Marlo Thomas Quotes

I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny.

I've learned not to buy into what other people say. I've learned not to put dreams in other people's hands.

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

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

All I've ever needed is myself.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

I've never felt like I was living in anyone's shadow. My life was what it was.

I'm not going to let other people set my limitations.

I can tell you one thing. I've done this my way. I don't have anybody to blame for this win but me, and I love it.

There are things one must do for oneself.

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.

All I'm gonna do is just go on and do what I feel.

I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been my boss.

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

And don't consult anyone's opinions but your own.

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

So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl.

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

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

You have enough people against you... be for yourself.

Remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget that prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.

I am my own woman.

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

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.

I trust myself. You need that to survive.