Daniel Woodrell Quotes

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

Men will treat you the way you let them. There is no such thing as 'deserving' respect; you get what you demand from people.

As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat!

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

Nobody's reported my victories, my accomplishments, my true personality - the way I treat all people.

Humility is the armour that you clothe yourself with throughout your life. We demean each other rather than lift up ourselves.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you're above everybody else.

I learned my values. It's better to be poor than to be beholden. Wealth is not the object of life. You should be polite as long as possible, and when you can't be polite anymore, don't run.

I have always believed that I should have had no difficulty in causing my rights to be respected.

Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for them.

You have to demand things and believe you're worth more. And once you do demand them, you're usually going to get them. The players who first came in were very humble because we came from obscurity. Today's players, on the other hand, have a sense of entitlement.

You don't think we should do things for them people for nothin?' ... You don't think they expect to get it for nothin', do you? What's fair is fair, you know.

Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

When you behave well towards somebody regardless of what you're receiving, you feel better about yourself. So be decent to people.

After 'UNCLE,' I never accepted the first offer: if I wanted more money, I asked for it. A better dressing room? Four first-class tickets instead of two? I'd ask for them, and I'd often get them.

I am not conscious of the fact that something special should be done for me.

You have to know your value, demand to be respected, speak your mind, and dare to ask for what you want. I struggle with every single one of these.

I don't see that anyone owes me anything for my service. I don't feel any sense of entitlement.

When you have a lot of talent, you don't necessarily have to be gracious and consider everyone.

Respect me at all means. No halfway disrespect.

We all want recognition and validation to an extent for our art, but greatness as a trade for decency is a risky proposition. In my life, I try to leave the people I encounter with the feeling that they have been respected and treated with warmth and appreciation.

I didn't think anyone who had to demand respect ever got it.

Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.

A worthy woman personifies the truly noble and worthwhile attributes of life.