Respect Quotes

‘We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.’ – Taylor Swift

‘I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.’ – Jackie Robinson

‘A person’s a person, no matter how small.’ – Dr. Seuss

‘To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.’ – Voltaire

‘Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.’ – Laurence Sterne

‘Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.’ – Abraham Joshua Heschel

‘One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.’ – Bryant H. McGill

‘Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.’ – Clint Eastwood

‘When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.’ – Lao Tzu

‘Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.’ – Albert Camus

‘Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.’ – Albert Einstein

‘Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.’ – Tecumseh

‘The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.’ – William Lyon Phelps

‘This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.’ – Dwight D. Eisenhower

‘Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.’ – Philip James Bailey

‘There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self.’ – Henri Frederic Amiel

‘Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.’ – Barry Bonds

‘I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.’ – Julius Erving

‘To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.’ – Bono

‘That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.’ – William J. H. Boetcker

‘Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.’ – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

‘We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.’ – Malala Yousafzai

‘I think I’m a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it’s authority that I respect.’ – Tupac Shakur

‘I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.’ – J. D. Salinger

‘I have always believed that I should have had no difficulty in causing my rights to be respected.’ – Eli Whitney

‘If we are not free, no one will respect us.’ – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

‘To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.’ – Joan Didion

‘I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.’ – Edward Gibbon

‘Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.’ – Baltasar Gracian

‘When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.’ – Mark Twain

‘It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.’ – Estelle Parsons

‘Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.’ – Lakhdar Brahimi

‘I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn’t conform.’ – Erykah Badu

‘There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.’ – Charles Baudelaire

‘If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.’ – Abraham Lincoln

‘Perhaps the surest test of an individual’s integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.’ – Thomas S. Monson

‘It’s not that the Irish are cynical. It’s rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.’ – Brendan Behan

‘I’m not everybody’s cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I’m a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don’t like it, fair enough. But give me a break.’ – Elton John

‘Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.’ – Friedrich Nietzsche

‘I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man’s self-respect is a sin.’ – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

‘In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.’ – Salvador Dali

‘Never dress down for the poor. They won’t respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.’ – Imelda Marcos

‘And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.’ – Chris Christie

‘The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it’s really all about them.’ – Robbie Coltrane

‘As all human beings are, in my view, creatures of God’s design, we must respect all other human beings. That does not mean I have to agree with their choices or agree with their opinions, but indeed I respect them as human beings.’ – Stockwell Day

‘I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.’ – Gilbert K. Chesterton

‘Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.’ – Robert Casey

‘But really, we also need to learn how to love one another as women. How to appreciate and respect each other.’ – Chaka Khan

‘I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don’t agree with or like.’ – Margaret Mead

‘As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don’t ever want to lose that.’ – Vera Wang

‘People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.’ – Jennifer Capriati

‘Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins.’ – Alphonsus Liguori

‘Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.’ – Albert Einstein

‘Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.’ – Marilyn Monroe

‘Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them.’ – John Updike

‘I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward them.’ – Leon Kass

‘America wants its respect.’ – Tupac Shakur

‘I always respect a woman.’ – Enrique Iglesias

‘Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.’ – Malcolm X

‘I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going. I have respect for the past, but I’m a person of the moment. I’m here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I’m at, then I go forward to the next place.’ – Maya Angelou

‘Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.’ – Bruce Lee

‘The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.’ – Richard Bach

‘I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.’ – Paulo Coelho

‘You can’t respect yourself if you’re afraid to be who you are.’ – Amber Heard

‘I’m so lucky to have such a great family. I respect them so much professionally, and they’ve been unconditionally supportive in the choices that I’ve made. It’s been very good having them on my side.’ – Jack Huston

‘Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?’ – Confucius

‘A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.’ – Billy Graham

‘Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.’ – C. S. Lewis

‘Life is supposed to be about love and good times, and so I’ve forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions, and I’m ready to move forward and allow my life to be a light to others that it’s never over, even for a person like me, who has lost a tremendous amount of respect among my peers, my fans, my friends and family.’ – Jon Jones

‘Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity, and showing up with outright love.’ – Robin S. Sharma

‘There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.’ – Orison Swett Marden

‘Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.’ – Vince Lombardi

‘If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.’ – Louis D. Brandeis

‘It isn’t about being or not being a thug. It’s about being real. I think that is how street respect is earned.’ – Sisqo

‘I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.’ – Ranbir Kapoor

‘All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.’ – Brian Tracy

‘Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call ‘global challenges,’ which require global solidarity.’ – Ban Ki-moon

‘I want to say a little something that’s long overdue, the disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends, I wanna offer my love and respect till the end.’ – Adam Yauch

‘Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that’s always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face.’ – Demetrious Johnson

‘We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.’ – Ruby Bridges

‘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.’ – Blake Lively

‘We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean… and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.’ – Michelle Obama

‘Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.’ – Jane Addams

‘Be kind, don’t judge, and have respect for others. If we can all do this, the world would be a better place. The point is to teach this to the next generation.’ – Jasmine Guinness

‘Respect the burden.’ – Napoleon Bonaparte

‘I hate victims who respect their executioners.’ – Jean-Paul Sartre

‘Be loyal to those who are loyal to you. And respect everyone, even your enemies and competition.’ – John Cena

‘I guess at the end of the day, all women like to be appreciated and treated with respect and kindness.’ – Sofia Vergara

‘Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.’ – Anton Chekhov

‘Openness, respect, integrity – these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.’ – Justin Trudeau

‘The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I’ve always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It’s been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It’s a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.’ – Michael Jordan

