Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Quotes

What comes from oneself, is nearly from no one. There is only me as a link.

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

Patterning your life around other's opinions is nothing more than slavery.

As a southern woman, we often define ourselves by who we are with. But I wanted my life to be built differently.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

Alone I'm nothing.

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.

You have to figure out ways to do things on your own. I do my own thing, and I don't pay much attention to what anyone else is doing.

It's funny, everything is so much easier when you do it yourself.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.

Very few artists are as independent as I am mentally, physically, spiritually and technically. I sit in my home studio and record things by myself. I don't need to get anybody's approval or validation.

For many young women, the dream of independence and a home of their own is a tantalising goal, while a lifetime devoted solely to catering for another person's needs would be hard to countenance.

Strong people don't need strong leaders.

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

I'm Thalia on my own.

I like being independent; I like doing things myself. I'm an instinctual person.

I try to not focus on what people expect from me.

I developed a sense of maturity when it comes to being dependent upon other people. I don't feel anyone really truly wants me to win more than I do.

I've never felt the need to be defined by a man.

We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people.

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.

I don't need someone else's power. I'm obtaining my own.

It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I think independence is always preferable to dependence.