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Respect Quotes
"He may be a nobody to you, but he's a somebody to someone else!"
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"To take responsibility is to create respect for the church throughout the earth."
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"You must love him enough to trust his wishes, even if you disagree with them. You must respect him - no matter how wrong you think he may be, no matter how poor you think his decisions, you must respect his desire to make them. Even if one of them includes loving you."
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"Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell."
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"Never judge a woman by her age."
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"The least we each ought to do for someone who treats us like a king or a queen is to treat them like a prince or a princess."
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"Never pay attention to someone who has not earned your respect."
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"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."
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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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"If you're going to sit on someone's tombstone, you might as well know something about them, right?"
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"Don't try to silence other people's genius because you're too deaf to hear your own."
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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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"Tolerance. In all my years of debating politics and religion no mind was changed with derision and no thought convicted by way of harshness. You have no right to demand tolerance while deriding others and their beliefs in the process. Want tolerance? Extend it. You'll be surprised because given it, people will actually listen."
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"I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect."
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"If you want to be respected, do something respectful!"
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"In America, when a man walks in front of a woman it may imply that they are not equals and he is exerting dominance over her, or being arrogant and rude. In a different culture, however, it may be presumed that he is someone worthy of profound respect and is protecting her by going first."
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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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"I am 15 and you are 51, I know you are the best, to be loved by, everyone."
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"Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents."
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"It is very wrong to make fun of anyone because you make fun of the Lord residing within. It doesn't matter if it is a donkey, but after all, (finally) who is he? He is God."
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"The essential respect is the one in your own heart for yourself."
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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."
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"Some people respect some people only because some people respect them."
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"Ethan gave me an admiring look that wasn't about sex, but about that guy moment when they realize you are not just another pretty face, but maybe, just maybe you can be cute, petite, and one of the guys all at the same time."
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"Your direct eye contact is one of the best compliments you can give another human being. You are subliminally telling them that you are listening, they matter, and that what they have to say is important."
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"We must never forget our teachers, our lecturers and our mentors. In their individual capacities have contributed to our academic, professional and personal development."
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"I can be hurt, she said, only by people I respect."
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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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