Burning Spear Quotes

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

If you have to rely on yourself, you try harder, and when you try harder, you feel bigger.

I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.

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

Grow up and let anyone try to contend with the adult you.

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

I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!

You have to empower yourself.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man.

Ultimately the greatest help is self-help.

Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.

There are things one must do for oneself.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.

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

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

I do believe in self-help.

Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.

I no longer need to be someone's wife. I'm doing okay as I am.

No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own.