Respect - Quotes & Sayings
I think that in any language when you have a real relationship, and there is love and respect between people, infidelity is always something difficult to accept - whether you are Chinese, British, French. I think that is a universal concept... or problem.
Jean-Michel JarreThe things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those - those are growing pains. Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I'm not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
NasAt a deep psychological level, convincing young people that they will get the respect, admiration, love that they are looking for through consumerism is a manipulation of a deep human instinct to want to belong.
Helena Norberg-HodgeWe need to instill the values that are important for future generations, and above all we have to show boys how to respect women.
Charlene, Princess of MonacoAll I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.
Walter AnnenbergAnd in this respect, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a tragedy, a clash between one very powerful, very convincing, very painful claim over this land and another no less powerful, no less convincing claim.
Amos OzYou don't stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you.
Olympia Dukakis'God' is a relative word and has a respect to servants, and 'Deity' is the dominion of God, not over his own body, as those imagine who fancy God to be the soul of the world, but over servants.
Isaac NewtonI think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways.
Tom BradyI'm a mama's boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won't do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.
Mr. TI don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
Ice CubeThe advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.
Henry Ward BeecherThieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.
Gilbert K. ChestertonWe must respect the interior laws of creation, of this Earth, to learn these laws and obey them if we want to survive.
Pope Benedict XVIWe're one of the only animals in the world that don't really think of ourselves as animals, but we are animals, and we must respect our fellow animals.
Richard BransonIf being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.
John LennonI do accept that, with - with respect to those vague terms in the Constitution such as equal protection of the laws, due process of law, cruel and unusual punishments. I fully accept that those things have to apply to new phenomena that didn't exist at the time.
Antonin ScaliaConservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.
Benjamin DisraeliWhen about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.
AusoniusI'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treating me with the respect that I think I want.
Samuel L. JacksonI like guitar. It just turned out that it's the instrument I learned to play. I have a lot of respect for it, and I'm learning more and more every day. For me, the classic band setup - guitars, drums, bass - will stay fresh forever. I don't know. I'm still into it.
Mac DeMarcoIn the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which I endeavour to respect, and I loathe the wicked without doing them any injury.
Giacomo CasanovaMothers, stay close to your daughters. Earn and deserve their love and respect. Be united with their father in the rearing of your children. Do nothing in your life to cause your daughters to stumble because of your example.
Ezra Taft BensonIt's a total big difference between a person that got lyrics and a person that can make hit singles. I'm a person that can make some hit singles. I'm not in no booth trying to be a lyrical genius. I'm preparing to make me some singles, and as I develop as a man, then they'll respect my emcee skills.
Waka Flocka FlameI hate victims who respect their executioners.
Jean-Paul SartreOlympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.
Pierre de CoubertinRespect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.
Norman CousinsRespect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Eldridge CleaverIf political leaders want respect, they will begin by enforcing the global rule of law.
Sharan BurrowIn our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God.
Ravi ShankarGoodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.
Luther CampbellOne of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
E. W. HoweI am a passionate nonfinisher. Life is too short, and there are too many great books to read, so if I lose interest or respect, I switch. But when, of course, when you really fall in love with a book, all the others are ignored.
Simon Sebag MontefioreOscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wilde's books in a bookshop makes me smile.
Orhan PamukAs all human beings are, in my view, creatures of God's design, we must respect all other human beings. That does not mean I have to agree with their choices or agree with their opinions, but indeed I respect them as human beings.
Stockwell DayWe can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.
Lal Bahadur ShastriTreating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.
Samuel JohnsonI'm just one woman away, my mother, from being the same as Mike Tyson. I would've ended up like him if my mama had not been so tough and strong. A lot of people, including Mike, don't know I came from the ghetto. They think I'm too nice and proper. But that's the way my mama raised me - to look people in the eye and respect them.
Evander HolyfieldWith all due respect to arachnophobes, I love spiders. Some might call me obsessed, but I've been studying spiders and spider silks for many years now and don't see an end in sight. There is simply too much to do.
Cheryl HayashiThere is respect for law, and then there is complicity in lawlessness.
Rebecca MacKinnonWhen you're a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls - you want to get the most girls. You don't know anything about respect; you don't know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
NasWe are so resilient as a people. I have so much respect for their dignity and courage. I hope the world sees this side of Pakistan, one where professionals want a democracy. The spirit of our intelligentsia cannot be broken.
Asma JahangirI always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, 'Wow!' It's a skill that I don't have, but I can understand the merit of it.
Jonathan AndersonOne of the market's virtues, and the reason it enables so much peaceful interaction and cooperation among such a great variety of peoples, is that it demands of its participants only that they observe a relatively few basic principles, among them honesty, the sanctity of contracts, and respect for private property.
Thomas WoodsWe owe our law enforcement officers the highest respect.
John FlemingWhy don't women have respect for themselves nowadays? What happen to the woman who learned her grandmama's recipes and made her man sweet potato pie? I tell you, they don't make 'em like they used to. Will my real women stand up, please?
Brandon T. JacksonAmericans should not have to wonder if their government is actively looking to subvert them or their political views. We live in a nation where respect for differing beliefs and a vibrant political discourse play an important role in shaping our government.
Mike TurnerI will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect of the past.
Woodrow WilsonI certainly respect other people's opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.
Charles StanleyI think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect.
Neil Gaiman