Charles Lamb Quotes

I'm constantly reminding myself that the world owes us nothing. We have to make our way and we have to work hard, persevere and make our own way in the world because the world isn't waiting for us, so let's let the world know we are here.

It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.

The lesson that people can't give me what they don't have, and if there's anything I took from it, it was: okay, I don't really expect anyone to hand me anything. There's going to be me and the world.

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

You can't expect anyone to hand something to you. And I'm OK with that.

I know it's probably not the answer people want to hear, but if you don't get to where you want to go after 'The Voice,' I believe that's on you.

If you need to pursue your interests, do not expect anyone else to do it for you.

Nothing is given to you.

Life helps those who help themselves.

If you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it.

Heaven never helps the man who will not help himself

I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married

Girlfriend, if you're waiting for a fairy godmother to show up with a dress and a ride, you're not going to make it to the party.

As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.

You can't keep changing men, so you settle for changing your lipstick.

If someone else isn't making it happen for you, make it happen yourself.

I don't expect anyone to give me anything.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You know, there's nobody where I've said, 'Man, I really want that guy's career.' I mean, each of us has to make our own go of it.

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

God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

The gods help them that help themselves.

Freedom requires us to view people as wanting the opportunity to earn their success.