21 Best self-determination Quotes

You're not the boss of me. – Peggy Blumquist

I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are. – Van Hohenheim

I've decided to live for myself! If I die for my pride, so be it! – Roronoa Zoro

Your life is your own. Don’t let anyone else decide it for you. – Akio Furukawa

I am not a gun. I am not a weapon. I am... myself. – The Iron Giant (implied through action)

What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?

I was pulled this way and that for longer than I can remember. And my problem was that I always tried to go in everyone's way but my own.

I am the master of my fate and the captain of my soul. – Nelson Mandela

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. – Maya Angelou

Dobby has no master! Dobby is a free elf! – Dobby

I gotta ask you, what do you wanna do? What do you wanna do? – Sean Maguire

I’m not her. I won’t be her.

You are not your father. And I am not my mother.

I am not the way I am because of the things that have happened to me. I am this way because of the decisions I have made. – Charlie

I'm not going to let you take my freedom. – Truman Burbank

I’m not trying to be the Spider-Man. I’m trying to be my Spider-Man. – Miles Morales

I'm not going to live by their rules anymore. – Phil Connors

I'm not going to live by their rules anymore. – Phil Connors

I'm not going to be a pawn in your game. – Sarah

I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they'll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action. – Malcolm X

Never let anyone define your limits. Your potential is endless. – Michelle Yeoh