‘Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.’ – Orhan Pamuk

‘If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.’ – Winston Churchill

‘When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.’ – Dalai Lama

‘Punctuality and showing respect in the workplace are the foundations of success. Success is meaningless without them. I’m always looking to pass these lessons on to younger players, because they are the secret of excelling and developing your game.’ – Raul

‘I respect all religions, but I’m not a deeply religious person. But I try and live life in the right way, respecting other people. I wasn’t brought up in a religious way, but I believe there’s something out there that looks after you.’ – David Beckham

‘We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.’ – Joseph Joubert

‘Respect for the rights of others means peace.’ – Benito Juarez

‘Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.’ – Gary Ryan Blair

‘We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.’ – Aretha Franklin

‘My daughter was four when I married Mihir. I share everything with her and I respect her emotions. She has adjusted quite well.’ – Manini Mishra

‘I come from a poor family, I have seen poverty. The poor need respect, and it begins with cleanliness.’ – Narendra Modi

‘I’ve always believed one thing. Just because you say ‘good morning’ and ‘good night’ to a coach doesn’t mean you respect him. You should have respect in your heart.’ – Hardik Pandya

‘Different people have different opinions, and it’s okay to respect all of them.’ – Juan Pablo Galavis

‘We should respect all religions and just believe in peace, kindness and harmony.’ – Ananya Panday

‘Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.’ – Larry Bird

‘We respect our elders. There is wisdom that comes from experience, and I am not going to stop learning from wise counsel.’ – Marcia Fudge

‘You can’t allow tradition to get in the way of innovation. There’s a need to respect the past, but it’s a mistake to revere your past.’ – Bob Iger

‘I’m not somebody that’s trying to be somebody else. I’m being myself for the most part and people respect that.’ – Gervonta Davis

‘All great chefs have two things in common. First, they respect nature as the true artist, and they are just cooks. Second, everything that they do is an extension of them as a person.’ – Marco Pierre White

‘We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.’ – Sylvia Earle

‘The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words.’ – Johnny Iuzzini

‘Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.’ – DMX

‘The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people.’ – Elena Kagan

‘A great chef is an artist that I truly respect.’ – Robert Stack

‘I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence would save us, but it won’t.’ – Audre Lorde

‘The gifts of lovers to one another are, in respect to love, nothing but forms; yet, they testify to invisible love.’ – Rumi

‘You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that’s fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.’ – Steffi Graf

‘We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.’ – H. L. Mencken

‘I respect everybody. You don’t have to earn my respect. You earn my disrespect.’ – Charlie Murphy

‘Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.’ – Don Miguel Ruiz

‘Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.’ – Stephen Covey

‘The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it’s a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated by the other, who want the other to respect them. Battles over status can be even more intractable than those over land or water or oil.’ – Alain de Botton

‘We’re all human, and part of being human is showing respect and support for others’ life choices.’ – Daniel Lubetzky

‘We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.’ – George Santayana

‘The enemies cannot destroy the king who has at his service the respect and friendship of the wise men who can find fault, disagree, and correct him.’ – Thiruvalluvar

‘Hormones get no respect. We think of them as the elusive chemicals that make us a bit moody, but these magical little molecules do so much more.’ – Susannah Cahalan

‘You get respect when you give respect. That’s how you get respect.’ – Michael Nutter

‘Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono.’ – John Kennedy

‘Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.’ – Pink

‘It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put – without delay, and with tenderness – back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try.’ – Alice Walker

‘When we believe in our thoughts, when we tell ourselves a story, we suffer. ‘My husband doesn’t respect me.’ ‘I should be thinner.’ Those are stories. When there’s no story, there’s no suffering.’ – Byron Katie

‘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.’ – Martin Luther King, Jr.

‘I have a relationship with God. I do believe in God, The Son, and Holy Ghost. But I respect everybody, and as far as the Muslims go, I like how they live because they have discipline. They have real structure and I like.’ – Tee Grizzley

‘True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.’ – Ralph W. Sockman

‘My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect, and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.’ – Kate Middleton

‘Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?’ – Marilyn Monroe

‘Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.’ – Nathaniel Branden

‘A good society is characterised not just by liberty but by mutual respect and responsibility. When this breaks down it takes a lot more than police officers to put things right.’ – David Lammy

‘You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you’re putting out there, if it’s received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it’s not received, great, I respect you for not.’ – Octavia Spencer

‘I love the Kanye West, I respect the Kanye West, but his wife look like fat penguin. She eat too much cheeseburger and she have no moderation.’ – The Iron Sheik

‘Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.’ – Nathaniel Hawthorne

‘At a deep psychological level, convincing young people that they will get the respect, admiration, love that they are looking for through consumerism is a manipulation of a deep human instinct to want to belong.’ – Helena Norberg-Hodge

‘Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.’ – Aristotle

‘I do respect people’s faith, but I don’t respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.’ – Javier Bardem

‘Software eventually and necessarily gained the same respect as any other discipline.’ – Margaret H. Hamilton

‘When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.’ – LeBron James

‘My father used to have an expression. He’d say, ‘Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community.” – Joe Biden

‘Cooperation and respect for each other will advance the cause of human rights worldwide. Confrontation, vilification, and double standards will not.’ – Robert Mugabe

‘There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in – that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.’ – Mother Teresa

‘It’s widely recognized that there is no peace without development and no development without peace; it is also true that there is no peace and sustainable development without respect for human rights.’ – Antonio Guterres

‘We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among us reads, and is so easy in his circumstances as to have leisure for conversations of improvement and for acquiring information.’ – Benjamin Franklin

