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Self-Respect Quotes by Joan Didion
- The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
- To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
- Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.
More Self-Respect Quotes
- I was a wife and mother, blameless in moral life, with a deep sense of duty and a proud self-respect; it 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… — Bruno Bettelheim
- That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to… — 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… — Elizabeth Bowen
- Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect. — Jo Brand
- I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch… — Anne Bronte
- I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. — Muhammad Ali
- There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice… — 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.… — Kurt Cobain
- It is good to be helpful and kindly, but don't give yourself to be melted into candle grease for the benefit of… — George Eliot
- To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are. — Tim Minchin