Respect Oneself Quotes

Learn to live in this world with self-respect.

We understood, growing up - 'cause it was taught in our family home, my mom and dad - to respect women, for instance. To respect yourself. That you respect your name. Those are the kind of things we were taught.

If one doesn't respect oneself one can have neither love nor respect for others.

It is worth the while to live respectably unto ourselves. We can possibly get along with a neighbor, even with a bedfellow, whom we respect but very little; but as soon as it comes to this, that we do not respect ourselves, then we do not get along at all, no matter how much money we are paid for halting.

Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired.

You do not owe anyone your time. When you realize that, others will respect your time much more.

Healthy respect for yourself.

There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given.

As a black man, I have to respect myself and have nice things. As a man in general.

You have to really respect your path, or you will lose your mind.

I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.

The student is to read history actively and not passively; to esteem his own life the text, and books the commentary. Thus compelled, the muse of history will utter oracles as never to those who do not respect themselves.

We gonna teach the ladies they can still respect themselves and still be beautiful.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Every once in awhile, find a spot of shade, sit down on the grass or dirt, and ask yourself this question: “Do I respect myself?” A corollary to this question: “Do I respect the work I’m doing?” If the answer to the latter question is NO, then the answer to the former question will probably be NO too. If this is the case, wait a few weeks, then ask yourself the same two questions. If the answers are still NO, quit.

I want to age with some dignity.

Any civilization which respects itself admits to its basic responsibility of providing for its members in need. But few civilizations have achieved greatness by treating all their members as needy.

Self respect, Colie. If you don't have it, the world will walk all over you.

If I'm disrespectful to my opponent, how can I respect myself?

Tell me, when do you become a respectable person in society? When you start respecting yourself. That is when you take care of yourself, that is when you comb your hair, groom yourself, and cleanse your body. You do all this because you respect yourself.

My mom taught me to respect myself, and to question anyone who would ask me to sacrifice my integrity.

The respect you give others is a dramatic reflection of the respect you give yourself.

What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.