It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music.
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
No one can disgrace us but ourselves.
Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.
The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem. . . . Not doing right may have momentary payoffs but will wreak havoc with your self-esteem, respect from others, and quality of life.
Mr. McVicker instilled self-respect in those of us who were his students, because he respected us regardless of our background,
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
When you have self-respect, you have enough.
I prefer a saint with faults to a sinner with none.
An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one's self-respect.