Respect - Quotes & Sayings
There's a part of martial arts where we need humility and respect.
Eddie AlvarezAnybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.
Ismail HaniyehThere is no quick fix for illegal immigration. But only when we achieve better control of our borders and better respect for our immigration laws can we give meaning to the discussion we need to have over reforming the numbers, categories, and procedures for legal immigration into the United States.
Jan C. TingEnsuring the respect of international humanitarian law and principles is one of the key areas necessary to establish accountability chains.
Peter MaurerThe principal cause of suffering during humanitarian crises is insufficient respect of applicable rules of international humanitarian law.
Peter MaurerI think that the significance of the WNBA is that it has given women a different platform and a different level of respect as professionals, both as players and also in our coaching.
Anne DonovanI am confident that, as elected officials, we can work together with religious, business and civic leaders, as well as the LGBT community, to develop policies that treat all people with dignity and respect.
Gary HerbertOur moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.
Robert CaseySexuality surrounds us like a dangerous aura. The same reverence that is given to the spirit is not given to the flesh. We have had a sexual revolution, but the sexual revolution only has made sex more pervasive. It hasn't granted the level of reverence and respect that it should have.
Gioconda BelliMy respect for TSA agents went up a notch. We look at 'em like, 'You can't bother me, I'm gettin' on my flight. Stop wastin' my time.' They're doing it to protect us. Their job is to do everything they're doing. We sometimes don't respect other people's jobs because we're caught up in our world.
Lil Rel HoweryI have always had great respect for former president Mandela. The personal sacrifices he made in order to achieve what was right for the people of South Africa is something I carry with me every day.
Aaron SchockI have more respect for somebody who points at his ideal - in this case, the ideal of the pirate - and then becomes something that's more radical, more exciting, more subversive than a pirate could ever be.
Will OldhamWe shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.
Alexander MackenzieI received from my experience in Japan an incredible sense of respect for the art of creating, not just the creative product. We're all about the product. To me, the process was also an incredibly important aspect of the total form.
Julie TaymorOne thing I have always promised is to be open and transparent and to treat employees and partners with respect and integrity.
Brian KrzanichWhat we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs. And also the clubs they shall respect the interests and the aspirations of national teams.
Sepp BlatterLove of, and respect for, the humble routine of everyday life and its creatures was the only moral commandment which carried conviction when I was a child.
Halldor LaxnessI have a lot of respect for countries where the practice of democracy is highly developed. I think, however, that each country has to have its own specific features of democracy.
Mohammed VI of MoroccoWhen we believe in our thoughts, when we tell ourselves a story, we suffer. 'My husband doesn't respect me.' 'I should be thinner.' Those are stories. When there's no story, there's no suffering.
Byron KatieA man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.
David HumeMuch respect to Eminem - he's the greatest.
G-EazyMusic is one of the toughest industries, so I respect everybody who has travelled any distance, come far in this music business and achieved anything because it is so hard, and there are so many people out there these days.
G-EazyMe personally, I will always be a fan at the end of the day. No matter how big this gets, I still look up to other artists and people I respect creatively.
G-EazyWhen I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone's mouth was 'Mister,' a sign of respect.
Mr. TIf every man loves his mother, he's going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.
Mr. TI have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative and hard-working, and had great senses of humor.
Patti SmithI remember I read this harsh review about my show, and one of my friends told me that this was the exact same stuff people said about Madonna. And it's like, she didn't care. Madonna just came out and was herself. I respect that a lot.
Britney SpearsWe have a nanny in the house, but there are always times when one of my kids does something bad or wrong, and they'll listen to me more than they do the nanny. So I think it's important to set up that boundary of respect for them at a young age, so they will know, 'I better listen to Mommy.'
Britney SpearsI respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is.
Guy FieriThe life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow from them, are measures of the common good that serve to evaluate the relationship between justice and injustice, development and poverty, security and conflict.
Pope Benedict XVIAll due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I don't think I would be on 'Dancing with the Stars,' mainly because I would be too shy.
Al PacinoThe highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.
Penn JilletteThere must be right and wrong answers to questions of morality and values that potentially fall within the purview of science. On this view, some people and cultures will be right (to a greater or lesser degree), and some will be wrong, with respect to what they deem important in life.
Sam HarrisI live the life of a farmer. I don't see how I could wear Lagerfeld's designs while feeding my goats. I have respect for Lagerfeld as a man, but I would have so much more for him if he, in turn, respected animals. We do not live in the same world.
Brigitte BardotLike I said, I've got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn't mean you can't support them emotionally and financially.
Sylvester StalloneThe fans, with all due respect, they don't affect the decisions I would make as a coach.
Bill ParcellsI have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.
Mike KrzyzewskiMost young people have tremendous respect for older people's views.
Dennis PragerAmericans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them.
John UpdikeRespect talent. Get respect where respect is due, but don't be caught up in yourself where you do things obliviously and not pay attention to what is going on.
Robert Griffin IIIJust as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual states must now take the initiative with respect to repealing marijuana prohibition laws.
George SorosThis is how you start to get respect: by offering something that you have.
Morrie SchwartzAs you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them.
Hugh JackmanLike, I get along with everybody. I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too.
Lil' KimI could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.
MiguelI have so much respect for what's funny.
Bernie MacI have tremendous respect for Christopher Darden, and I recognize him as an individual of integrity, who did his job to the best of his ability, and I want to tell him thank you. Thank you for enduring hatred from his own community, for being ostracized and called an Uncle Tom and a sellout.
Sterling K. BrownThere are lots of different interpretations of the word 'prodigy.' My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children. So in that respect I could be called one, although I don't think I'll go off the rails.
Adora SvitakI give complete respect to any couple that stays together, however they do it, whether they do it by going on red carpets or going hiking together, you know, or keeping themselves really quiet and trying to stay out of all that press stuff.
Chris MartinThe people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.
E. M. Forster