Quotes tagged ‘Autonomy’

“I have reservations about saving myself for the Dark Lord. Why does he get to decide what I do or don't do with my body?”

— Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Salli Richardson Whitfield, Jeff Woolnough, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Ross Maxwell, Rob Seidenglanz, Oanh Ly, Michael Goi, Matthew Barry, Alex Garcia Lopez, Mj Kaufman, Aunt Hilda, imdb.com

“I don’t need no psychiatrist. I don’t need nobody to be in my ear telling me, ‘You can’t do this or that.’ I’ve got to do it on my own, man.”

— Tech N9Ne, complex.com

“The beautiful thing about being independent and having my own label is I can say whatever the hell I want.”

— Tech N9Ne, complex.com

“What I found out is, I need complete autonomy. I can’t have nobody looking over my shoulder saying I can’t say this or that.”

— Tech N9Ne, complex.com

“You don’t get to decide what the right thing is.”

— David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio, Perry White, Laurence Fishburne, imdb.com

“Learning mindfulness and increasing bodily awareness are key components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which can help you to establish autonomy over your body in a way that is empowering rather than devaluing.”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“We decide what we will make of each and every situation. We decide whether we’ll break or whether we’ll resist.”

— Ryan Holiday, amazon.com

“tbh… women don't exist to heal men.”

— beesbian, beesbian.tumblr.com

“If we are creating ourselves all the time, then it is never too late to begin creating the bodies we want instead of the ones we mistakenly assume we are stuck with.”

— Deepak Chopra, amazon.ca

“When you understand, that what you're telling is just a story. It isn't happening anymore. When you realize the story you're telling is just words, when you can just crumble up and throw your past in the trashcan, then we'll figure out who you're going to be.”

— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com

“'Sir,' I said to the universe, 'I exist.' 'That,' said the universe, 'creates no sense of obligation in me whatsoever.’”

— Douglas Adams, amazon.com

“It may be the wrong decision, but fuck it, it's mine.”

— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com

“She held herself very straight, like Audrey Hepburn, whom all women idolize and men never think about.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides, amazon.com

“Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention. The seagull may intend to fly away, may decide to do so, may talk with the other seagulls about how wonderful it is to fly, but until the seagull flaps his wings and takes to the air, he is still on the dock. There’s…”

— Andy Andrews, amazon.com

“Stop wallowing and remember: the more decisions you make, the more your life is your own.”

— Alina Simone, amazon.com