Quotes about Respect

"The respect and protection of woman and of maternity should be raised to the position of an inalienable social duty and should become one of the principles of human morality."

"That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up."

"I deeply admire and respect Hillary Clinton. I think she is a great intellect with great fortitude. I think she was a strong secretary of state and a hardworking and effective senator."

"Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners."

"I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law."

"The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman."

"We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful."

"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power."

"Terrorism knows no boundaries and doesn't respect nations' sovereignties."

"What we make testifies who we are. People can sense care and can sense carelessness. This relates to respect for each other and carelessness is personally offensive."

"All sides must learn to respect one another."

"I am a doctor - it's a profession that may be considered a special mission, a devotion. It calls for involvement, respect and willingness to help all other people."

"To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth."

"Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others."

"Respect goes a long way when you carry yourself a certain way and show manners when you first meet someone. If you do that, then it's hard for somebody not to like you."

"The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance."

"I believe family first. Blood is thicker than water. I grew up like that, and I want to continue to keep that goal in my heart. Just family first! Just honesty, integrity, and respect. All of that. I live by the code of those things. If you do that you'll be fine."

"Often we mistake stability, in terms of security and economic activity, to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar: rule of law and respect for human rights."

"If political leaders want respect, they will begin by enforcing the global rule of law."

"I've been so lucky to work with such great people: people that are such hard workers and have such a respect and appreciation for one another."

"We will not agree on every issue. But let us respect those differences and respect one another. Let us recognize that we do not serve an ideology or a political party; we serve the people."

"Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect."

"There are some people whose opinion I value and respect and it would be very bothersome if I forfeited their respect. But the general public? I'm not preoccupied with the opinions of others."

"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self."

"To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater."

"Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear."

"A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn't mean relinquishing one's rights. It means engaging with one's counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives."

"Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced."

"If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are."

"I think Dutch people are very sober. I don't know if it's the right word. Like, you have the most famous person walk by some Dutch people, and they're like, 'Oh, hello.' And they maybe take a photo, but most of the time, they'll respect you and leave you alone. And if you go to some other countries they will literally mob you, go crazy."

"We say South Africa is an open country, and when people come here, we must deal with them with dignity and respect within the parameters of our Constitution."

"Grace, respect, reserve, and empathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from the public discourse now."

"Tolerance has to be shown by those who come to this country for a new way of life. If you are not prepared to become Australian and give this country your undivided loyalty, obey our laws, respect our culture and way of life, then I suggest you go back where you came from."