Quotes About Self-respect

Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect.

Hurt me once, shame on you; hurt me twice, shame on me.

I don't think that people should wear dresses two sizes too small. I just think that sexiness is better left to the imagination. It's just more tasteful.

One is respected in a community to the extent, and only to the extent, that he or she respects his own position in life. There are doctors, lawyers, and even clergymen who are a disgrace to humanity, and the disciples of Christ were lowly fishermen. I would not, for all the world, have any one of you children grow up to feel that you were less than equal in every way to any other human being who walks the face of the earth.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

The basis of good manners is self-reliance.

Don't beg anyone for any form of gratification, be it mental, psychological or sexual, for resorting to such practices in itself is an insult to your existence. Celebrate in your own grandeur with dignity!

Zašto mi je taj govor bio toliko važan? Jesam li time želio pokazati sebi i drugima da sam još i te kako živ? Da još uvijek imam snagu za nastup? Je li to možda želja nekoga tko voli javnu pozornost da odigra posljednju predstavu? Odgovori su bili potvrdni. — Ranjeni lav želi doznati može li još uvijek rikati - rekao sam Ja. - Radi se o dostojanstvu i samopoštovanju, a to nije isto što i taština.

To do the job which you've got really well; so well that you don't lose your self-respect doing it':

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.

I'm not gonna respond to people calling me a race baiter. It doesn't serve me. Also, I'm not a race baiter.

I could not be arm candy to a hero.

My main capital isn't the money. I respect myself; I respect my country.

Caring less about what people think is a big thing for me.

Women must learn to find self-worth within themselves, not through others. It is important to carve out a place just for you.

I don't think it's good to focus on being celebrated but to celebrate yourself.

I ain't going to chase someone around. I ain't going to talk about someone that ain't talking about me.

I have been in love with somebody in my past who lied to me, who cheated on me, and I tried to make it work. But I'm not that girl anymore, and that's been something I've been so proud of.

I'd rather write a check than make myself look ridiculous.

I've always been able to make choices that don't embarrass me.

Too many women are being chosen by men that they don't choose.

I've never seen myself as a second-class citizen.

I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that.

I think so many people tend to think of faith as blind adherence to a dogma or unquestioned surrender to an authority figure, and the result is losing self-respect and losing our own sense of what is true. And I don't think of faith in those terms at all.