"Without self-respect there can be no genuine success. Success won at the cost of self-respect is not success for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own self-respect."
- B. C. Forbes

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
- Holy Bible (KJV), Mark 8:36

"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian."
- Dennis Wholey

It is a jungle (rough and tough) out there. The world seems to require people who are:
- Strong,
- Tough cookies/ hard yams,
- Dedicated,
- Survivors/ undeterred.