Word: self-respecting
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...Many IRC staff report seeing increasing numbers of Afghans (new arrivals since the bombing began) in mosques. Hungry children are carried by their parents. There's no eye contact; some shred of self-respect holds them back from asking for help...
...time due to his heavy gambling schedule. “Then once I got back I’d pass out for another day,” he says. “It’s a definite strain on these things. You can lose your pride, your self-respect, your self-control...
...guest who simply requested to be relocated. The only difference was 14 minutes of unpleasantness for everyone in the hotel lobby. "That kind of rudeness is completely unnecessary," says Terpilowski. "Yes, both guests got exactly the same treatment. But the more pleasant of the two left with his self-respect intact and didn't add to an already difficult situation...
...growing up, and there's a lot of me I haven't shown yet to people. In a way, this is the first time I'll ever reveal the wounds...Acting is always about finding out what your character wants, and this character, not unlike myself, is dying for self-respect. I grew up wanting to be this special miracle, and I've tried to prove that my whole life because of the giant black hole that is my need. As time has gone on, I've started to believe more in myself, I guess. I still have...
...interested by your article on the need to foster resilience and self-esteem in children. Having been on the receiving end of bullying when I was in high school in the '60s, I can understand what little boys sometimes have to endure. I was puny, wore glasses and had a very strange surname in an Anglo-Saxon environment. Prime target! But my parents helped me develop self-respect. I became a competent tennis player and cross-country runner and a good skier. As for bullies, they should be encouraged to become more effective leaders. They generally have the needed qualities...