How To Use Self-respect In A Sentence

If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
From the past sorrows, we derive our self-respect to love our compatriots.
A successful fighting man must have a strong sense of pride and self-respect.
While the Dvorksy essay on "curing" fundamentalism that Stephen links to is well-intentioned George says of the fundamentalists that he wants to "return to them free will, rationality and self-respect" in order to help give their lives "meaning and purpose", I tend to share Stephen's concerns about this kind of memetic engineering. The Speculist: The Danger of "Memetic Engineering"
They care so much about what others think and then rave about national pride and self-respect in the same breath.

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It was the only way he could show that he was determined to regain his self-respect by scoring goals. Kevin Keegan - Black and White
No self-respecting shopkeeper would touch the defeated currency, instead rattling off a long list of what was acceptable, everything from Dutch guilders and Indian rupees to francs, pounds, and the rare American dollars. A Covert Affair
With voluntaryism and self-improvement went self-respect, a code of honesty and a sense of respectability.
All this went a long way to restore my self-respect, badly jolted by the morning incident. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
So far as any self-respecting mechanic was concerned, he knew nothing.
Some pitiable excuses were pleaded, and in a great many instances it was said that lack of boots and clothing had compelled self-respecting parents to keep their offspring at home.
It seems that in situations such as this, politics become incompatible with conscience, principle, decency and self-respect.
She gave herself permission to exult a little, to renew her self-respect. A MEANS TO EVIL
I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect. Mahatma Gandhi
Women should be allowed to develop a sense of self-respect and self-esteem, she says.
Criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face, inner dignity or self-respect.
Any self-respecting 17-year-old vegetarian would have flounced away in disgust, but instead my response marked the first flicker that my veggie years may be short-lived.
Emphasising that the issue concerns India's "self-respect", Prasad said the government's handling of the issue is sending out a "wrong message" and causing "demoralisation" in the country. Daily News & Analysis
One's self-image and self-respect depend very much on how one is viewed by others.
To beg for votes, as if they were alms or broken victuals, is a form of mendicancy which is incompatible with common self-respect, and yet it is a self-abasement which thirty years ago custom imperatively demanded. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography
The balance between treble and bass is just right and there's no doubting this is a top-notch system that any self-respecting audiophile would be happy to own.
It gave him pride and self-respect to bring a little money home to his parents at the end of the week.
This completely shattered my pride and punctured my ego and self-respect.
In each case, performance inevitably improves, with each small improvement restoring a measure of organizational credibility and self-respect.
These mattoid scientists make a direct and disastrous attack upon the latent self-respect of criminals. Mankind in the Making
He was touched by the simple self-respect that would not let her suffer from what was not wrong in itself, but that made her shrink from a voluntary semblance of unwomanliness.
And grant as an indulgent parent that we may hereafter continue to live a harmless and happy life and keep our self-respect. Christianity Today
The wintry haw is burning out of season, crab of the thorn, a small light for small people, wanting no more from them but that they keep the wick of self-respect from dying out, not having to blind them with illumination. Seamus Heaney - Poetry: The Haw Lantern
Yet the rejection of elemental decencies and self-respect on which their society is predicated amounts to a collapse of civilisation.
Indonesia's dignity and self-respect are not diminished by pursuing good relations with Australia.
Respect from others come from self-respect.
It's about self-respect, giving people a sense of pride about their city.
Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect. George Sand
The clamorous ticktock, ticktock of his watch would have put any self-respecting alarm clock to shame. THE LONELY SEA
The notion of improving the condition of the poor had not yet dawned on the mind of the governing class; to make the artizan and the operative self-supporting and self-respectful was a movement not merely unformulated, but a conception beyond the parturient faculty of a member of the Jacquerie. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
And like any self-respecting vanguard, this one started under very lowly circumstances.
In Wallace's terms, self-respect is the willingness to form relationships with others.
