Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. —Abraham Joshua Heschel More about this quote Tags: dignity discipline self-respect Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves. —Peter McArthur More about this quote Tags: power respect self-respect Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough, and when you have enough, you have self-respect. —Gail Sheehy More about this quote Tags: enough wealth self-respect goodness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had. Finally it reaches the opponent and so stirs his conscience that reconciliation becomes a reality. —Martin Luther King Jr. More about this quote Tags: strength hearts change conscience respect nonviolence courage oppression self-respect Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs. —Joan Didion More about this quote Tags: life will responsibility self-respect willingness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Self-love, self-respect, self-approval, and self-worth do not equal self-ish. —Mandy Hale in The Single Woman More about this quote Tags: love self respect self-worth self-love approval self-respect selfishness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Never be ruled by possessions, and never, ever make wealth more important to you than your self-respect and your dignity. —Julie Garwood in Prince Charming More about this quote Tags: dignity wealth self-respect possessions Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat. —Robert Byrne More about this quote Tags: self-respect Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email