Neil Strauss Quotes

You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

When charity perpetuates dependency and subordination, it is unjust…. You can help desperately needy people in ways that disempower them and turn them into permanent clients, or you can help them in ways that promote their independence and enable them to help themselves.

God helps those who cannot help themselves.

One can't indefinitely do for somebody what he is reluctant to do for himself.

To tell men that they cannot help themselves is to fling them into recklessness and despair.

Mama was a country woman with a whole lot of common sense. She understood what most of our neighbors didn't - that I shouldn't grow dependent on anyone except myself. 'One of these days, I ain't gonna be here,' she kept hammering inside my head.

If you let other people do it for you, they will do it to you.

I don't have any fear of death. I do, however, have an inordinate fear of becoming dependent on other people. To me, that's the severest test, not death.

I don't want to be a burden on anybody.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.

You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.

When you go independent, if you fail, you're totally responsible for it. If you succeed, you're totally responsible for it. You are responsibly for who you are... and what you do and what you make.

God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.

Carefully avoid all undertakings which depends on others; but let him eagerly pursue that which depends on himself.

Tell the people not to depend on me anymore.

Sometimes well-intentioned programs can lead to dependency and cause us to forget we have what it takes to attain the American dream.

I don't want to end up being dependent on anyone.

I value my independence a lot, and the thought of having to lose that due to age or any other reason terrifies me.

That's all I ever wanted - to go out as myself and have the success or failure fall on me.

Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.

I can make my own decisions, I can do the music I like. If I fail, it's me failing - you know.

I have always told my daughters not to be dependent on anyone in any capacity.