Speakers said the Dalits suffer under the Hindu caste hierarchy and this move restores their self-respect.
This blog must be David Gershwin's, as no self-respected 4th floorer would even know about this National League of Cities event unless they were inside the 7th CD offices. Alger for CD12?
Like the majority of fat women, being fat for me was indicative of severe depression, character flaws, laziness, lack of self-respect and greed.
Your generation is very selfish. They don’t want India for its Ganga, but for their economic pride and self-respect. I’m hopeful because the chaos and crisis has reached a saturation point. This is our only chance. If it goes down a little bit more, then there is no scope. The youngsters have to realise that things are in their hands now. Gulzar
Ranging from scarlet to carnelian to a kind of raspberry-magenta blend, they would have induced psychosis in any self-respecting interior designer. Richard (RJ) Eskow: Debate on a Strange Red Planet
Yet no self-respecting third-party candidate runs for election simply to destroy one big party and elevate the other.
No self-respecting actor would appear in a porn movie.
No self-respecting German would deny a beer request with your wurst at any hour (remember that in Bavaria you eat a second breakfast of weisswurst in the late morning and a nice brew is a necessary accompaniment). First Look: Hallo Berlin Express | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
The Amir is strongly motivated by the Pashtoon concept of "izzat" (self-respect) and tends to look upon any suggestion of concessions to international opinion as an affront to his "izzat". IntelliBriefs
As a man he is high-spirited and energetic, always ready to fight for his Sultan, his country and, especially, his Faith: courteous and affable, rarely failing in temperance of mind and self-respect, self-control and self-command: hospitable to the stranger, attached to his fellow citizens, submissive to superiors and kindly to inferiors — if such classes exist: Eastern despotisms have arrived nearer the idea of equality and fraternity than any republic yet invented. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Yet the rejection of elemental decencies and self-respect on which their society is predicated amounts to a collapse of civilisation.
Any self-respecting Italian wears dark glasses, in winter, in summer, indoors and out, while eating or sleeping.
What mature and self-respecting person could do anything else? Times, Sunday Times
He felt what he was being asked to do took away his dignity and self-respect.
She is polite, with a strong work ethic and a sense of self-respect. Times, Sunday Times
They connected attitude, self-discipline, and self-respect to a healthy state.
No self-respecting journalist would ever work for that newspaper.
Soon after the brouhaha, San Diegans' civic self-respect could soar.
It's got soy and hoisin sauce - enough salty ingredients for any self-respecting cabbage salad.
No word yet on whether the kid will have an ounce of dignity, self-respect and intelligence.
Why would any self-respecting Protestant want to participate in idolatrous behavior?? Holy Communion and Non-Catholics
Masterminded by founders and senior pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston no self-respecting mega-church is seen dead these days without an alliterating husband-and-wife team at the helm, Hillsong's brand of 'prosperity theology' found a hungry market in Sydney's affluent, conservative Baulkham Hills district during the 1990s. Christopher Price: Australian Idolatry: Evangelical Christians Resurrecting the Music Industry
In each case, performance inevitably improves, with each small improvement restoring a measure of organizational credibility and self-respect.
She was clinging desperately to normality and self-respect.
Work used to be an oasis of calm where parents, in the past mainly fathers, could gain identity and self-respect.
Tash had enough self-respect to dislike being treated like a stray dog.
No self-respecting upscale São Paulo residential building omits from its glossy prospectus, featuring lap pool, sundeck, gym, and fully equipped gourmet kitchen, the sala de relax, or “relaxation room.” The English Is Coming!
Any self-respecting Country Party MP would have taken to the economic dries of the Liberal Party with an axe years ago.
Selina was very good, but surely she has had a very good and highly paid career, and doesnt really need to go to the lengths of losing all of her self-respect by launching law suits for "agism". Evening Standard - Home
No self-respecting chick is going to agree to a first date in proximity to your Star Wars sheets. Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: 5 Places You Should NEVER Go on a First Date.
