“I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.”
“football is like life - it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”
“What was so miraculous about a relationship that was based more on my gratitude than on mutual self respect?”
“There was something almost sacred in the self-sacrifice that I felt was required of me as a mother, caring for this child.”
“In our age, self-indulgence and self-destruction, rather than self-sacrifice, are the foundations for new heroic myths.”
“I would rather build a relationship than a wall. Can you pass me another brick?”