‘Respecting people is an important part of life, whether it’s the person doing janitorial work or the person above you. It doesn’t matter who you are: I’m going to respect you.’ – Andy Reid

‘Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions.’ – David Robinson

‘Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that.’ – Eartha Kitt

‘Your private life is your private life and you keep it to yourself. You get more respect that way.’ – Jay Kay

‘FIFA stands for discipline, respect, fair-play, not just on the field of play, but in our society as well.’ – Sepp Blatter

‘When you get the respect of the fans, it’s very hard not to be happy.’ – Yaya Toure

‘I call horses ‘divine mirrors’ – they reflect back the emotions you put in. If you put in love and respect and kindness and curiosity, the horse will return that.’ – Allan Hamilton

‘Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.’ – Tiberius

‘I’m kind of a good girl – and I’m not. I’m a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I’m a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That’s what the stories in my music do.’ – Katy Perry

‘It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.’ – Harvey Milk

‘I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you’re dead.’ – Tom Stoppard

‘Mankind’s true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.’ – Milan Kundera

‘I have three goalkeepers who really inspired me. Jens Lehmann was my idol because he played for Schalke and was really progressive in the way he developed the position in Germany. I also have a lot of respect for all that Oliver Kahn achieved with the national team. Outside Germany, I would add that Edwin van der Sar was a big role model.’ – Manuel Neuer

‘Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living.’ – Harriet Tubman

‘To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.’ – James Baldwin

‘In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.’ – Richard M. Nixon

‘I come from a family where we were taught to love and respect every community and religion.’ – Manisha Koirala

‘With my wife I don’t get no respect. I made a toast on her birthday to ‘the best woman a man ever had.’ The waiter joined me.’ – Rodney Dangerfield

‘I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal.’ – Jim Carrey

‘I believe in one power, and that is the hand of God. I respect all religions.’ – Lata Mangeshkar

‘I don’t think about, ‘Oh, I’m finally getting my respect,’ because I don’t care about this.’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov

‘I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake’s important.’ – Frank Ocean

‘Respect… is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.’ – Annie Gottlieb

‘Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.’ – Barack Obama

‘A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman physician that forms a situation of singular and painful loneliness, leaving her without support, respect or professional counsel.’ – Elizabeth Blackwell

‘I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.’ – Harry Styles

‘I have a great respect for incremental improvement, and I’ve done that sort of thing in my life, but I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed.’ – Steve Jobs

‘In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.’ – James Madison

‘Talent is given by God but you should respect it by doing good work.’ – Johnny Lever

‘Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.’ – Alex Morgan

‘Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.’ – Benjamin E. Mays

‘All of us are probably three people. We’re probably the person that we think we are, and we’re probably the person that you or somebody else perceives us to be, and… frankly, we’re probably somewhere in the middle. And I think that it’s important that there be a balance with respect to how individuals are – you know, are looked at.’ – Michael Ovitz

‘Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.’ – George Best

‘We live in a diverse society – in fact, a diverse world – and we must learn to live in peace and with respect for each other.’ – Stan Lee

‘When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.’ – Louis Pasteur

‘There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.’ – Walter Hagen

‘You know, at the end of the day, all you can do is work at it, perfect your craft, come in with a great attitude and just respect everybody in the building.’ – Tyler Herro

‘Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.’ – Luther Campbell

‘Being raised by a Catholic father, a Protestant mother, and marrying the Muslim father of my three children, I encourage people to respect and at least try to understand different religions.’ – Yolanda Hadid

‘We all have goals: We want to matter. We want to be important. We want to have freedom and power to pursue our creative work. We want respect from our peers and recognition for our accomplishments. Not out of vanity or selfishness, but of an earnest desire to fulfill our personal potential.’ – Ryan Holiday

‘There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can’t prove that there aren’t any, so shouldn’t we be agnostic with respect to fairies?’ – Richard Dawkins

‘Every daughter is a shadow of her mum. I respect that, but there’s a limit. There’s a certain line that needs to be drawn, which every mother and daughter understands.’ – Pulkit Samrat

‘Lasting love has to be built on mutual regard and respect. It is about seeing the other person. I am very interested in relationships and, when I watch couples, sometimes I can sense a blindness has set in. They have stopped seeing each other. It is not easy to see another person.’ – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

‘I deserve respect for the things I did not do.’ – Dan Quayle

‘The quantity and quality of consciousness, one may say, have always been growing throughout geological times. In this respect man, in whom nervous organisation and therefore psychological powers have attained an undisputed maximum, may be considered, scientifically, as a natural centre of evolution of the primates.’ – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

‘I have too much respect for people to try to control them. But they are estranged from love, afraid to reach out and touch one another. We’re afraid to appear sentimental or speak in platitudes because people will say, ‘What a jerk!’ It takes courage in our culture to be a lover.’ – Leo Buscaglia

‘If you’re talking to a man who wouldn’t fight with you under any circumstances whatsoever, then you’re talking to someone for whom you have absolutely no respect.’ – Jordan Peterson

‘If Copenhagen were a person, that person would be generous, beautiful, elderly, but with a flair. A human being that has certain propensities for quarrelling, filled with imagination and with appetite for the new and with respect for the old – somebody who takes good care of things and of people.’ – Connie Nielsen

‘The only thing I command is respect.’ – Kyrie Irving

‘As you get older, you grow and mature, and that should never stop. As soon as you stop growing, you’re done living. I’ll always be growing, forever learning, forever taking in advice from people I deeply respect.’ – Odell Beckham, Jr.

