Jesus comes among us, in our all division, not to…

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do not notice the atrocity, stupidity and cruelty with which…

— Anonymous

“He was full of the glossy self-regard of men who shrugged off their importance in a way that only emphasized it.”

— Reginald Hill

I have some notions that have people conceiving of themselves as capable of changing the world. That's why, for me, the issues of self-love,…

— Cornel West

“Accordingly, the one respect in which I depart from my younger self is that I now regard those people who have little or no…

— Lionel Shriver

Because a God who is ultimately most focused on his own glory will be about the business of restoring us, who are all broken…

— Matt Chandler

Too much self-regard has never struck me as dignified: trying to twist over my shoulder to view my own behind.

— Marge Piercy

“In measured doses, mortification cleanses the soul. It's the perfect antidote for excessive self-regard.”

— Andrew J. Bacevich

One's worth and self-regard ought to come from individual competitive performance, not from group identity. Pride based on clan or tribal connections is atavistic.…

— William A. Henry III

The constant reprimands made me hyperconscious of my own performance, and so instead of getting rid of self, I had become embedded in the…

— Karen Armstrong

“... deep inside you was a frantic longing to be something or someone other than you are. It is the greatest scourge a man…

— Sándor Márai

Masturbation is not only an expression of self-regard: it is also the natural emotional outlet of those who...have already accepted as inevitable the wide…

— Quentin Crisp

If I give more to myself, I can ask more from myself. Self-regard isn't selfish.

— Gretchen Rubin

It's the essence of a degenerating mind periodically, to lose all sense of continuous self, and therefore any regard for what others think of…

— Ian Mcewan

“People's sense of self worth is pivotal to their ability to look clearly at the hurt they've caused. The more solid one's sense of…

— Harriet Lerner

“Masturbation is not only an expression of self-regard: it is also the natural emotional outlet of those who, before anything has reared its ugly…

— Quentin Crisp