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Respect Quotes
"Respect... is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique."
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"I don't join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn't have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying child in Heaven - that's none of my business, ultimately. I won't lecture her on the philosophy of science."
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"That was one of the things she loved about him. He assumed she could walk and chew gum at the same time. He never second-guessed her, and he didn't try to change her. He accepted."
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"A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could."
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"A man who goes into a restaurant and blatantly disrespects the servers shows a strong discontent with his own being. Deep down he knows that restaurant service is the closest thing he will ever experience to being served like a king."
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"Some people respect some people only because some people respect them."
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"Pretty?' I said, swivelling in the driver's seat to face him, 'you want to ask me out because I'm pretty?' 'Is there a problem with asking you out because you're pretty?' 'I think you blew it,' said Tiger with a grin. 'You should be asking her out because she's smart, witty, mature beyond her years and every moment in her company makes you want to be a better person - pretty of face should be at the bottom of the list.' 'Oh, blast,' said Perkins despondently. 'It should, shouldn't it?"
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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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"Be obligated to people only in mutual love."
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"Every man that treats a woman like a queen, truly deserves to be treated like a king in return."
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"Never judge a woman by her age."
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"Why do people respect the package rather than the man?"
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"If you want to be respected, do something respectful!"
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"If he pursues women infront of you, you are worth more than him. If you pursue a man, because of tactless spite, he is worth more than you. We're all entitled to live to the truths in our hearts, some won't understand it & that's ok, but it's never & I mean NEVER ok to intentionally go out of your way to make another's journey harder because of the perception they've had on your own."
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"Okay, let's put it this way. I would like to sleep with you. But it's alright if I don't sleep with you. What I'm saying is I'd like to be as fair as possible. I don't want to force anything on anybody, any more than I'd want anything forced on me. It's enough that I feel your presence or see your commas swirling around me."
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"The country inspector's face had shown his intense amazement at the rapid and masterful progress of Holmes' investigation. At first he had shown some disposition to assert his own position, but now he was overcome with admiration, and ready to follow without question wherever Holmes lead."
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"If you set a clear standard for yourself, for how you wish to be treated - people take note."
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"What is the difference between disrespect (avinay) and despise (viradhana)? Disrespect (avinay) means one shows lack of respect and to despise (viradhana) means one becomes an adversary (opponent)."
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"Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision."
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"She suddenly saw Wimsey in a new light. She knew him to be intelligent, clean, courteous, wealthy, well-read, amusing and enamored, but he had not so far produced in her that crushing sense of inferiority which leads to prostration and hero-worship. But she now realized that there was, after all, something godlike about him. He could control a horse."
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"If you continue to treat yourself like a 3rd class citizen, you'll stay a 3rd class citizen.You're better than that."
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"No one can bother the one who has not interfered in the slightest with anyone. If such a person were to go into a town of robbers, the robbers will welcome him with respect and offer him food. No matter how many diamonds he would have with him, the robbers would not be able to touch them. Otherwise they would rob even the one who is accompanied by ten policemen."
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"The essential respect is the one in your own heart for yourself."
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"You are the first person who you should treat with humility. Respect yourself and let it overflow to others."
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"You can always be better than your master but you can never change the fact that you were his student and he was your master! The seed must always respect for his soil!"
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