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Joan Didion

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

Joan Didion

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Self-respect allows us to stop worrying about what other people want or think of us. It helps us reconnect with our own values and sense of identity, independent of outside pressures.

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