“You think because he doesn't love you that you are worthless. You think that because he doesn't want you anymore that he is right -- that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws you out, then you are garbage. You think he belongs to you because you want to belong to him. Don't. It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love. Love shouldn't be like that. Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all around it; sometimes you can't even see the mountain for the clouds. But you know what? You go up top and what do you see? His head. The clouds never cover the head. His head pokes through, beacuse the clouds let him; they don't wrap him up. They let him keep his head up high, free, with nothing to hide him or bind him. You can't own a human being. You can't lose what you don't own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you? You really want somebody like that? Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door? You don't, do you? And neither does he. You're turning over your whole life to him. Your whole life, girl. And if it means so little to you that you can just give it away, hand it to him, then why should it mean any more to him? He can't value you more than you value yourself.”
― Toni Morrison
self-respect
― Toni Morrison
self-respect
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One might use this term if one bumps into James Brown on the dancefloor of your local nitespot: "nuff respect".
Alternatively, if your mate manages to pull Kylie: "nuff respect".
Alternatively, if your mate manages to pull Kylie: "nuff respect".
by Langers August 21, 2003
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1. a type of respect earned for doing something –or being in a situation– that is perceived as particularly challenging because it falls outside of situational or social norms and is done out of necessity, not desire.
interjection
2. uttering "mad respect" after witnessing or hearing about a situation as described above.
1. a type of respect earned for doing something –or being in a situation– that is perceived as particularly challenging because it falls outside of situational or social norms and is done out of necessity, not desire.
interjection
2. uttering "mad respect" after witnessing or hearing about a situation as described above.
1. That dude drives a PT Cruiser? Mad respect.
2. GIRL1: Gurrrl, imma tell you, a cockroach crawl up her pants during the speech an she did the whole speech not a flinch. GIRL2: Maaaad respect, gurl.
3. Dawg, you been livin in your car for the past 2 years? Mad respect, homie, mad respect.
2. GIRL1: Gurrrl, imma tell you, a cockroach crawl up her pants during the speech an she did the whole speech not a flinch. GIRL2: Maaaad respect, gurl.
3. Dawg, you been livin in your car for the past 2 years? Mad respect, homie, mad respect.
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by self-respect April 23, 2013
Get the Self-Respect mug.A term that is used to diffuse the impact of an insult. This has been used, albeit to poor effect, in parliament.
Paul Gogarty, a member of Ireland's Green Party, unloaded some fairly colourful language on Labour Party member Emmet Stagg during a debate using this term.
"With all due respect and in the most unparliamentary language, f**k you Deputy Stagg, f**k you, ". He then added, "I apologize now for my use of unparliamentary language."
"With all due respect and in the most unparliamentary language, f**k you Deputy Stagg, f**k you, ". He then added, "I apologize now for my use of unparliamentary language."
by PMcP April 14, 2010
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I never done drugs, drank, got arrested and I have no record. Though I was not the most popular kid in school and I my grades aren't the greatest, I have to much self-respect to change who I am. I have a part time job at the city pound and I am currently in college working towards my degree.
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