A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one's self-respect.

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

Have respect for yourself and no one can take away your self respect.

Believe in yourself and what you feel. Your power will come from that.

True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect.

But I don't think anybody with any self-respect would admit to being Goth

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music.

When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too.

It is more important to have self-respect than to gain respect from others.

Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale.

Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.

Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there.

One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one's hearers.

I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.

The most difficult We do not deal in facts when we are contemplating ourselves.

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.

I have no self-respect. But can a man of acute sensibility respect himself at all?

When you start to beat yourself up, remind yourself of how worthy you are of love.

It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.

Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.

The Boys and Girls Club taught me a lot about sportsmanship, humility, self-respect.

Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers.

Think first. Think twice. Think again. Respect others. Respect yourself. Respect dreams.

All the extraordinary men I have ever known were chiefly extraordinary in their own estimation.

I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.

Each person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God.

The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect.

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.

My mother has a tremendous amount of pride and self-respect. She won't take assistance from anybody.

Believe you know all the answers, and you know all the answers. Believe you're a master, and you are.

No one can love you until you love yourself, and you cannot love anyone else, until you love yourself.

One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I've ever spent.

Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

Everything starts with yourself-with you making up your mind about what you're going to do with your life.

I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.

No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything.

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

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