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    The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

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I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough read more

I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.

by Joseph De Maistre Found in: Respect Quotes,
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I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me . . . All I ask is that you respect me read more

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me . . . All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

by Jackie Robinson Found in: Respect Quotes,
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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

by Ed Howe Found in: Respect Quotes,
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There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and the love for the woman read more

There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and the love for the woman you love

by Arthur Wing Pinero Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

by Frank Barron Found in: Respect Quotes,
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There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is read more

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.

by Mother Theresa Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

by Baltasar Gracian Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Respect Quotes,
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