The African-American scholars maintain their black identity with dignity and self-respect.
I can still see and hear him, as he went his way along the lamplit streets, La ci darem la mano on his lips, a noble figure of a youth, but following vanity and incredulous of good; and sure enough, somewhere on the high seas of life, with his health, his hopes, his patrimony and his self-respect, miserably went down. Memories and Portraits
It is difficult to preserve one's self-respect in that job.
No self-respecting activist desires to have his cause championed by any such horde of loud-mouthed, blatant blatherskites.
They were not concerned with the boundaries of the French nation, but self-respect and honour.
Mrs. Hutton is a little lady who bolsters up self-respect and makes light of trying situations, so she "shooed" us in and I sneaked into my room and waited until Clyde could run down to the store and purchase me a dress. Letters on an Elk Hunt
They were unanimous in stating that, "in their opinion, the behaviour of the youths who were subjected to the training had vastly improved, and that the principal effects of a beneficial nature were increased self-respect, diminution of juvenile cigarette smoking, 'larrikinism,' and generally a tendency towards a sense of responsibility and a desire to become good citizens. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon
Any self-respecting metalhead should have this album, or be in the process of acquiring a copy.
Your generation is very selfish. They don’t want India for its Ganga, but for their economic pride and self-respect. I’m hopeful because the chaos and crisis has reached a saturation point. This is our only chance. If it goes down a little bit more, then there is no scope. The youngsters have to realise that things are in their hands now. Gulzar
We work to maintain self-respect, but instead the slowness of the government is going to force us onto the dole!
We are certainly justified in chiding the new God-Emperor for sacrificing what little personal integrity and self-respect he might ever have had in order to be the top Establishment stooge. Obama: Agent of Change? Well, Agent of Somethin’ « Antiwar.com Blog
We do not want to diminish the self-respect of our boys and girls, we want to increase it; and we can not do this if we make them believe that a masturbator is a vicious criminal. Woman Her Sex and Love Life
This completely shattered my pride and punctured my ego and self-respect.
I had no self-respect, no dignity. Times, Sunday Times
I'd go to Lexington and make him confess to being something no self-respecting photographer should ever call himself: an artist.
Despite poverty and appalling conditions, these people still manage to keep their dignity and self-respect.
And the ghost also wears his periwig, which is so ridiculous that any self-respecting spectre would refuse to copy it. The Queen Pedauque
What self-respecting jazzman would see things any other way? Times, Sunday Times
Your generation is very selfish. They don’t want India for its Ganga, but for their economic pride and self-respect. I’m hopeful because the chaos and crisis has reached a saturation point. This is our only chance. If it goes down a little bit more, then there is no scope. The youngsters have to realise that things are in their hands now. Gulzar
Putting them back in the classroom is no way to help them gain self-respect and confidence. Times, Sunday Times
It doesn't negate an interest in politics, history, ethics or humanity at large, or mean you have no self-respect.
It was the kind of station, and nobody tried to disguise it, where self-respecting disc jockeys were never found.
Great self-respect is as often manifested in forbearance as in resentment, said Herbert, soothingly. The Hidden Hand
I am by no means a pop music fan but in the run-up to Christmas it seems the army of plebs who buy this bilge lose any last remnant of taste and self-respect they ever had.
‘I cannot imagine how any self-respecting female could possibly conceive of doing such a foolish thing, let alone begin to consider entertaining such risible notions myself,’ I replied curtly.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and Best Original Song, it's about a ragtag gang of ne'er-do-well schoolboys who gain self-respect under the wing of a kindly choirmaster.
Meyer banked on his military service as a way to gain dignity and self-respect.
Her refusal to meet him after working hours sparks off a situation where she finds herself at the crossroads - shall I choose career or self-respect?
I am possessed by a vision: that we Chicanas and Chicanos have taken back or uncovered our true faces, our dignity and self-respect.