‘Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.’ – Yousef Munayyer

‘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.’ – Hassan Rouhani

‘That’s what people respect, the fact that I wasn’t a chump that laid on his back and gave up.’ – Mike Tyson

‘Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren’t aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are.’ – David Attenborough

‘In limits, there is freedom. Creativity thrives within structure. Creating safe havens where our children are allowed to dream, play, make a mess and, yes, clean it up, we teach them respect for themselves and others.’ – Julia Cameron

‘Liberals are some of the most arrogant, condescending smart alecks, but they’re just pure ignorant, and they fit the bill of people who have no love and no respect for the founding of this country.’ – Rush Limbaugh

‘To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it’s no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.’ – Marlene Dietrich

‘To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats.’ – Hideki Tojo

‘Don’t worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say with respect.’ – Mariano Rivera

‘You are free to reject God. Make sure that you’re really rejecting God, not some caricature of God that the church has shown you. But I, one, respect a God who not only allows us to reject Him but includes the arguments we can use against Him in the Bible. I respect that.’ – Philip Yancey

‘All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture – community, hard work, perseverance, respect – contribute directly to our success.’ – Troy Polamalu

‘It’s about respect and the morals and the value of life. And treat people how you want to be treated. That’s the biggest thing I was brought up on from my parents.’ – A. J. Green

‘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.’ – John Lynch

‘A peaceful world requires collective measures for the prevention of war, international cooperation to solve economic and social problems, and respect for human rights.’ – Goran Persson

‘Sometimes we are separated by differences, and sometimes we are united by common ideals of respect and compassion.’ – Paul Watson

‘Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing – if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.’ – Frank Sinatra

‘I hope that everyone has the opportunity, whatever their work environment may be, to be surrounded by people that they respect and are inspired by.’ – Janet Varney

‘If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.’ – Maimonides

‘If you don’t value and respect yourself, nobody else will.’ – Nagma

‘I’m not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treating me with the respect that I think I want.’ – Samuel L. Jackson

‘I think the word respect is underrated.’ – Michael Clarke

‘Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.’ – Gamaliel Bailey

‘Most good relationships are built on mutual trust and respect.’ – Mona Sutphen

‘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.’ – Maria Montessori

‘Rallying is a sport in which accidents do happen. You have to respect the conditions you face.’ – Colin McRae

‘You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn.’ – SZA

‘If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you’ll need their help. And two, because it’s a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.’ – Simon Sinek

‘I respect the Bible and offer namaz regularly. But I am ritualistic only up to a certain extent. I believe only in those rituals that I can understand and connect with, and conduct them my own way.’ – Emraan Hashmi

‘At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.’ – Herman Melville

‘We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living.’ – Davy Crockett

‘I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it’s a search for how I can do things better, whether it’s being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve.’ – Tom Cruise

‘If man doesn’t learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.’ – Peter Benchley

‘There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don’t necessarily want to be like them. I’m too happy being myself.’ – James D’arcy

‘The people I respect the least are the ones that take themselves way too seriously.’ – Corey Taylor

‘We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.’ – Alexander Mackenzie

‘I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I’ve always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor, I wanted to commit myself.’ – Dwayne Johnson

‘I have a lot of respect for Martin Luther King. I think he was one of the greatest orators that the country ever produced.’ – Fred Hampton

‘Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.’ – James H. Douglas, Jr.

‘I am personally not against keeping animals at zoos, as they serve a huge educational purpose, but treating them well and with respect seems the least we could do, and with ‘we’ I mean not just zoo staff, but most certainly also the public.’ – Frans de Waal

‘I’m an atheist, but I’m very relaxed about it. I don’t preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do.’ – Daniel Radcliffe

‘Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.’ – U Thant

‘We’ve got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else is going to do it.’ – Dorothy Height

‘Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one’s wishes.’ – Nikita Khrushchev

‘Our freedom, our prosperity and our security depend on a proper respect for the fortune of our neighbours, allies and old friends.’ – Nicholas Soames

‘Braggarts are insecure and need attention, and bragging often has the opposite effect on most people when you’re trying to gain their respect and increase your influence.’ – Mark Goulston

‘May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.’ – Kinky Friedman

‘When I am singing, I believe that if I respect the public, then they will respect me, and I know it. It’s noticeable.’ – Selena

‘Grace, respect, reserve, and empathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from the public discourse now.’ – Meryl Streep

‘There are good men out there. There are guys who have their priorities straight, who take care of their kids, who respect their mothers.’ – Pepa

‘All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.’ – Walter Annenberg

‘Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I’m afraid it did.’ – Bette Davis

‘We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.’ – Mitt Romney

‘If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.’ – John W. Gardner

‘If it wasn’t for women, I wouldn’t be here. I’m a mamma’s boy at heart. I love my mom. I have the deepest, utmost respect for women.’ – Roman Reigns

‘I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I’ve always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor.’ – Ryan Gosling

‘Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.’ – Jack Nicklaus

”Harry Potter’ gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.’ – J. K. Rowling

‘Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.’ – Ford Frick

‘A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.’ – William Hazlitt

‘At the time of Polaroid – and I did a couple of other commercials just before I stopped doing that stuff – at that point I was at the level where they respect you and your opinion and all that sort of thing.’ – Jim Henson

‘The point of feminism is you shouldn’t have to be a man to be treated with equal respect.’ – Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

‘Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace.’ – Ingrid Newkirk

‘Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it’s not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.’ – Amy Grant

‘I’ve always had such a high level of respect for Taylor Swift because she writes all of her music.’ – Bazzi

