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People with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of moral nerve; they display what was once called *character,* a quality which, although approved…

— Joan Didion

There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.

— Julia Cameron

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

“To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to…

— Joan Didion

“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.”

— Joan Didion

“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs. Self-respect is something that our…

— Joan Didion

Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired.

— Samuel Smiles

A quest for self-respect is proof of its lack

— Ayn Rand

Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he…

— Bertrand Russell

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.

— Joe Clark

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

Self respect is the most valuable asset you have never lose it for anyone or anything.

— Anurag Prakash Ray