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Respect Quotes


"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."


"The cross is the centre of all this in every respect."


"Don't let your teeth make you lose respect by permanently keeping them opened for the sake of being friendly."



"The important thing to remember, ... is that you are a human being and worthy of respect."


"You can disagree with an idea without attacking the person who shared it."


"In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people support me. This is because people there respect others. They don't do this because I am a Pashtun or a Punjabi, a Pakistani, or an Iranian, they do it because of one's words and character. This is why I am being respected and supported there."



"I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty."


"If I am still doing what I'm doing and I still have respect in this town, haven't done anything completely and utterly stupid, then I'll be happy with myself."


"We can disagree with one another without being raging, judgmental, spiteful, self-righteous lunatics. Can't we?"


"We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence."


"You deserve respect and appreciation. A person who doesn't have respect for themselves will more than likely not give it to you. You have to set the standard for yourself by not allowing the insolence."


"In high school, we studied a lot of poetical forms. I was really interested in the math that was involved and the strange live break ups. That gave me a great amount of respect for a rhymed stanza."


"The crowd paid little or no respect to every player out there tonight."


"If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do?"


"Debate, but do not argue. Challenge, but do not force your opinions. To win an argument, but lose a friendship, is a loss. To lose an argument, but retain a friendship, is gain."


"Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due."


"You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect."


"I'm at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me I'm profoundly grateful to her."


"There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect."


"I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity."


"I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the other hand, Marx feels an instinctive inclination and a great respect for the Rothschilds."


"If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly."



"Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better."


"If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill."


"Marches alone won't bring integration when human respect is disintegratin'"


"If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen."


"The concept of dignity of labour took people off the street."


"Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is the readiest to to pay deference to the old, protect the feeble, and serve womankind, regardless of rank, age, or color."


"Why spend your time fighting to make a damaging reality work? Be willing to move on from the people and situations that don't serve your heart. You are capable of creating relationships and circumstances rooted in respect, equality and love. But you have to believe you deserve them."


"If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that."


"I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries."


"I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them."
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