‘We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.’ – Aldo Leopold

‘This world belongs to all of us, and all sexes should be able to live in respect and harmony.’ – Michelle Yeoh

‘I’ve got no respect for any young man who won’t join the colors.’ – Nathan Bedford Forrest

‘Terrorism can never be accepted. We must fight it together, with methods that do not compromise our respect for the rule of law and human rights, or are used as an excuse for others to do so.’ – Anna Lindh

‘You will not tell me that you accept me. You will not tell me that you tolerate me. That is not your power. I take that from you. You will respect me for who I am.’ – Dominique Jackson

‘My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them.’ – Milo Ventimiglia

‘The whole concept of treating people with dignity and respect is a concept that isn’t a business concept, it’s a life concept. It’s who you are at the end of the day.’ – Greg Brenneman

‘If you don’t respect me you’re not gonna get that respect back.’ – David Hasselhoff

‘No one deserves any more respect than the other person until they prove themselves unworthy.’ – Frankie Faison

‘Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.’ – Gordon B. Hinckley

‘If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.’ – Maya Angelou

‘Mutual respect! That’s what it takes to be friends.’ – Hugo Chavez

‘As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all.’ – George B. McClellan

‘I’m not the best shooter and I’m not the best scorer, but you do have to respect me because I can go off.’ – Marcus Smart

‘Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.’ – Mohamed ElBaradei

‘Among my dad’s generation, when you gave another man a pocketknife as a gift, it was a show of respect. I’ll still give someone the knife out of my pocket.’ – Chris Stapleton

‘Simple ingredients, treated with respect… put them together and you will always have a great dish.’ – Jose Andres

‘In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train.’ – Bruce Catton

‘Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.’ – Sebastian Coe

‘It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family – and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.’ – John Major

‘Certainly we have made mistakes, but you try and learn from your mistakes. And the most important thing is always to move forward and, I think, empower people to do their best, and to lead. I think people respect that and work better under those circumstances.’ – Anna Wintour

‘My parents loved each other. I was raised in a house of total love and respect. My dad worked very hard and my mother was incredibly devoted to him. I can unequivocally, without any peradventure of doubt, tell you that I was raised with the kind of love that we only dream of.’ – James Woods

‘How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.’ – John C. Maxwell

‘All first responders do noble work, and all of them deserve our respect and our appreciation.’ – William Barr

‘We will respect all our opponents, as we always do.’ – Sergio Ramos

‘Respect the place you live, be aware of the impact that you have on things.’ – Marion Cotillard

‘It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.’ – Ivan Pavlov

‘As human beings we value the experience that comes with age. We are reminded over and over again with statements like ‘older and wiser’ and ‘respect your elders,’ promoting age as something to be cherished and respected.’ – Jenna Morasca

‘It is my goal to love everyone. I hate no one. Regardless of their race, religion, their proclivities, the desire of their heart and how they want to live their life and the decisions that they make. I can even respect people’s decisions and lifestyle choices just as I hope they have the courtesy to respect my decisions and my choices.’ – Kirk Cameron

‘I haven’t had an orthodox career, and I’ve wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!’ – Sally Field

‘When someone you have a lot of respect for believes in you, it helps you believe in yourself.’ – Cat Osterman

‘To work with anyone you admire and respect, and have for a very long time, is a surreal thing.’ – Cameron Monaghan

‘Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them. By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies, they won that respect that the opponent has for them.’ – Jose Mourinho

‘The Cobra is my personal favorite car. The original 289 Cobra is the car I respect the most. I like to drive the 289 better than the 427.’ – Carroll Shelby

‘Plan B is really a little garage band of three people, and our mandate has been to help get difficult material, that might not otherwise get made, to the screen and to work with directors we respect.’ – Brad Pitt

‘When you steal from somebody, you are saying to them, ‘I don’t respect how hard you worked for your money.’ When somebody steals from you, that’s what they’re saying.’ – Charles Barkley

‘The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.’ – Xi Jinping

‘Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me.’ – Bertrand Russell

‘I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too.’ – Lil’ Kim

‘We – what we need is a dialogue among civilizations. And we need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.’ – Manmohan Singh

‘Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.’ – B. R. Ambedkar

‘There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty.’ – Helena Christensen

‘This is how you start to get respect: by offering something that you have.’ – Morrie Schwartz

‘Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.’ – Henry David Thoreau

‘Theatre was an art form that I didn’t really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage, I was able to combine all the things I’d learnt through writing on my own.’ – Martin McDonagh

‘If I made a commitment, I stood by that commitment – and try to make it real. Because when you become leaders, the most important thing you have is your word, your trust. That’s where respect comes from.’ – Michelle Obama

‘I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.’ – Queen Elizabeth II

‘All my life, I’ve been working with male directors, which I’ve really enjoyed. And I’m lucky in that I’ve worked with men who have a lot of respect for women. But working with a woman is a different experience. It feels like the communication is different.’ – Gal Gadot

‘Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.’ – James Brown

‘My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I’m talking about philosophy, I mean respect to willpower, self confidence. Those qualities, I think it’s very important, not just for fighting, but for any person.’ – Lyoto Machida

‘I’d never played on a team until high school. It gave me a sense of belonging, a focus, and helped build my confidence. I liked the feeling of accomplishment and the respect. Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life.’ – Howie Long

‘Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.’ – Sandra Day O’Connor

‘Whatever happens to bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies are gaining ground and more respect. Ethereum, for instance, has far more transparency.’ – Richard Quest

‘There must be right and wrong answers to questions of morality and values that potentially fall within the purview of science. On this view, some people and cultures will be right (to a greater or lesser degree), and some will be wrong, with respect to what they deem important in life.’ – Sam Harris

