Quotes About Self-respect

Instead of thinking of the potential rewards that acting as someone else may bring you, always remember that ultimately there is no reward in doing anything that would cause you to be dishonest with yourself.

Respect yourself, or no one will respect you.

Pride is giving it your best shot, dignity is knowing when to walk away.

Dont try to reach out to someone who is not reaching out to you! Dont fight the world for the sake of someone who can't fight his pride for you !

Makeup doesn't makes you prettier, money doesn't makes you richer. Real wealth and real beauty depends on how you value yourself.

When you have to start compromising yourself or your morals for the people around you, it's probably time to change the people around you.

I have reached a point in life where I feel it is no longer necessary to try & impress anyone. If they like me the way I am, good, & if they don't, its their loss.

Don't waste your time to impress others.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule, never lie to yourself.

The way you treat others is a reflection of the way you treat yourself. In your case, you keep on lying to people, then you probably keep on lying to yourself too. It's sad because you end up believing the lies you tell yourself.

Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.

Never ever change for some guy! Stay true to yourself.

Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself because you're unique.

I am tired of apologizing for the things I didn't do and to the people who don't deserve it.

Interesting when someone wants to play you but then upset when you put an end to being played.

Remove yourself from any situation that requires you to give up any one of these three things: 1) Who you are. 2) What you stand for. 3) The goals you aspire to achieve.

Value yourself. Without internal resources, you have nothing.

What dangers that word entails. How far can you compromise without seriously violating your identity, without permanently losing self-respect?

because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Never apologize, never explain - didn't we always say that? Well, I haven't and I don't.

I try not to borrow, first you borrow then you beg.

When I left EastEnders, I could have earned an absolute fortune from sexy calendars, shoots for lads' mags, fitness videos and reality shows. But I always turned them down.

Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout.