Seneca the Younger Quotes

I'm in control of my life, not anyone in Hollywood.

Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

He is great enough that is his own master.

By philosophy the mind of man comes to itself, and from henceforth rests on itself without foreign aid, and is completely master of itself, as the dancer of his feet, or the boxer of his hands.

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

Freedom is from within.

I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves.

I feel you're in charge of your own situation.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.

I am my own Universe, I my own Professor.

My mom raised me to never have anything control me.

For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can.

Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect.

I am not driven.

I had a desire to prove to myself that I was actually in control - that I wasn't a puppet.

I run my own world, because I very firmly believe that my destiny, my future is in my hands and I don't want to blame anybody else for the path that I take.

Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them; and if such an occasion should never present itself, comfort your mind with this reflection: that, though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least, will not be more than you can bear.

A person's life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.