Toni Morrison
Novelist, Essayist
"Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love."
Self Respect quotes
Self Respect
99 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher, Writer, Composer
"No one is happy unless he respects himself."
Elbert Hubbard
Writer, Publisher
"He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words."
Robert Downey, Jr.
Actor, Producer
"Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers."
Carl Sandburg
Poet, Biographer
"Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you."
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"If I am not I, who will be?"
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"Never follow the crowd."
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"Think first. Think twice. Think again. Respect others. Respect yourself. Respect dreams."
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"I have no self-respect. But can a man of acute sensibility respect himself at all?"
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"Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the Presidency."
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"But I don't think anybody with any self-respect would admit to being Goth"
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"I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life."
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"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."
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"One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one's hearers."
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"A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise."
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"An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one's self-respect."
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"I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest."
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"Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect"
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"Believe you know all the answers, and you know all the answers. Believe you're a master, and you are."
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"Have respect for yourself and no one can take away your self respect."
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"I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me."
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"Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life."
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"All the extraordinary men I have ever known were chiefly extraordinary in their own estimation."
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"The most difficult We do not deal in facts when we are contemplating ourselves."
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"To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything."
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