I'm guessing Mr. Truman would be appalled with a view of the world right now, and would be afraid for us! ~nr lenz
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me . . . all I ask is that you respect me as a human being." ~Jackie Robinson
Common courtesy and respect, even if you don't like me, is not too much too ask - of anyone. ~nr lenz
"The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before." ~Ron Silver
I think the 21st century has been worse than ever (within families, between so-called friends, and in our streets). ~nr lenz
"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." ~Cyril Connolly
I think this can apply to many speech writers. ~nr lenz
I do write, for me, but if others enjoy it - all the better. ~nr lenz
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~Frederick Douglass
In other words, don't lie, in spite of treatment by others. ~nr lenz
"Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect." ~Marcus Aurelius
The days are gone when a "handshake" or a "promise" was something you could indelibly depend upon. ~nr lenz
"Be proud to wear you." ~Dodinsky
"You do not need to be the designated driver of someone's intoxicated ego." ~Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com
I love this one, pretty self-explanatory, I think. He is quite thought-provoking. Check out his website. ~nr lenz
"In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat."
~Robert Byrne
I'm not so sure I agree with this one. How can you maintain your self-respect if you, willingly, lie and cheat? ~nr lenz