“Don't lower your standards for anyone or anything. Self-respect is everything.”— Tammy Rivera, twitter.com
“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…”— Dinuki Suraweera, elitedaily.com
“If you want to change the way others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.com
“Interestingly, every time you walk away from a distasteful dating situation you make an investment in your self-respect.”— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com