She cared. She gave a crap. When I lacked even the self-respect to keep myself alive, she dabbed my cuts and I fell back into being a son; I fell as easily as you fall into your pillow at night. And I didn't want it to end. That's the best way I can explain it. I knew it was impossible. But I didn't want it to end. (Mitch Albom, "For One More Day") >> More Mitch Albom Quotations...
Well, I always tried to look nice and be feminine even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there's no reason to add to everyone's misery by looking miserable yourself. That's my philosophy. This is why I always wore makeup and jewelry into the jungle-nothing too extravagant, but maybe just a nice gold bracelet and some earrings, a little lipstick, good perfume. Just enough to show that I still had my self-respect. (Elizabeth Gilbert, "Eat, Pray, Love") >> More Elizabeth Gilbert Quotations...
I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give. (Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre") >> More Charlotte Bronte Quotations...
Ask anything of men. Ask them to achieve wealth, fame, love, brutality, murder, self-sacrifice. But don't ask them to achieve self-respect. They will hate your soul. (Ayn Rand, "The Fountainhead") >> More Ayn Rand Quotations...
She's become a complete embarrassment. For the sake of the party, the sake of the White House, for her own self-respect, she needs to get out of this race. (Jim Dornan) >> More Jim Dornan Quotations...
Live according to the ethics of excellence, and you can always stand proud. Pride not vanity, but dignity and self-respect should carry a lot of weight in helping you make decisions. Let pride help you decide. (Price Pritchett) >> More Price Pritchett Quotations...
The individual woman is required ... a thousand times a day to choose either to accept her appointed role and thereby rescue her good disposition out of the wreckage of her self-respect, or else follow an independent line of behavior and rescue her self-respect out of the wreckage of her good disposition. (Jeannette Rankin) >> More Jeannette Rankin Quotations...
The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor. (Richard G. Scott) >> More Richard G. Scott Quotations...
I've actually seen kids who have bad attitudes or temper problems come into fencing and I've seen them leave with much more self-control and self-respect. I've seen them go from really lousy kids to pretty nice people, people I could respect. I think fencing can have an uplifting effect on the soul. It's very much a Western martial art. (Dion Shively) >> More Dion Shively Quotations...
Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect. (Richard Morris) >> More Richard Morris Quotations...