Eartha Kitt

I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me 'yellow gal.' I was caught in between both sides - nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.

American Actress

Robert Jay Lifton

That is, we are bombarded by all kinds of images and influences and we have to fend some of them off if we're to take in any of them, or to carry through just our ordinary day's work, or really deepen whatever we have to do or say.

American Psychologist

Aljamain Sterling

I had to learn to toughen up and fend for myself. You'd think when you have a lot of brothers and sisters, they'd come to your aid and rescue you a lot of times, but for us it wasn't really like that. It was tough love.

American Athlete

Tory Lanez

That's what made me a man, having to fend for myself and being in a situation where there is no dad, no grandma, and no mom to help you. It changed the person that I am today.

Canadian Musician

David Cronenberg

Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to find a way to live, to solve problems, to fend off madness and chaos.

Canadian Director

Joe Thornton

I have a big frame to fend off some defenders and buy some time as I wait for guys to get open.

Canadian Hockey Player

Mary Cain

Rather than force young girls to fend for themselves, we have to protect them.

Sabrina Carpenter

I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.

American Musician

Jaime Harrison

We can't leave small business owners to fend for themselves.

American Politician

Neko Case

Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.

Often used when describing actions taken to protect oneself from physical harm.

Physical Defense

Typically implies taking an action to keep a threat or problem at bay before it worsens.

Proactive Measure

Emphasizes the ability to take care of oneself without assistance.

Self-Reliance

Reflects the need or ability to handle life's challenges without support from others.

Coping Alone

Used when addressing tricky questions or problems; often by politicians or in debates.

Tackling Difficulties

Not just for immediate issues, but also to avoid future complications.

Avoiding Problems

 So it's really, really important, and it needs to put on that blubber in order to survive. The mothers will lactate and the pups will suckle for about a month or so after birth, And then the mothers will just completely abandon the pups and they are essentially left to fend for themselves,

Finding Baby Seals on an...

 two hours a day to fend off muscle atrophy, station maintenance and repair, and connecting with family or awe-inspired minds around the world. But they still find time for fun, with regular movie nights and even shooting the first music video in space.

The incredible...

 Worst case zombie apocalypse. How will you survive? You might be surprised to find out how much geography skills can help you fend off doom. By geography, I mean analyzing the world around you. One geographic concept that could really help you out

How do you decide where...

 and then abandoned to fend for yourself? Intersectionality seemed to do it for me. I would go on to learn that African-American women, like other women of color, like other socially marginalized people all over the world,

The urgency of...

 refute your idea at any stage of construction so the process was slow meticulous and cautious and Filippo had to he had to he had to fend off challenge after challenge throughout construction because people claimed that

The building of...

 Called the clutch, these large egg deposits help ensure the survival of sea turtle hatchlings. Once a female lays her eggs, she returns to the sea, leaving her hatchlings to fend for themselves.

Sea Turtles 101 PIPE...

 left to fend for themselves the young seals must learn to swim here they do so in the safety of a shallow tidal pool protected from predators by a rocky barrier

Orca's Extraordinary...

 know you will do well outside Lee mangi is now strong enough to learn how to fend for himself and his whole world is about to change

World's Cutest Baby...

 food chasing also helps the chicks build up strength in preparation for the time when they'll need to fend for themselves

Baby Penguin Annoys...

 to fend for himself and his whole world is about to change i'm so proud of him you know i'm so proud of him

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