‘A brainy person does not abuse copyright; instead they respect it and uphold it.’ – Maximillian Degenerez

‘I appreciate all the respect from players, all the fans voting for me for All-Star. It’s something when I was young, I never imagined. Being voted like that, hearing from the greats.’ – Luka Doncic

‘I respect a lot the players: their hair and their hair colour.’ – Unai Emery

‘We don’t do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.’ – Anita Baker

‘By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense.’ – Horace Walpole

‘Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they’ll say, ‘God, he said exactly what I was thinking.’ And when they begin to respect you, they’ll follow you to the death.’ – Lee Iacocca

‘If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.’ – Robert Schumann

‘One effect of an individualistic culture that’s poor at instilling mutual respect is that people jump more quickly to anger or violence.’ – Geoff Mulgan

‘Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child’s own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.’ – James E. Faust

‘I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose.’ – Orson Welles

‘Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness.’ – Holly Branson

‘In many ways, anti-anti-Trumpism mirrors Donald Trump himself because, at its core there are no fixed values, no respect for constitutional government or ideas of personal character – only a free-floating nihilism cloaked in insult, mockery, and bombast.’ – Charlie Sykes

‘I am an agnostic, even though I respect and am interested in all religions. If there’s something I believe in, it’s a mysterious energy; the one that fills the oceans during tides, the one that unites nature and beings.’ – Monica Bellucci

‘When I started, athletes fought for honor, respect, philosophy.’ – Jose Aldo

‘Keep Ukraine out of NATO, urge Putin to respect international boundaries and issue a credible threat: If Russia invades Ukraine, then the United States and Europe will embargo all Russian fossil fuels.’ – Nancy Mace

‘Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.’ – Thucydides

‘Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators and competitors, bring up a family and have friends. That’s not enough any more, and I think that is absolutely tragic – and I’m not exaggerating – that people feel like a decent, ordinary, fun life is no longer enough.’ – John Cleese

‘If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it.’ – John Lennon

‘People have to respect intellectual property.’ – Coco Lee

‘Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom.’ – Horst Koehler

‘I’m not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.’ – Sugar Ray Leonard

‘I’m the type of guy that always respect the older rappers who paved the way for us to get here.’ – Playboi Carti

‘Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That’s how rich I want to be.’ – Rita Rudner

‘I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir.’ – Zubin Mehta

‘I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy – I don’t disparage envy, but I don’t accept it as legitimately my master.’ – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

‘I will respect the limits of my experience but that won’t stop me from trying to lead by example of my work. Being a good teammate and picking them up on and off the field is a simple goal of mine.’ – Anthony Rizzo

‘I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect of the past.’ – Woodrow Wilson

‘I don’t have to participate in another culture’s ceremonies in order to respect that culture.’ – Sherman Alexie

‘Early is on time, on time is late and late is forgotten. Is it a rule? No. It’s my personal mantra, and I feel like I have a lot of respect for time. I really do. It’s precious. We shouldn’t take it for granted.’ – Brian Flores

‘Respect a man, he will do it the more.’ – James Howell

‘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.’ – Lamar Odom

‘No other people have a government more worthy of their respect and love or a land so magnificent in extent, so pleasant to look upon, and so full of generous suggestion to enterprise and labor.’ – Benjamin Harrison

‘The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.’ – Igor Stravinsky

‘I certainly respect other people’s opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.’ – Charles Stanley

‘I’ve always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and fairness and mutual respect.’ – Andrew Young

‘Leadership is something you earn, something you’re chosen for. You can’t come in yelling, ‘I’m your leader!’ If it happens, it’s because the other guys respect you.’ – Ben Roethlisberger

‘As long as I value what I have and respect my cricket, I know I am on the right path.’ – Ajinkya Rahane

‘You have to respect people for what they do. Just because you don’t like it, it’s like, I don’t like heavy metal too much, but I can still respect it.’ – Logic

‘It’s crazy how a whole lot of African artists work. Big respect to everyone that does it, but I have not heard anything that really cuts across. We’re trying to do that.’ – WizKid

‘Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.’ – Pierre de Coubertin

‘Obedience is a strong virtue, capable of making me master of my emotions by giving me more strength to conquer my pride as I submit to those above me out of respect for their God-given authority and those below me out of love.’ – Mother Angelica

‘Here’s my gift-giving rule: Respect your current financial situation.’ – Suze Orman

‘NBA players are intense competitors, and it is truly humbling to know that my peers see me as someone who exhibits sportsmanship and respect on the court.’ – Kemba Walker

‘All morality consists in a system of rules, and the essence of all morality is to be sought for in the respect which the individual acquires for these rules.’ – Jean Piaget

‘I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.’ – June Jordan

‘I tend to treat everyone like equals. That is my downfall, though, because Oprah is Oprah, and Barack is Barack, and you’ve gotta come in with a certain level of respect and admiration and love while still having that respect. Look at them – these people are, at this point, royalty. I think I get a little too chummy.’ – Chrissy Teigen

‘Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.’ – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

‘The Iranians have shot down drones. They tried to destroy the Saudi oil fields. They tried to storm our embassy. So, when my Democratic friends say we need appeasement, well appeasement hasn’t worked. And I think that we’ve learned, with respect to Iran, that weakness invites the wolves.’ – John Kennedy

‘The crown must constantly earn citizens’ appreciation, respect and trust.’ – Felipe VI of Spain

‘China does not play by the rules; they do not respect the rules. They develop projects that are not feasible, leaving countries with huge debt that cannot be paid back and use that as financial leverage.’ – Nayib Bukele

