Self Made Man Quotes

“The truth is - no matter how “self-made” you think you are, you are really made by many who have invested in your life.
Be known as a thankful and grateful person… and be known as the person that is investing in others to build them up, as well. It’s your way of paying back the debt that others have invested in you.”
― Josh Hatcher, Manlihood: The 12 Pillars of Masculinity

“If I think about it, I am truly a ‘self-made’ man. For in fact I’ve ‘made’ a real mess out of what God ‘made,’ and I ‘made’ that mess all by myself.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The truth is – no matter how “self-made” you think you are, you are really made by many who have invested in your life.
Be known as a thankful and grateful person… and be known as the person that is investing in others to build them up, as well. It’s your way of paying back the debt that others have invested in you.”
― Josh Hatcher

“The best people are those who made themselves exclusively with their efforts and reached the top without any connections around.”
― Alexander Zalan, Pavilion of Thoughts

“What does a title mean to me? I do not need a title. My name, which I achieved with my own strength, is my title. I only wish that posterity would sometime confirm the fact that I have striven to achieve my program decently and honestly..”
― Adolf Hitler

“What gives me strength is the feeling of being independent. In effect, I'm really just a dilettante. I've lived, explored, and worked - but only in nonjobs. I've often achieved success against all the predictions. And I've done it by following a very simple pattern of behavior: stick at it and do everything in my power to make it happen.”
― Reinhold Messner, My Life at the Limit

“While many people are proud of being self-made, it only explains all the flaws.”
― Ron Brackin

“To find a self-made man, you need a very narrow field of view.”
― Randy Komisar

“We need the assistance of others to be born into this world and to leave it. Any success between those two points is a result of similar cooperation. 'Self-made' people can't claim all credit for themselves.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Opportunities,
contrary to popular belief,
do not fall from the sky.
We create them.
I appreciate effort invested.
I like my food homemade
and my people self-made.”
― Petra Poje - Keeper of The Eye

“An article in the New York Times published on the 25th of June 2020 said:
A record 32 million American adults lived with their parents or grandparents in April, an increase of 9.7% over a year ago. About 2.2 million of these adults range from 18 to 25, also known as Generation Z.”
― Rob Wiggins, Boomerang: Journey to Survive, Thrive, Grow

“I've always gone on the stage and told my stories. I am adventurer and a bard; I come home and I tell my story. Above all, I am a self-made man.”
― Reinhold Messner, My Life at the Limit

“For my people, I respect the gods. I speak as the voice of a god. For myself... in my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Wild Seed

“Naskar is made by Naskar alone, not an industry or benefactor.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch