Word: self-respect
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Koestner, whose story appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1991, stressed the importance of mutual respect between men and women, as well as self-respect...
Gordon told Vogue that her mother's success and beauty have not over-shadowed her own achievements. Because of her mother's constant support, Gordon said, she developed a sense of self-respect and independence...
...makers try to portray Republicans as incapable of compassion. Yet how compassionate is it to create a class of people who are dependent on government aid? What happens to self-respect and pride in oneself when circumstances dictated by the government virtually force you to live in a position only slightly above that of a beggar? This is not compassion; this is lunacy. We Republicans want to create an environment in which welfare is a way out of the cycle of poverty, not a one-way ticket to a life of dependency...
...taking on a major social issue in your report on overweight Americans [Cover Story, Jan. 16]. While the leading reasons for obesity continue to be studied, there can be little argument that it is caused largely by an excess of food, insufficient exercise and a growing lack of self-respect. Time to shape up, America...
Perhaps the movie implies that we shouldn't be pouring money into programs that spawn hoop dreams, breed hopeful young basketball players, and then destroy their confidence to the point that they lose self-respect and likely become resentful of the system that encouraged them. Certainly any program that provides an alternative to the streets is better than nothing, but ideally an inner-city youth program wouldn't rely on the lore of the American basketball star for its appeal...