Thomas a Kempis Quotes

I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be, and that's not for me to do for him. Or vice versa.

You come to realize that only one person can tell you what's expected of you, and that's you.

That person has to be accountable for himself. I think that's what we have to do in society today is to be accountable for yourself. I think we have the tendency to always want to live someone else's life.

You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.

I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.

The divine is God's concern; the human, man's. My concern is neither the divine nor the human, not the true, good, just, free, etc., but solely what is 'mine,' and it is not a general one, but is - 'unique,' as I am unique. Nothing is more to me than myself!

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.

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

Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.

I don't think about what other people want from me.

All of the things that have happened in my life have been self-propelled. I can't blame anybody else or point a finger at anybody.

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.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

My words are my own, and my actions are my ministers.'

Nobody owes anything to anybody. You are your authentic self to whom and when you choose to be, and if you don't know somebody, then why would you explain to them how you live your life?

I try not to think about anybody's reaction to what I do.

What someone else does or doesn't do has no effect on me and what I do.

As long as I know what I'm playing, I shouldn't concern myself with others' footage.

I don't give advice, because I always made my own mistakes and would only be adding further chaos to the situation.

I've learned during my life that if I am in hell, I make my own glory. I've also been in glory, and perhaps I've made my own hell, but I certainly don't take anyone down with me.

I do keep my eyes and ears open but I don't spend a lot of time looking at what other people are doing to see how I can fit in.

The only person who takes the full responsibility why I leave Man United is myself. I am the one to make the choice.

Ultimately, I play for myself, and I take responsibility for my own actions.

I wanted to look in the mirror and be accountable to only one person. The only person is me, and that's the only thing that drives me. The only person I'm in competition with is myself.