Thomas Browne Quotes

There are things one must do for oneself.

I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.

For my own personal growth I had to set out on my own.

I would like to have your sureness. I am waiting for love, the core of a woman's life." Don't wait for it," I said. "Create a world, your world. Alone. Stand alone. And then love will come to you, then it comes to you. It was only when I wrote my first book that the world I wanted to live in opened to me.

Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

You have to be able to make a real creative life for Yourself, before you can expect anyone Else to provide one ready-made for you.

Ultimately the greatest help is self-help.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

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

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

I've always been my own hitting coach.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.

I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts.

I deliberately went to boarding school. It was my choice. My mum was abroad and I wanted to wean myself off being dependent. It was a very important time for me to be able to create my own individual, independent life; just as a way of growing up.

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

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

I don't follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, 'Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.' I just like being myself.

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

I never had a role model. I ended up wanting to be the best version of myself.

I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.

I'm my own person and my own player. Not that I don't admire other players and try and do similar things.