I have never been contained except I made the prison.

I have never been contained except I made the prison.

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.

I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.

I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.

We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. read more

We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. When your writing blooms out of the back of this garbage compost, it is very stable. You are not running from anything. You can have a sense of artistic security. If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk.

Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk.

A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The read more

A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The worth of a person, or a thing, or an idea, is in being, not in doing, not in having.

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

When fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

When fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.