By thus giving yourself a challenge you enlist the aid of your emotions, and self-respect will goad you on. 23 Steps to Successful Achievement
They say naturism is ‘a way of life in harmony with nature with the intention of encouraging self-respect, respect for others and for the environment‘.
Respect from others come from self-respect.
How much would my self-respect, self-esteem, pride and sense of self-control increase?
Any self-respecting superfan doesn't just see the movie six times: he buys all the official merchandise he can find.
The notion of improving the condition of the poor had not yet dawned on the mind of the governing class; to make the artizan and the operative self-supporting and self-respectful was a movement not merely unformulated, but a conception beyond the parturient faculty of a member of the Jacquerie. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
But the need to break clear from the suffocation of reverent togetherness is not just a matter of philosophical self-respect.
When on those rare occasions we exhibit other-directed behavior ourselves, the reaction can run the gamut from pride and self-respect to "What was I thinking? Oh Shut Up and Listen, for God's Sake! - Bob Sherman - MediaBizBloggers
The worst thing that can happen to any people is the loss of their dignity and self-respect. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity
People dress up in preposterous costumes, drink large quantities of beer, and take part in -- or toast -- the parade floats that every self-respecting town puts on. Boing Boing: July 9, 2006 - July 15, 2006 Archives
You know, if I was out all night playing poker or hanging out in titty bars, like any self-respecting dyke, no one would think this the least bit strange. All Innsmouth in one handy vanilla-flavored pill.
I seriously doubt that any self-respecting lover of ramps would celebrate the ramson in West Virginia or anywhere else in the U.S. Don't Confuse Your Ramsons With Ramps
No self-respecting government would allow such atrocities to be carried out in its name.
Some of the pupils call her "sarge," and she preaches the need for self-respect and responsibility. Taipei Times
But they want that from a self-respecting woman who has a backbone and who first and foremost loves herself. The Sun
As hellfire-spiced love muffins go this beauty rates five big ones in any self-respecting cookie jar.
The real monsters are the world around her and the people in it who don't care except to take a piece of her self-respect or dignity away.
But Bolton boss Sam Allardyce, that great rescuer of lost causes, has given the barrel-chested striker some of his self-respect back.
We need to give children dignity and self-respect.
He was, that is, a Malthusian in the sense of believing that the great problem was essentially the problem of raising the self-respect and spirit of independence of the poor. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill
She loses her self-respect and confidence and simply assumes the role of Marty's mannequin, posed, positioned, and paid to sing when told.
What if homeschooling is a choice of which self-respecting women should be proud?
Godwin especially was a running sore both now and later on; the philosopher was at the beginning of that shabby 'degringolade' which was to end in the ruin of his self-respect. Shelley
Despite poverty and appalling conditions, these people still manage to keep their dignity and self-respect.
This cross-cultural exchange strengthens the self-respect of all three broncobusters; nevertheless, it is the youngest of the three, Johnathan himself, to whose growth attention is drawn.
To practice zazen is to attain this kind of self-respect.
Any self-respecting philosopher ought to be prepared with some gnomic sayings that can bear several interpretations, at least some of them scandalous.
He is fighting for his wife, his family, his dignity and his self-respect.
Who now remembers the days in that glorious decade, the 1990s, when all self-respecting metropolitans felt the need to bluff their way in conversations about ‘postmodernism’?
An 1890 article in The New York Times debated the ethics of tipping porters: Tipping is objected to by austere and frugal American moralists upon the ground that it undermines the manhood and self-respect of the tippee. Last Pullman Porters Wanted «
They have also restored some self-respect. The Sun
The trivium these days is creativity, multiculturalism, and self-respect. Refutation in verse
Maybe you call it self-respect, but in losing it I also lost the respect of my children, and I am afraid I am losing my wife. How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America
Buying, selling, shopping, being psychoanalyzed: these were activities unbefitting any intellectual with a sense of self-respect.
