Joan DidionCharacter – the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life – is the source from which self-respect springs.
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Character, the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life, is the source from which self-respect springs. This quote by author and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson captures the essence of what it means to be a good person. This sense of personal responsibility is at the core of living with integrity. You can always control your behavior; you cannot control others' behavior.
Source: On Selfrespect
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