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17 Little Reminders That Show The Importance Of Self-Respect

If you want to change the way others treat you, you must first change the way you treat yourself.
Kirsten Corley
November 7, 2016
“Truly powerful people don’t explain why they want respect. They simply don’t engage someone who doesn’t give it to them.”
— Sherry Argov, Why Men Love Bitches
Tagged: Power, Respect, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Self-Confidence
“Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.”
— Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars Of Self Esteem
Tagged: Self-Esteem, Self-Respect, Self-Love, Confidence, Reputation, Self-Concept
“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.’”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tagged: His Beautiful Mind
“Interestingly, every time you walk away from a distasteful dating situation you make an investment in your self-respect.”
— Bruce Bryans, Never Chase Men Again: 38 Dating Secrets To Get The Guy, Keep Him Interested, And Prevent Dead-End Relationships
Tagged: How To Get A Guy To Like You, Self-Respect, Dating
“It's so important to have a strong sense of self-worth and confidence, and insist on being treated with respect. That means treating yourself with respect, too.”
— Kim Kardashian, Kardashian Konfidential
Tagged: Self Worth, Respect
“If you want to change the way others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself.”
— Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi
Tagged: Self-Respect, Self-Love, Love Yourself
“Men will treat you the way you let them. There is no such thing as "deserving" respect; you get what you demand from people.. if you demand respect, he will either respect you or he won't associate with you. It really is that simple.”
— Tucker Max, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
Tagged: Why Men Love Bitches, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice, Self Respect
“You are a flower. You have survived the seasons and the changes. You have blossomed and grown. Do not wilt to the level of worms. Do not let them crawl under your skin. Respect yourself enough for that.”
— Sade Andria Zabala, Thought Of The Day
Tagged: Patience, Self Worth, bullying
“The cost is self-destruction in the process. The cost is you hurting me to get there.

I can't sit here and wait for the respect I deserved this whole time. I can't sit here and wait to be loved, when I'm giving the best of myself. I can't sit here playing a game. It’s like a game of Jumanji. Either something is going to kill me along the way, or I’ll finish.

I don't have it in me to finish. And honestly, I think right now I'm living only half alive because of you. Cause you've chewed up and spit out everything I am. And I'm not the same person that I was before I fell in love with you.”
— Kirsten Corley, To My Toxic Half, This is my Final Bow and Last Goodbye
Tagged: Toxic Half, Toxic Relationship, Abuse, goodbye, Deserve More
“Practicing self-love means learning how to trust ourselves, to treat ourselves with respect, and to be kind and affectionate toward ourselves.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Self-Love, Self-Esteem
“Self-respect is a one-punch knockout to a guy. When you are confident enough to wield your power and you show that you aren’t fearful of losing him, he becomes fearful of losing you.”
— Sherry Argov, Why Men Marry Bitches: A Woman's Guide to Winning Her Man's Heart
Tagged: Why Men Marry Bitches, Why Men Love Bitches, Love, Relationship, Dating Advice, Guy Advice
“Never risk your self-respect by trying to force a man to take an interest in you. It is better to disregard a man who displays a wavering interest than to lose both your dignity and sanity fighting for his attention.”
— Bruce Bryans, Never Chase Men Again: 38 Dating Secrets To Get The Guy, Keep Him Interested, And Prevent Dead-End Relationships
Tagged: Relationship Advice, Dating Tips, Guy Advice
“My single years have been the most emotionally rich and spiritually uplifting moments of my life. Sure, I didn't have that other half to depend on when I was feeling lonely, and I didn't have someone to tell me I was still beautiful when I put on a few pounds. But learning to love and respect myself enough to be okay with that was so satisfying.”
— Dinuki Suraweera, Why Being Single In My 20s Was The Best Thing To Ever Happen To Me
Tagged: Single Life, Uplifting, Self-Love, Self-Respect
“I'm not a stop along the way. I'm a destination.”
— Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl
Tagged: Love, Relationships, Self-Respect
“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.”
— Robert Tew, 6 Reasons Why You Should Let Go of a Toxic Relationship
Tagged: Spilled Ink, Important, Health, Self-improvement, Growing Pains, Break Up, Relatioships, Toxic People, Self-Love, Pursuit of Happiness
“Have some respect for yourself and set boundaries. A man won’t like it, but he will respect it in the long run.”
— G.L. Lambert, Men Don't Love Women Like You: The Brutal Truth About Dating, Relationships, and How to Go from Placeholder to Game Changer
Tagged: Self Respect, Worth, Dating