Anita Brookner Quotes

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

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

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his own interest, not for the interest of ideals.

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

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

I have great friends around me that are positive and I think that's the key to life is making your own path. Set your own rules because there is no set rule, there is no set look, there is no set anything. You make your own rules in your life. You make your own decisions.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

All I have to do is what's right for me.

Claiming your life for yourself feels like a huge deal until you do it.

Make choices to empower yourself.

You have to empower yourself.

I don't live for anyone other than myself, and I don't have a problem showing people or telling them.

Nobody is powerless.

I chose to go to CAA. I think me becoming my own man is going to make it easier, honestly.

I need to go out there and run my own race, and have fun with it.

There are things one must do for oneself.

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

When Marcus Garvey spoke about self-reliance, he wasn't only talking about people of colour. It's like self-reliance in general, for anyone. Just keep moving and moving within the right direction, and everything will be all right.

I think I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big thing and analyzing what I do. I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

The only thing I find interesting is self-interest.

I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.

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

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

I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.

The only real influence I've ever had was myself.