Self Respect Quotes - Page 18

• I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Fall, Self, Littles

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• We are not saints yet, but we, too, should beware. Uprightness and virtue do have their rewards, in self-respect and in respect from others, and it is easy to find ourselves aiming for the result rather than the cause. Let us aim for joy, rather than respectability. Let us make fools of ourselves from time to time, and thus see ourselves, for a moment, as the all-wise God sees us.

  Philip Neri

  Wise, Self, Joy

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• Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

  Thomas Huxley

  Inspirational, Real, Self

  Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). “Collected Essays”, p.257, Cambridge University Press

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• ...the kingdom of God is that invisible collection of committed Christians that transcends cultures, ideologies... and creeds- all bound by the golden commitment to say nothing and do nothing that would attack the self-esteem, the self-respect, and the dignity of any other human being, whether or not they are committed members of the kingdom of God. The dignity of the person then is the irreducible cell of true Christianity.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Christian, Religious, Self Esteem

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• MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Self, Independence, Vices

  Ambrose Bierce (2012). “The Devil's Dictionary”, p.84, Courier Corporation

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• people's feelings about themselves change when they change the way they handle their money. Once they begin treating their money with respect, their self-respect shoots up as well.

  Suze Orman

  Money, Self, People

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• Strong and rare natures are thus created; misery, almost always a stepmother, is sometimes a mother; privation gives birth to power of soul and mind; distress is the nurse of self-respect; misfortune is a good breast for great souls.

  Victor Hugo

  Mother, Strong, Self

  Victor Hugo (1862). “Marius”, p.68

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• Perhaps the greatest mistake we can make, which causes loss of self-respect, is making the opinions of others more important than our own opinion of ourselves. You'll find no shortage of opinions directed at you. If you allow them to undermine your self-respect, you're seeking the respect of others over your own, and you're abdicating yourself.

  Wayne Dyer

  Mistake, Loss, Self

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• Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.

  Alfred Adler

  Self, Knowing, Overcoming

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• The Australian form of self-respect, however rough-and-ready, heart-of-gold, come-and-take-pot-luck-with-us, and matily extrovert it is, essentially, genteel, ingrowing, self-pitying, vanilla-ice-cream hearted, its central fear a fear of intellect.

  Hal Porter

  Art, Ice Cream, Self

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• Self-respect is the root of discipline

  Abraham Joshua Heschel

  Self, Roots, Discipline

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• I have always thought of poems as stepping stones in one's own sense of oneself. Every now and again, you write a poem that gives you self-respect and steadies your going a little bit farther out in the stream. At the same time, you have to conjure the next stepping stone because the stream, we hope, keeps flowing.

  Seamus Heaney

  Writing, Self, Giving

  "In their own words: literary giants who died this year" by Jess Sutcliffe, www.theguardian.com. December 28, 2013.

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• Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions.

  Judith M Bardwick

  Self, Decision, Process

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• Do not procrastinate. Someone has said that procrastination is the thief of time. Actually, procrastination is much more. It is the thief of our self-respect. It nags at us and spoils our fun. It deprives us of the fullest realization of our ambitions and hopes.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Fun, Procrastination, Ambition

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• Here's the thing, you're not really ready for love until you have enough self-respect that if you met your exact self but in a guy you would totally, completely, absolutely want to be with him.

  Tracy McMillan

  Self, Guy, Want

  "5 Ways To Know You’re Ready For Love" by Tracy McMillan, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 6, 2013.

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• People loose tension when they run. The feeling of self respect will almost always increase. You accept yourself a little more.

  Ted Corbitt

  Running, Self, People

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• A girl who sacrifices self-respect for social popularity debases true womanhood. A spotless character, founded upon the ability to say "no" in the presence of those who mock and jeer, wins the respect and love of men and women whose opinion is most worthwhile.

  David O. McKay

  Girl, Character, Sacrifice

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• As for myself and for the Secretary of State and others involved, including those in the Legislature, we stand ready to do anything, to meet with anyone, anywhere, as long as we may do so in self-respect, demanding the respect due this Nation, and there is any slightest idea or chance of furthering this great cause of peace.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Peace, Ideas, Self

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• Being on time to appointments and meetings is a phase of self-discipline and an evidence of self-respect. Punctuality is a courteous compliment the intelligent person pays to his associates.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Intelligent, Self, Discipline

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• To deny political equality is to rob the ostracised of all self-respect; of credit in the market place; of recompense in the world of work; of a voice among those who make and administer the law; a choice in the jury before whom they are tried, and in the judge who decides their punishment.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Self, Law, Punishment

  Speech before Senate Judiciary Committee, 18 Jan. 1892

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• Self-respect. It would make me lovable. And it's the secret to good sex.

  Susan Sontag

  Sex, Self, Secret

  Susan Sontag (2012). “As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980”, p.27, Macmillan

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• My intimate knowledge of many central African tribes has everywhere convinced me of the necessity that the Negro does not respect treaties but only brute force.”• General Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha on German South West Africa “At the level of individuals, violence is a cleansing force. It frees the native from his inferiority complex and from his despair and inaction, it makes him fearless and restores his self-respect.

  Frantz Fanon

  Self, African Tribes, Fearless

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• And I want to say that my grandmother was one of the biggest inspirations in my life. She taught me how to be a real woman, to have strength and self-respect, and to never give those things away.

  Reese Witherspoon

  Real, Inspiration, Grandmother

  2006 Oscar Award Acceptance Address for Best Actress, delivered 5 March 2006

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• Self-respect is often mistaken for arrogance when in reality it is the opposite. When we can recognize all our good qualities as well as our faults with neutrality, we can start to appreciate ourselves as we would a dear friend and experience the comfortable inner glow of respect. To embrace the journey towards our full potential we need to become our own loving teacher and coach. Spurring ourselves on to become better human beings we develop true regard for ourselves and our life will become sacred.

  Rajneesh

  Teacher, Healing, Journey

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• Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers.

  Robert Downey, Jr.

  Self, Discipline, Offers

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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