Timothy B. Schmit Quotes

I don't do nothing I don't want to do.

No man bosses me around, and no man ever will.

I'm never going to let someone else tell me what I can and can't do.

Freedom is never given; it is won.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all.

I've realised that I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I'm not around to please anyone any more, and it's a huge relief.

I don't care who or what judges me, nothing's going to stop me from living my life how I choose.

I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.

I discovered freedom for the first time in England.

Freedom is control in your own life.

I no longer need to be someone's wife. I'm doing okay as I am.

I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.

I don't like people telling me what to do. I'm very independent.

I can't imagine people telling me what to do - I just can't imagine it.

I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.

I own my own time.

I don't have to be what you want me to be.

I sleep at night; I do not think about anything. I put everything in my bag and go to sleep. Whatever you can do to me, it does not affect me. I started my life, my own life. I did not inherit it.

If there was one word on a motivation or world view, that one word would be 'liberty.' That's what inspires me and motivates me more than anything - just the concept of freedom, liberty, what it means.

I guess my personality is that of a modern, strong Chinese woman. I don't believe in destiny. There are many things that can be changed. I don't like to be defeated by difficulties. I love freedom, so when I am shaping a character, I usually do it the way I want. I always find some part of my own character in a role.

I am my own woman.

I've always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own.

Today, charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before. It's also much easier - and much more fun.

I started my career in parent education with the idea that we needed to let our kids go. I believed that parents were suffocating for their children. There was no room for individuality and personhood.