Quotes About Self-respect

My work will be finished if I succeed in carrying conviction to the human family that every man or woman, however weak in body, is the guardian of his or her self-respect and liberty.

I respect my work. But also I think it's very superficial.

You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.

Good work is not done by 'humble' men

I've nearly walked off very big films before, and I would, because I don't want that in my life. I want to enjoy the work I do.

I will not be a punching bag as part of anyone's defense strategy.

I've said no to 'Celebrity Big Brother,' 'Strictly,' and the American one, 'Dancing With The Stars.' I don't feel it's right for me. I've been asked to do reality TV a zillion times. No way. No way. Nobody's going to get into my living room and see me there.

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 this that doubt struck me, and while I was in the guarded circle of the home, with no dream of outside work or outside liberty, that I lost all faith in Christianity.

Other people's opinions don't matter to me.

It's all about believing in yourself and knowing your worth and being optimistic and really just loving yourself for who you are.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

Fat Joe ain't out here trying to battle-rap everybody in the world. That's not what I'm about.

Of course it's almost ludicrously difficult to talk about art. And about beauty. Beauty is a perversion--how can you retain your self-respect when you talk about it?

Before she left, she said, "Just remember one thing: Going along with something doesn't mean you give in to it.[...]

Don't be second place to anybody. Don't be that fallback person who's always there. Once there's someone else in your place, leave. You are not an option.

Men will treat you the way you let them. There is no such thing as 'deserving' respect; you get what you demand from people.

You are free to say no to an unfair, disrespectful, or dishonest request for your time, talent, or treasure, without an apology or long explanation on your part.

When you accept delivery on truckloads of disrespectful treatment, you are teaching immature people that they can continue to misuse you.

Kumar was a man who felt in the end he had lost everything, even his Englishness, and could then only meet every situation—even the most painful—in silence, in the hope that out of it he would dredge back up some self-respect.

Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have courage to complain, that's their problem.

You will be loved and respected only if you love and respect yourself.

Nobody is worth your tears, and the one who is won't make you cry

You are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down.

You will only be loved and respected if you love and respect yourself. Never try to please everyone; if you do, you will be respected by no one.