He celebrates accordingly with a strong dab as any self-respecting 10-year-old would.
I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect. Mahatma Gandhi
Take stock - not only for your relationship but also for your own self-respect and confidence. The Sun
Education was necessary to engender self-reliance and self-respect.
This brand new quartet has a sweet spin on '60s pop that any self-respecting Britpop and mod fanatic should check out.
Children of the gutter and sexless haunters of the street corner elbowed comfortable artisans and their wives; there were bareheaded hoidens from the obscurest courts, and work-girls whose self-respect was proof against all the squalor and vileness hourly surrounding them. Thyrza
Under the ancien régime, no self-respecting local would be seen in the glitzy hotel bars, as only the party faithful and their gangster hangers-on frequented them.
Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance?
He felt what he was being asked to do took away his dignity and self-respect.
Like any self-respecting garage rock band, they take it to every track, with no breaks for sissy ballads.
Despite poverty and appalling conditions, these people still manage to keep their dignity and self-respect.
Any self-respectin 'animal would sooner starve before doin' that, or go t 'beggin' like our sticker-hiding friend, the gibbon. A Corridor in the Asylum
The words pride and self-respect recur in the manifesto.
It goes without saying that she makes great use of narcissism; no self-respecting artist of this period could live without that particular reflecting pool.
Will I emerge from this with a shred of dignity or self-respect? Times, Sunday Times
Gentlemen and friends, Jotham Gale is repentant, he feels his ostrichism '-- whatever he meant by that --' he desires to become self-respecting, and he asks us to help him. The Depot Master
No self-respecting journalist would ever work for that newspaper.
You lost your self-respect and dignity. Times, Sunday Times
No self-respecting politician would miss the chance these days to big-note themselves at a major extension of a beleaguered railway system.
Like so many of the children of the rich, he had no trace of overnice sense of self-respect, having been lying and toadying all his life to a father who used the power of his wealth at home no less, rather more, than abroad. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise, Volume I
However, the great actor Patrick Stewart manages somehow to remain self-respecting, even when Portia, stupendously performed by Susannah Fielding, spits out "Jew!" at him with heartfelt venom. Recurring Daydreams
The rightmost column in any self-respecting periodic table should certainly be the noble gases (Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon, Ununoctium).
Their run of performances smacks of a lack of self-respect. Times, Sunday Times
In fact, in years past, no self-respecting bass fisherman would be caught dead with a spinning rod in his boat!
No self-respecting pasta-maker would use anything else for making fresh pasta or pizza, come to that.
So for the next four days I shall list in order, with pictures and vague explanations, the films which any self-respecting philosophy lecturer, Laibach aficionado and soi-disant Communist should acquaint themselves with. GreenCine Daily: Lists, 12/4.
Social contract predicts a gradual movement from collectivism to individual liberty - it also regards self-respect as the very first primary social good.
Not long ago, Comdex was the one and only place where any self-respecting technology company would demo a new product line.
He told how difficult it was to regain his self-respect. Christianity Today
In an attempt to recover some notion of dignity and self-respect, he encourages his wife to straighten out her life.
I am married and have a grown-up daughter, also married, and I am a normal, respectable and self-respecting person.
In which case you can meet him halfway, with integrity and self-respect. Times, Sunday Times
No self-respecting pasta-maker would use anything else for making fresh pasta or pizza, come to that.
No self-respecting politician can ever be seen to be alone nowadays, and so whenever there is a camera around, the party leader and candidate are mobbed by pretend voters.
No self-respecting gambler would play odds of 14 million to one.
As hellfire-spiced love muffins go this beauty rates five big ones in any self-respecting cookie jar.
Nor will any self-respecting woman. Times, Sunday Times
As every self-respecting Yorkshireman knows, this is the highest inn in England, perched at 1,732 above sea level.
At one time, every self-respecting choral society programmed his cantata Hiawatha's Wedding Feast.
