Tamar Braxton Quotes

I've always been able to make choices that don't embarrass me.

I don't touch anything I don't deserve.

That's a big thing for me, being a guy that upholds himself to a high standard.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do.

It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

I think sometimes people project things on you, but I'm trying to handle everything that's happened to me with a certain amount of grace, dignity and good manners. You just can't necessarily win all the time.

Without sounding pompous, I really do feel that I have a set of standards that I must adhere to, even leaving aside considerations of what the readers expect.

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.

I have high standards I hold myself to, besides Christianity.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

People have the right to say what they want, but as long as I can go to bed at night and look myself in the mirror, I'll be all right.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

You've got to quit lowering your standards. Set your requirements up front so when a guy hooks you, he has to know this is business.

I don't have anyone curbing my instincts, doing anything destructive to my self opinion.

It is a challenge trying not to give in to pleasing other people.

I try to only be in agreeable circumstances.

I try to handle myself with dignity.

I made a decision a few years back to never again do anything professionally that I didn't want to do.