Ann Landers Quotes

Alone I'm nothing.

I always knew there wasn't going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I'd have to do on my own.

That's all I ever wanted - to go out as myself and have the success or failure fall on me.

The only person who is going to give you security and the life you want is you.

In the end you have only you.

There are things one must do for oneself.

I always knew that I would have to make it on my own somehow.

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

I think I learned pretty early that in the end, it's only you. To an extent, you're all alone.

The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

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

Let me do me.

I have realized that I don't need a husband. I want a husband, but I don't need one.

Even if there are people around to help you, you don't suffer with an audience; you don't triumph with an audience.

Go fail or succeed on your own merits, be your own man.

You cannot make somebody else responsible for your own happiness.

You have to learn to get through it yourself, because there are going to be times in your life when there's going to be no one else around but you.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your life.

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

For many young women, the dream of independence and a home of their own is a tantalising goal, while a lifetime devoted solely to catering for another person's needs would be hard to countenance.

You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.

I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody's going to take care of you. That you have to do the heavy lifting while you're here. And when you don't, well, you suffer the consequences.

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