No self-respecting actor would appear in a porn movie.
The American Academy of Pediatrics guide to caring for babies and young children uses the word self-esteem ten times in the space of seven pages in the first chapter, and that doesn’t even count the numerous mentions of self-respect, confidence, and belief in oneself. Generation Me
When Thersites spoke, he broke the rules of aidos, the aristocratic virtue of respect and self-respect. Dictionary of the History of Ideas
As a rule, he and his mates rose betimes and, clad in slippers and pajamas, raced up and down the decks to keep their muscles in hard order, before descending for the tubbing which is the matin duty of every self-respecting British subject. On the Firing Line
Your generation is very selfish. They don’t want India for its Ganga, but for their economic pride and self-respect. I’m hopeful because the chaos and crisis has reached a saturation point. This is our only chance. If it goes down a little bit more, then there is no scope. The youngsters have to realise that things are in their hands now. Gulzar
Och, no self-respecting Heelander would be seen oot and aboot withoot a Glengarry bunnet or a kilt.
They believe in instilling a deep sense of self-respect and discipline among students.
Can you not look around you at all you have and, from such a position of success, take pity on those of us forced to battle each day for whatever crumb of self-respect we can muster?
His lechery made him the enemy of every self-respecting husband and father in the county.
The existence of the community required that all find some measure of self-interest and self-respect.
And grant as an indulgent parent that we may hereafter continue to live a harmless and happy life and keep our self-respect. Christianity Today
It will only be cured when people re-discover the old-fashioned virtues of moderation, self-restraint, self-respect, neighbourliness, and a concern for others.
We are a throwback to the 18th century, when everyone was really nelly and no self-respecting dude went into battle without a perfumed mouchoir. Queer Eye, My Eye! Cast Harasses Hairy Heteros
He glissaded from, the austere altitudes of his self-respect, and his next words were already disingenuous. Love and Mr Lewisham
By thus giving yourself a challenge you enlist the aid of your emotions, and self-respect will goad you on. 23 Steps to Successful Achievement
Criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face, inner dignity or self-respect.
It might be called discreditable enough to move any self-respecting people to shame. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897)
After that no self-respecting highbinder could hold up his head. The Conversion of Ah Lew Sing
If that is the independence we're talking about, no self-respecting American would hesitate for a moment to challenge it.
If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
They shouldn't lose their dignity, confidence and self-respect for another.
Building self-respect and self-esteem in campers can commence with good ice-breakers such as introductory name games.
Eliza does marry for her advancement, after all, but does not sacrifice her self-respect to do so.
They keep people alive and strip them of everything decent: honour, self-respect, and dignity.
These 'charitable' people went into the wretched homes of the poor and -- in effect -- said: 'Abandon every particle of self-respect: cringe and fawn: come to church: bow down and grovel to us, and in return we'll give you a ticket that you can take to a certain shop and exchange for a shillingsworth of groceries. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Poise is teachable; confidence is one of the elements missing from the periodic table, three parts self-respect to two parts experience.
Those who retained sufficient self-respect and sense of responsibility to think of the future were filled with the deepest apprehension.
Some people brag to call attention to themselves, causing others to believe that the egoistic person has a lot of self-respect.
The wives become screaming harridans or, broken-spirited and doglike, lose what little decency and self-respect they have remaining over from their maiden days, and all sink together, unheeding, in their degradation and dirt. THE GHETTO
This threatens tribal equilibrium and inflames the sensibilities of self-respecting alternative-leaning young people. Down and Delirious in Mexico City
I love praline—perhaps not quite as much as chocolate, but I know from sampling Mr. Torres's other wares that he has the populist touch; while he's fully capable of concocting those frilly French desserts that make you feel like titled nobility when they hit your taste buds, he also knows that chocolate is an essential arrow in any self-respecting pasty chef's quiver. Seeking Layers of Heaven

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