Its funny how ones own self-respect can so easily be taken away by another through their words and actions. As Antoine de Saint-Exupery once said in one of the more profound self-respect quotes, 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. Self-respect quotes demonstrate that indeed, its what we think of ourselves, not what others think of us that matters. While many of the measures of our self-respect are outwardly turned, self-respect is a gift we give ourselves, and as such, it should never be taken away easily by anyone else.
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"Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different."
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"There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout:This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me... or leave me. Accept me - or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don't fit your idea of who I should be and don't try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision.When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad - you will be amazed at the opportunities that life presents you."
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"To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to remain indifferent. To lack it is to be locked within oneself, paradoxically incapable of either love or indifference."
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"Man is mortal. Everyone has to die some day or the other. But one must resolve to lay down one's life in enriching the noble ideals of self-respect and in bettering one's human life. We are not slaves. Nothing is more disgraceful for a brave man than to live life devoid of self-respect."
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"It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one's self-respect. Self-respect is the most vital factor in life. Without it, man is a cipher. To live worthily with self-respect, one has to overcome difficulties. It is out of hard and ceaseless struggle alone that one derives strength, confidence and recognition."
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"My religious conversion is not inspired by any material motive. This is hardly anything I cannot achieve even while remaining an Untouchable. There is no other feeling than that of a spiritual feeling underlying my religious conversion. Hinduism does not appeal to my conscience. My self-respect cannot assimilate Hinduism. In your case change of religion is imperative for worldly as well as spiritual ends. Do not care for the opinion of those who foolishly ridicule the idea of conversion for material ends. Why should you live under the fold of that religion which has deprived you of honor, money, food and shelter?"
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Over her long and distinguished career, Lily Tomlin has received six Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy for her groundbreaking work in television, the movies, animation and video. She made her debut on television in 1966 on the Merv Griffin Show but it was her regular spot on Laugh-In that made her a celebrity. Her characters, including Edith Ann and telephone operator Ernestine, quickly became fan favorites. She went on to guest on numerous shows, including self-named TV specials and played the boss on Murphy Brown for two years. Movies included All of Me, Big Business and 9 to 5 with Dolly P…
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