Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in their education; in their pursuits; their modes of living; their association; in their property; in their speculative views.

Our nation needs to stop doing for people what they can and should do for themselves. Self reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.

In order that she may be able to give her hand with dignity, she must be able to stand alone.

I've always decided that I would never be dependant on a man.

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

No, I'll take responsibility for my own life, I am going to make a decision. And you know, to this day, I would raise flags on all public buildings to celebrate the chance I had to make that decision.

To be truly and really independent is to support ourselves by our own exertions.

Freedom is the slogan of the strong, who feel self confident, self sufficient to do it alone.

And so the reliance on Property, including the reliance on governments which protect it, is the want of self-reliance.

Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.

... no man or woman should depend upon another for maintenance and necessaries. Family discord and social degradation will never end till each depends upon herself.

It's not dependency that creates your future. It's independence that creates your better future.

Living in a society, instead of on a desert island, does not relieve a man of the responsibility of supporting his own life.

We stand for self-reliance. We hope for foreign aid but cannot be dependent on it; we depend on our own efforts, on the creative power of the whole army and the entire people.

Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human.

Even though I wasn't sure I could make it as an indie, almost immediately I felt as if a weight had been lifted off me. To be as independent as I am and to be able to support myself is incredibly satisfying. Everything I want to do myself, I can.

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

He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision.

Every tub must stand upon its bottom.

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.

My main goal is to be a self-made man and have control over what's mine.

I have grown up alone. I've taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18.

It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'

No man has ever paid a single bill in my life - I didn't want it.

Self government means self support.