Self Respect Quotes

"The soul that is within me no man can degrade" "I prefer to be true to myself even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others rather than to be false and to incur my own abhorrence" "Never ask for anything. Never for anything, and especially from those who are stronger than you. They will make the offer themselves and give everything themselves." "I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do" "We are all alone born alone die alone and in spite of True Romance magazines we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that in spite of our company we were alone the whole way I do not say lonely at least not all the time but essentially and finally alone This is what makes your self-respect so important and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness" "You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together." "I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be this way... I can't apologize for that, nor can I change it, nor do I want to. " "Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love" "Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others" "I think I deserve something beautiful" "I just think it's good to be confident. If I'm not on my team why should anybody else be" "Though you are poor, do not behave in a servile manner" "Better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not" "You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing" "A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval"