If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it’s that I’ve never been a kept woman.
Marilyn MonroeAfter coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands.
Friedrich NietzscheThere is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
George EliotI can’t stand directors who try to micro-manage everything. When it happens these days I just walk off set, saying if they don’t like the way I’m doing it they can get someone else.
Anthony HopkinsThe moment someone asks you to do something you don’t have the time or inclination to do is fraught with vulnerability.
Brene BrownI don’t like people looking at someone else’s image.
Stephen CurryIf we are not free, no one will respect us.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamAny man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
Nelson MandelaGive yourself more opportunities for privacy, when you are not bombarded with duties and obligations. Privacy is not a rejection of those you love; it is your deserved respite for recharging your batteries.
Wayne DyerDrugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They’re no good at all.
Kurt CobainI am who I am. That’s why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don’t change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I’m myself 24/7. People appreciate that.
Kevin HartI want to negotiate what I’m worth. I want to put my analytics forward, man-to-man, and to be like, ‚This is what I’m owed now. Pay me.‘ And then we can talk.
Conor McGregorBetter to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.
Joseph AddisonReal education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI am not a second option person. It is that or nothing. If it is not the way I see it I prefer not to see it.
Karl LagerfeldI have no problem if someone wants to hug me – if I know him!
Jurgen KloppI’m old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I’d tell them where to put it.
Dolly PartonI have practically no private life. I’m already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.
Cristiano RonaldoBefore I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
Ronald ReaganI need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal.
Jim CarreyI never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do.
Angelina JolieAll formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final.
HypatiaThere are certain things that bother me and certain things that don’t. Personal attacks on me? I think I’m just so used to it.
Angelina JolieIf I feel anxious every time someone is staring at me, well, I can’t control what they stare at, but my reaction is, I’m just not going to go outside the house. I’m going to stay in and chill. And when I do go out, I understand what comes along with that.
Tom BradyI don’t compare myself to anyone else; I don’t make comments about anyone else because they do what feels right for them, and that’s okay by me.
Taylor SwiftI don’t like being told what to do and kissing you-know-what to get up the corporate ladder.
Robert KiyosakiNobody is my boss.
Conor McGregorSelf-respect knows no considerations.
Mahatma GandhiWhoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.
Friedrich NietzschePeople at Facebook are fairly used to the press being nice to us or not nice to us.
Mark ZuckerbergThe minute you start compromising for the sake of massaging somebody’s ego, that’s it, game over.
Gordon RamsayIf you’re nice to me I’ll never write anything bad about you.
Amy WinehouseMy concerts are about me being very private in public, but I’m very protective.
Lady GagaA lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That’s where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It’s having backbone.
Robert KiyosakiCarry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything.
Harry S. TrumanThe most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
Jackie RobinsonI try to very hard to avoid a situation where I would be eating cat or dog; I’ve managed to gracefully avoid that. It’s hypocritical of me and an arbitrary line, but one that I have managed to avoid crossing.
Anthony BourdainI wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
Desmond TutuI don’t kiss nobody’s butt.
Dolly PartonIf somebody’s dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they’re going to have to take what they get.
Clint EastwoodThere was one incident at a movie theater where my girl got mad at these guys who were talking behind us. I never looked back there, but she was like, ‚Will you all just shut up!‘ And I just got up and moved three rows in front. She was like, ‚What are you doing?!‘ I was like, ‚You better get up here! I don’t play the fighting games.‘
Kevin HartI’m not comfortable being around too many people. I don’t like being out in public too much. I don’t like going to bars. I don’t like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don’t always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends.
Adam SandlerI’ve learned that usually, the less I know about other people, the better off I am.
Joyce MeyerI’ve always put everybody else’s child first before my own health, before my own outfit, before my own time frame.
Abby Lee MillerI respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.
Maya AngelouA flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhen you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Lao TzuThere are some people, you know, they think the way to be a big man is to shout and stomp and raise hell-and then nothing ever really happens. I’m not like that I never shoot blanks.
Richard M. NixonI know who I am, I know what I can and can’t do. I know what I will and won’t do. I know what I’m capable of and I don’t agree to do things that I don’t think I can pull off.
Dolly PartonI hated to be treated as a child. I thought it was the worst situation.
Karl LagerfeldI could never give relationship advice to anybody!
RihannaThe people know their rights, and they are never slow to assert and maintain them when they are invaded.
Abraham LincolnNo man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
George Bernard ShawDo we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam‚Harry Potter‘ gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.
J. K. RowlingI think everyone should approach relationships from the perspective of playing it straight and giving someone the benefit of the doubt. Until he establishes that this is a game. And if it’s a game, you need to win. The best thing to do is just walk away from the table.
Taylor SwiftThe answer I found is you stay away from the people who make fun of you, and you join these ad hoc groups who understand your craziness.
Ray BradburyIf you don’t stand your ground, then all that happens is people push you backwards.
Jordan PetersonWhen people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
Mark TwainI realized why directors are such horrible people – in a way – because you want things to be right, and people will just not listen to you, and there is no time to be nice to people, no time to be delicate.
George Lucas