‘I came across few whites as a boy at Qunu. The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper. Occasionally, white travelers or policemen passed through our area. These whites appeared as grand as gods to me, and I was aware that they were to be treated with a mixture of fear and respect.’ – Nelson Mandela

‘We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy.’ – Recep Tayyip Erdogan

‘I’m just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart.’ – Garth Davis

‘My brother and I have converted to Christianity, and my other brother and sister are still Sikh. So for me, it’s not something that I ever want to be judgmental on. I know my parents are two people of a very strong faith. I respect all that they’ve done in raising their four kids and in the opportunities that they’ve given us.’ – Nikki Haley

‘I respect and value the ideals of rugged individualism and self-reliance. But rugged individualism didn’t defeat the British, it didn’t get us to the moon, build our nation’s highways, or map the human genome. We did that together. This is the high call of patriotism.’ – Cory Booker

‘I’m not apologetic with respect to the policies of the Bush administration. I think we basically got it right.’ – Dick Cheney

‘Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals ‘love’ them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more.’ – Edwin Way Teale

‘Respect the masterpiece. It is true reverence to man. There is no quality so great, none so much needed now.’ – Frank Lloyd Wright

‘My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based, instead, on mutual respect, honesty and understanding – concepts many modern liberals should consider revisiting.’ – Tammy Bruce

‘If you don’t stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do?’ – Miranda Lambert

‘To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are.’ – Andreja Pejic

‘I am not very proud of being an human being; in fact, I distinctly dislike the species in many ways. I can readily conceive of beings vastly superior in every respect.’ – H. P. Lovecraft

‘No one deserves to die alone. No matter who you are, you deserve to have someone by your side. And as a volunteer with hospice, we provide that love, comfort, and respect.’ – Torrey DeVitto

‘I can respect different opinions, because everybody has a story.’ – Richa Chadha

‘Journalism should be more like science. As far as possible, facts should be verifiable. If journalists want long-term credibility for their profession, they have to go in that direction. Have more respect for readers.’ – Julian Assange

‘You need people who have their own views, whose views you respect, whom you can have a productive disagreement with, and work out ideas which you might not have come up with, or who improve on ideas you had.’ – Lee Hsien Loong

‘I come from a theatrical background, where, if you’re working on a movie or a play, you always respect the people you work with. You’re accommodating.’ – Derek Hough

‘Perhaps I seek certain utopian things, space for human honour and respect, landscapes not yet offended, planets that do not exist yet, dreamed landscapes.’ – Werner Herzog

‘What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children, for how difficult their world is.’ – Maurice Sendak

‘I’m always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect.’ – Jane Goodall

‘I don’t care who you are. You can be the smallest person off the street, or you could be the biggest person in the world. I’m going to treat everybody the same – with respect.’ – DeMar DeRozan

‘We need to put human rights, a belief in multilateralism and respect for international law back at the heart of foreign policy.’ – Emily Thornberry

‘The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.’ – Bayard Rustin

‘I just respect people and mind my business. I don’t got time to worry about what the next man’s pockets are looking like, I gotta worry about what mine are looking like and my family.’ – E-40

‘I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.’ – Wilson Mizner

‘By the way, I’m not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons.’ – Eric Schlosser

‘Any man who puts a pair of gloves on deserves respect because lots wouldn’t dream of it. To get in there and go one-on-one, you need your hand shaking afterwards. Many men wouldn’t get involved.’ – Tyson Fury

‘The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.’ – Carl Sandburg

‘There’s value in checks and balances. And there’s value in having independence in the governor’s office with respect to the legislature.’ – Charlie Baker

‘Dissent is the highest form of patriotism, and I intend to continue to push my country to respect the rights of all its citizens. I will not be silenced.’ – Linda Sarsour

‘I’ve come a different path to some and, while I respect everyone else’s 100 per cent, I’m proud of mine. I’m proud of where I’ve come from and where I am trying to get to.’ – Chris Wilder

‘I have a lot of people I respect and a lot of people I have time for – reciprocity isn’t necessary.’ – Brian Lara

‘Christlike communications are expressions of affection and not anger, truth and not fabrication, compassion and not contention, respect and not ridicule, counsel and not criticism, correction and not condemnation. They are spoken with clarity and not with confusion. They may be tender or they may be tough, but they must always be tempered.’ – L. Lionel Kendrick

‘The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can’t eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as ‘progress’, doesn’t spread.’ – Andy Rooney

‘I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it’s not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.’ – Roger Federer

‘I have been lucky enough to work with people who inspire me, who I admire and respect, and who have made films – before working with me – that I continually return to over the years because they are so good.’ – Casey Affleck

‘I like children; I like ’em, and I respect ’em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.’ – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

‘As it happens in relationships that are open and frank and based on mutual respect, you say things as you think them, and this doesn’t mean that you don’t work together in a constructive way.’ – Federica Mogherini

‘When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.’ – Anderson Silva

‘Respect the language in which you write. Be kind, develop good vocabulary, and be creative in writing beautiful sentences. Your prose should be your poetry when you write.’ – Ruskin Bond

‘I think of marriage as a garden. You have to tend to it. Respect it, take care of it, feed it. Make sure everyone is getting the right amount of, um, sunlight.’ – Mark Ruffalo

‘The Trail of Tears should teach all of us the importance of respect for others who are different from ourselves and compassion for those who have difficulties.’ – Joseph Bruchac

