Quotes About Self-respect

One of the most significant characteristics of healthy self esteem is that it is the state of one who is not at war either with himself or with others.

His fists clenched at his sides. 'Damn it! Where's your pride?' 'Pride? It's in my heart, of course.' 'You're letting me demean you!' She smiled. 'You can't do that. I can only demean myself.

Chasing after a guy who's not interested in you will rip the hell out of your self-respect. Better to face facts now because the longer you put it off, the harder it'll be.

If you think I'm going to cry all over your chest because you don't feel the same way, you're wrong. I don't beg for anybody's love.

In case you start to wonder … You're a great guy and a halfway decent lover, but no way would I ever kill myself over you." "Comforting." "Or lose even a minute's sleep." "Vaguely insulting, but … thanks for the clarity." "This is the way sane woman behave. Tuck that away for future reference." "I'll be sure to do that.

Nobody else can demean me. I can only demean myself

You get what you tolerate.

I have always said that if you undervalue what you do, the world undervalues who you are. And when you undervalue who you are, the world undervalues what you do.

Once you learn to respect your right to be fully valued, you will find it easy and natural to ask the world around you to respect that value. You set your price and the world will meet it. When you walk through the world feeling you are "more than" rather than "less than," more will come to you. No one ever achieved financial security by being weak and scared. Confidence is contagious; it will bring more into your life.

You are responsible for valuing yourself and stating that value to the world. This holds equally true for employees of companies large and small as well as artists and stay-at-home moms.

Sometimes there's just no room for apologies.

I've always been really cautious about guys who have a Winnie Cooper fantasy, and I'm so glad about that. I mean, I can count on one hand the guys I've been with. It was really challenging, but I never gave it up too soon, if you know what I mean.

I'm sorry, I'm not a performing monkey.

My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not for me to hock or shop around to the highest bidder.

Everyone isn't going to embrace your value, but that doesn't mean you need to go and change your price.

Nothing has value without self worth

You must love and respect yourself enough to never be a victim under any circumstance.

A true man will treat a woman how she treats herself, you can't expect to be a queen when your disrespecting your own crown.

Thinking little of yourself is not humility.

Examine what you tolerate. What you put up with you end up with. What you allow continues. Reevaluate the costs and your worth.

Be selfish enough to have self love, self worth and self respect.

Don't beg for approval or expect respect. Respect comes from within and your choice to allow people to take it from you, by how you teach them to treat you.

You're either self-appreciating or self-depreciating. There is no middle.

...unless you value yourself, you won't have the motivation to exercise, get enough sleep, eat healthfully, and care for yourself.