Do It Yourself Quotes - Page 6

• We must give up the silly idea of folding our hands and waiting on God to do everything for us. If God had intended for that, then he would not have given us a mind. Whatever you want in life, you must make up your mind to do it for yourself.

  Marcus Garvey

  Giving Up, Silly, Hands

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• Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Children, Parent, Done

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• When you introduce something new to a country, you want to do it right. Generally, that means you have to do it yourself.

  Willy Bogner, Jr.

  Country, Mean, Want

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• My iCloud keeps telling me to back it up, and I'm like, 'I don't know how to back you up. Do it yourself!'

  Jennifer Lawrence

  Know How, Knows

  "Jennifer Lawrence damning words as she tells reporter she can't use iCloud in old footage" by Fay Strang, www.mirror.co.uk. September 26, 2014.

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• The turning point, I think, was when I really realized that you can do it yourself. That you have to believe in you because sometimes that's the only person that does believe in your success but you.

  Tim Blixseth

  Motivational, Business, Believe

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• I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for yourself, because you want to explore some things, and get at the bottom of some things. It's about your life, the quality of your life.

  Philip Seymour Hoffman

  Thinking, Quality, Want

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• When you’re training Parkour with passion, if you’re good, people will notice you. Don’t go around saying, ‘Hey look at this new move I got.’ No. We used to say, ‘If it’s good we’ll tell you.’ Do it for yourself first.

  David Belle

  Moving, Passion, People

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• The first thought that I had about really trying to get sober was, 'Man, I could do a lot of good in the world. I can lead by example and just be this heroic recovery guy.' And that's just a bad reason to get sober. You can't get sober for anybody's benefit, let alone the world at large. You really got to do it for yourself.

  Steve-O

  Recovery, Men, Guy

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

  Billy Joel

  Inspiration, Unseen, Tangible

  FaceBook post by Billy Joel from Feb 10, 2014

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• I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society - from a give-it-to-me, to a do-it-yourself nation. A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Self, Giving, Office

  Margaret Thatcher's Speech to Small Business Bureau Conference, www.margaretthatcher.org. February 8, 1984.

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