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"There is so much we'll likely never agree on, but can we at least agree to be respectful and kind to each other anyway."
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"When our desire for truth outweighs our fear of change, we make choices that serve an open heart rather than a closed mind."

"I do love you, but I can no longer wait for you to figure out how to love me in a way that makes us both feel good."

"If you can't see some part of yourself in every single person you encounter, then you're not looking closely enough, at the person or at yourself."

"We rarely find answers in the distractions. But oh what possibilities live within the quiet of solitude.In my fear to be alone,I distracted myself away from the deep beauty of my own solitude."

"I looked at my life and for the first time felt like I could hold it all. That I didn't need to let go of anything in order to be whole. That even those things I'd been clinging to had a place in my freedom. That every single thing played its role."

"You don't have to change yourself to meet the expectations of others. CIOs who not only accept you, but celebrate you for who you are. Give your time and energy to the ones committed to truth, the brave souls working toward a life of authenticity. Let that be your tribe, and you their family. Open yourself to connections formed from a pledge to be real."

"Compassion grows in the recognition that we are all the same.If you can't see some part of yourself in every single person you encounter, then you're not looking closely enough, at the person or at yourself."

"Share your gifts. Learn from the gifts of others.Stay open to whichever role - teacher and/or student - life is calling on you to play. And bring as much acceptance and love to each performance.When we walk through life as only a teacher, we miss out on learning from the world around us.When we walk through life as only a student, we miss out on sharing our unique vision of the world."
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"Treat people like people. Beware of pity and patronization because in them, you can't see when you're unashamedly looking down on someone."

"I didn't have the vaguest idea of what to do " I couldn't keep staring at the wall forever, I told myself. But even that admonition didn't work. A faculty advisor reviewing a graduation thesis would have had the perfect comment: you write well, you argue clearly, but you don't have anything to say."

"Never ask about the details of someone's personal life, only the quality. Because if they want you to know, they'll let you know. If they don't want you to know, there is no need to know."

"What grave liability one incurs when one calls a virtuous woman, a whore! It will ruin his countless lives to come. There is no liability if one calls a whore a virtuous woman!"

"Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision."

"I am 15 and you are 51, I know you are the best, to be loved by, everyone."

"It is wise to use titles for people in positions of power, higher education, seniority, or maturity, unless otherwise instructed. This may sound old-fashioned, but practicing respectful traditions will earn you points and inevitably make you seem more cultured and sophisticated. This is especially true with older generations."
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