I earn and pay my own way as a great many women do today.

I majored in political science and English, but starting from the age of 17, I've paid for everything that I've had in my life. It was a personal choice. My parents would have helped me in any way whatsoever, but for me, you know what? I can make my own way.

I genuinely have to work - I don't have enough money not to. But the last thing I would want is to be looked after.

I do not have to depend on a man to give me bread.

I don't have the habit of asking money from my parents.

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

Being self-supporting is important to me.

I'm not a trust-fund child. I think my father's got a healthy work ethic, and therefore, I think it just came with the part. You've got to look after yourself.

I never wanted to rely on my family for money.

My son's going to have a job, and if he wants to get a car when he gets his license, he's going to pay for it on his own like I did.

I left my marriage knowing I'd have to work. I have.

I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself.

My father paid for my education; then he made it clear that I was on my own.

My mom always told me one of the reasons that she was really happy in her life was that, if Dad never worked again, she was confident that she could support the family.

By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I've always tried to be self-sufficient.

There is not a woman born who desires to eat the bread of dependence.

I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal.