V. S. Naipaul Quotes

I have my own strength.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

Know your power.

I like strength. I depend on my own.

My father didn't want me to go to New York City, and I was determined to go. Learning to give myself the permission to be who I was in the world and to make my own choices was hard.

As hard as it is, owning who you are and knowing what you want is the only sure path to affirmation... I want women to know they can get out of any situation if they return to their core source of strength: themselves.

I thought, 'O.K., if I'm a valuable person and an independent entity, then I don't have to worry about what people think of me. I can reach out now.'

Whatever I do I will do on my own strength.

Don't date the captain of the football team; be the captain of the football team.

Somehow I evolved into a person who ceased to ask permission.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

Our aim is to help the clients help themselves, not to tell them what to think.

I guess my personality is that of a modern, strong Chinese woman. I don't believe in destiny. There are many things that can be changed. I don't like to be defeated by difficulties. I love freedom, so when I am shaping a character, I usually do it the way I want. I always find some part of my own character in a role.

I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.

'Sexy' is being independent, being confident and having fun.

I'm just totally into being strong. There's something about wanting to get a jar or whatever out of a high cupboard, or moving a sofa over because my dog's bone rolled under it, and not having to call anyone for help. There's comfort in that.

The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.

I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out.

The song 'Wolf Eyes,' I wrote because I felt like I was such a kitten. I want to be more of a wolf. I want to be stronger and more independent. I sort of wrote the song for that.

I am myne owene woman, wel at ese

The true woman will not be exponent of another, or allow another to be such for her. She will be her own individual self... Stand or fall by her own individual wisdom and strength.

It was important to me and, I think, important to my parents that I be on my own and figure things out on my own and kind of forge my own path, and I'm really grateful for that.

We want everybody to be bossed up.