John Engler Quotes

I'm proud that my clients are working to support themselves and those who depend on them.

The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have to work, so let's just get on with it.

I work hard and support myself.

We want work and we want honest jobs. Our minds and our hands will be our keep!

I really wanted to work and become independent.

Americans want to work. We want to take care of our families. It's in our DNA, the American work ethic.

It was really important for me to understand that I needed to provide for myself, and I needed to become a provider for my own family, too.

I've always had a job. I left home when I was 16, and you have to look after yourself.

At present, the most valuable gift which can be bestowed upon women is something to do which they can do well and worthily, and thereby maintain themselves.

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.

I never was a person who wanted a handout. I was a cafeteria worker. I'm not too proud to ask the Best Western manager to give me a job. I have cleaned homes.

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've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family.

My son's going to have a job, and if he wants to get a car when he gets his license, he's going to pay for it on his own like I did.

It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up.

I've always been a workhorse, and I've been supporting myself since I was 15.

Financially, I'm fine. But it's good to work. I'm not capable of doing nothing.

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

Self government means self support.

I function better in a world where I have to wake up every morning to go to work.

I majored in political science and English, but starting from the age of 17, I've paid for everything that I've had in my life. It was a personal choice. My parents would have helped me in any way whatsoever, but for me, you know what? I can make my own way.

One thing I'd tell an up-and-coming singer is to never rely on other people for anything. The more self-sufficient you can be, the better off you'll be.

There's nothing free. Stay independent and don't fall.

I've supported myself since 'Tigerland.'