Joseph Priestley Quotes

There will always be some people who think for themselves, even among the self-appointed guardians of the great mass who, after having thrown off the yoke of immaturity themselves, will spread about them the spirit of a reasonable estimate of their own value and of the need for every man to think for himself.

We are all equal in the sense that no man must mean - must be - the means for the purposes of another man; but each individual is an end in itself.

I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.

Even when I get to the point where I am acting and performing, where I want to be with my career, I'm never going to think of anyone as lower than me. Everyone's the celebrity of their own life, you know?

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

I wasn't interested in exploiting myself.

A woman is more than the sum of her parts.

What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.

You can't ever put your self-definition in the hands of somebody who meets you for 15 minutes.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.

Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.

I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity.

This game doesn't define who I am as a person.

You own your identity; it is important to feel that way.

No one has told me how much I'm worth, and I'm not trying to find out.

I never felt I was better than anybody, but I always felt I could compete with anybody.

Keeping your sense of self is important.

You have to really understand and appreciate who are you are and know who you are and what you have to offer people - not just a man but people! This helps you have something to stand on. Know your value and what makes you valuable so you can always go back to this.

If you don't know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it'll be less than you're worth.

You can't value others until you value yourself.

I know what I'm worth, and I don't feel I should be talked about as currency for someone else.

Self-esteem is the basis of any democracy.

I've never wanted to be anyone other than who I am.

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.