Browsing Topic Best Respect Yourself Quotes

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.

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.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one.

Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.

You can’t force anyone to value, respect, understand, or support you, but you can choose to spend time around people who do.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.

Self-respect beats social approval, every time.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do. I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad.

If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

Above all have respect for yourself.

There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given.

The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an opinion about it, but you have to respect yourself in doing it.

The secret of a happy life is respect. Respect for yourself and respect for others.

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

There is a direct relationship between your own level of self-esteem and the health of your personality. The more you like and respect yourself, the more you like and respect other people. The more you consider yourself to be a valuable and worthwhile person, the more you consider others to be valuable and worthwhile as well. The more you accept yourself just as you are, the more you accept others just as they are.

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man’s self-respect is a sin.

The way you give your name to others is a measure of how much you like and respect yourself.

You can’t respect yourself if you’re afraid to be who you are.

If you don’t respect yourself, don’t expect others to respect you.

Love yourself, appreciate yourself, see the good in you… and respect yourself.

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

Respect yourself, your Opponent and the Game

If you don’t appreciate what you have in life right now, whatever it is, you will never realize your purpose. Without appreciation, you will never become strong enough to respect yourself.

You don’t owe anybody the present other than yourself. Take time for you. Respect yourself and your privacy. Set boundaries.

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.

Saying No gains you respect. When you say No, the other person may feel disappointed. But ultimately, they will respect you for taking good care of yourself. And most of all, you’ll respect yourself because you are being true to yourself!

Once you have a major success with assertiveness, you learn that it’s a much healthier path than being a doormat to the insensitive folks. You gain respect for yourself, have more time for your priorities, and develop authentic and healthier relationships.