Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
—Abraham Joshua Heschel
Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.
—Peter McArthur
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
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.
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
—Joan Didion
Self-love, self-respect, self-approval, and self-worth do not equal self-ish.
—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman
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
In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.
—Robert Byrne