Quotes on Self Determination

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

In classical understanding, education is the attempt to "lead out" from within the self a core of wisdom that has the power to resist falsehood and live in the light of truth, not by external norms but by reasoned and reflective self-determination. The inward teacher is the living core of our lives that is addressed and evoked by any education worthy of the name.

We also recommit to supporting tribal self-determination, security, and prosperity for all Native Americans. While we cannot erase the scourges or broken promises of our past, we will move ahead together in writing a new, brighter chapter in our joint history.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

Let every man be master of his time.

But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in your power whenever you choose to retire into yourself.

A man must choose his own way of life, and…it is only by following out one’s own bent that there can be the really harmonious life.” [In an interview conducted by Bram Stoker]

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.