Robert Schuller Quotes

Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad's message made a whole lot of people feel whole again, human being again. Some of them came out and found a new meaning to their manhood and their womanhood.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

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.

Well, I went through some emotionally abusive relationships and allowed myself to not be properly respected as a lady, as a human being even, though I tried everything I knew to be a lady.

The secret value of a conscience, that approves its own action, is lessened somewhat each time that it receives the reward of fame by displaying its deeds.

I'm a human being and I'm a man, so don't disrespect me.

Pride is handsome, economical; pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist but itself, that it seems as if it were a great gain to exchange vanity for pride.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

Black Power simply means: Look at me, I'm here. I have dignity. I have pride. I have roots. I insist, I demand that I participate in those decisions that affect my life and the lives of my children. It means that I am somebody.

Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.

If our children are to approve of themselves, they must see that we approve of ourselves.

I'm the type to swallow my blood before I swallow my pride.

There is such a thing as honest pride and self-respect.

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.

Dignity increases more easily than it begins.

Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too.

Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.

It is easier to grow in dignity than to make a start.

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.

A man is first reverent about himself, and self-respect is the first stage in reverence for all things.

Without dignity, identity is erased.

Take pride away from a man and you might as well run a knife through his heart.

They can take everything away from me, but they can never take my pride, unless I somehow get some.

I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it.

No one can degrade us except ourselves.