T. D. Jakes Quotes

One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect.

The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

I'm not going to compromise and settle for what I feel is less than I deserve or less than anyone deserves.

You can only ask to be respected if you respect yourself.

Respect starts with ourselves.

Above all have respect for yourself.

Never compromise and sell yourself short.

And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

Maintaining my dignity is so important for me.

There's no single person on this planet that's worth more than the other. Know your worth. Be confident in yourself.

Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.

I would rather have honesty and character than prestige and wealth. I can walk and ride the streets of this city, hold my head up, and look all men in the face.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

As long as I can look my family in the face every day, and they know what type of person I am, I'm cool.

I'm game for a lot of things. But I won't disrespect myself in any way.

My self-respect is very dear to me.

You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various prices. This is why, when Florus was deliberating whether he should appear at Nero's shows, taking part in the performance himself, Agrippinus replied, 'Appear by all means.' And when Florus inquired, 'But why do not you appear?' he answered, 'Because I do not even consider the question.'

The only thing that matters in life is your own opinion about yourself, nobody can destroy your dignity then, because it is not dependent on anybody's opinion.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.

They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he may be in the right when the world is against him.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

Demanding respect is like chasing a butterfly. Chase it, and you'll never catch it. Sit still, and it may light on your shoulder.