Sharmila Tagore Quotes

I am going to walk away when I'm ready to walk away. Not because of a win or a loss.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

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

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

Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

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

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.

We become strong, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look to for moral guidance.

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.

We aren’t here to be loved.

I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life.

But I don't pay much attention to outside influences. People can say what they want. I always try to focus on my own environment.

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

You're on your own now. You are not helpless. You will find your way.

I don't need to be liked.

There are things one must do for oneself.

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.

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.

It doesn't matter what people think of me. I've lived my life.

Don't change for nobody.

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

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.