Self Respect Quotes

573 quotes by 440 authors

I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me. — Richard Bach
Respect is what we owe; love, what we give. — Philip James Bailey
I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to be a denial… — Roger Nash Baldwin
Never follow the crowd. — Bernard Baruch
I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone. — Cyrano de Bergerac
I was a wife and mother, blameless in moral life, with a deep sense of duty and a proud self-respect; it was while I was… — Annie Besant
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which… — Bruno Bettelheim
No one can disgrace us but ourselves. — Josh Billings
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them… — William J. H. Boetcker
Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others. — Barry Bonds
The wish to lead out one's lover must be a tribal feeling; the wish to be seen as loved is part of one's self-respect. — Elizabeth Bowen
Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect. — Jo Brand
Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. — Nathaniel Branden
I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her,… — Anne Bronte
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. — Leo Buscaglia
Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable. — Jack Canfield
Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. — Dale Carnegie
No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent… — Eldridge Cleaver
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good… — Kurt Cobain

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