Being Independent Quotes

For me, saying 'I'm bossy' is a cute, tongue-in-cheek way of saying that I'm in control of my life.

I try to lead. I do not follow.

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

I'm not a sheep.

All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

Don't let anyone tell you no - don't care about what anyone else thinks.

I won't think about what people will say, even when I am actually seeing someone. Somebody will say something, then someone else will contradict it. I can't keep chasing all of them and try and correct everyone.

The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. My old man used to flip out whenever I would try to branch out and do something different. Although he didn't do it on purpose, he really held me back in the beginning.

If you like going a certain way, then be bold and do it.

I've learned you don't always listen to your agents and managers. Sometimes they know nothing.

Don’t keep dogs and bark yourself.

I feel like anything I've ever done, I've been strongly advised not to do.

It's not always about convincing your parents of what you want to do, but just saying, 'This is what I'm doing; this is what I love.'

I was taught that you didn't want to be part of the group - that it was better to do your own thing.

If you believe in your heart that you are right, you must fight with all your might to do it your way. Only dead fish swim with the stream all the time.

Just because somebody says no doesn't mean that you have to listen. You can do what you think is right.

People aren't always going to approve or like what you have to say. But as long as you believe in it and are happy, that's all that matters.