‘Prejudice is sinful. All blood flows red. And the most harmful and foolish kind of prejudice is prejudice against yourself. Every woman is your sister, and every woman needs her sisters. So try to give other women the courtesy of your compassion, respect, and forgiveness. Love yourself despite – and because of – your flaws.’ – Jewell Parker Rhodes

‘I’m big when it comes to respect. But it’s a two-way street, in my eyes.’ – DeMarcus Cousins

‘You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect.’ – Granit Xhaka

‘If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn’t allow that person to stay in my world.’ – Gabrielle Union

‘I come from an African-American family that is predominantly Muslim. I have had to covertly operate in parts of the Middle East and Africa. I’ve lived a Muslim life and prayed in Mosques, Husseiniyahs, and shrines where needed. One must respect Islam to understand Islam. I’ve read the Quran through and through a half dozen times.’ – Malcolm Nance

‘The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.’ – Edward R. Murrow

‘Your fans you never disrespect, but if they look like jabroni than you humble them till they respect you.’ – The Iron Sheik

‘Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.’ – A. N. Wilson

‘Today, we’re still loaded down – and, to some extent, embarrassed – by ancient myths, but we respect them as part of the same impulse that has led to the modern, scientific kind of myth. But we now have the opportunity to discover, for the first time, the way the universe is in fact constructed as opposed to how we would wish it to be constructed.’ – Carl Sagan

‘Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane… There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.’ – F. Scott Fitzgerald

‘It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face.’ – Robert Louis Stevenson

‘I respect everyone, from the homeless brother and sister on the street to the executive that sits in the highest office named President Barack Obama. I respect everyone – but we over-respect no one.’ – Mo’Nique

‘Me and my brother get along super well. We’re, like, best friends. So we’ll stay up until, like, five just talking because we get along and, you know, it’s cool. And he respects my opinions, and I respect his, even if we don’t have the same opinions, but a lot of the time we do.’ – Billie Eilish

‘I am not an anti-Semite! I have a great respect for the Jewish people.’ – David Icke

‘I’ve never really felt like a veteran. I’ve never felt like the guy who’s like, ‘OK, everyone needs to look up to me and respect me.’ I’ve always just been one of the guys that people are excited to get in the ring with. That’s all I want.’ – A.J. Styles

‘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.’ – Pauline Hanson

‘You’ve got to respect people; you’ve got to understand where they come from. We know where people in Oklahoma come from – that’s why we get along.’ – Markwayne Mullin

‘Our motto is we respect and honour the pigness of the pig and the chickenness of the chicken. That means not confining them in a house with hundreds of others.’ – Joel Salatin

‘I just want people to respect what I do.’ – J Balvin

‘I’m a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I’m a bad girl because I like to tease.’ – Katy Perry

‘What’s natural and right is to go with the energy of how it all has to work together. What’s natural and right is interconnectedness, not individualism. What is natural and right is respect for the system, not killing the system. What’s natural and right is love.’ – Susan Powter

‘If you’re going to write about someone’s life, you don’t just use them for wallpaper. You have to honor and respect that life.’ – Nick Flynn

‘I don’t care if you’re my brother – if we go play football, I’m gonna try to crack your head open. It doesn’t mean that I don’t love you. It doesn’t mean that I don’t respect you.’ – Daymond John

‘Although I have a lot of close female friends in my life, my number one is still my mom. Without her, I wouldn’t have the values that I have and see the world the way that I do today. She taught me how to appreciate and respect women. She taught me chivalry and how to love a woman and respect their feelings and emotions.’ – Shemar Moore

‘I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft.’ – Jonathan Anderson

‘I’ve had to gain weight for roles and ugly myself up for roles. So yeah, I’m game. I’m game for that kind of thing. I’m certainly not too vain in that respect. If it’s a great role, I’m willing to do whatever it is that it takes.’ – Jewel Staite

‘The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an opinion about it, but you have to respect yourself in doing it.’ – Alfred Molina

‘The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.’ – Winston Churchill

‘To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.’ – Otto von Bismarck

‘Compassion, loyalty, and respect sum up love for me – it’s a mix that’s very rare to find and even harder to imbibe.’ – Jennifer Winget

‘We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.’ – Mahmoud Abbas

‘I can honestly say that I never ‘enjoyed’ our meetings, but the respect I have for Peyton Manning as a competitor was, and will likely remain, second to none.’ – Bill Belichick

‘To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.’ – Timothy Radcliffe

‘The fans, with all due respect, they don’t affect the decisions I would make as a coach.’ – Bill Parcells

‘It takes time for people to respect you.’ – Andre Ward

‘One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.’ – E. W. Howe

‘When people do the cowardly thing, it’s not about respect, it’s about fear.’ – Salman Rushdie

‘Every day is a good day above ground, and especially being able to play metal and being able to your craft and everything. You’ve gotta respect that, because it’s something that can be taken away from you really quick.’ – Joey Jordison

‘Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.’ – Beau Bridges

‘Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.’ – Max Baucus

‘As an overruling providence may succeed our wishes, let us rear an offspring in every respect worthy to fill the most illustrious stations of their predecessors.’ – Deborah Sampson

‘I keep fit, I work out, I eat pretty damn well, I don’t drink like a fish, and all of those things are tempered with a holistic mind-set that you need to damn well respect the vehicle that you’re walking around in.’ – Mick Fleetwood

‘Since narcissism is fueled by a greater need to be admired than to be liked, psychologists might use that fact as a therapeutic lever – stressing to patients that being known as a narcissist will actually cause them to lose the respect and social status they crave.’ – Jeffrey Kluger

‘While I will always have the utmost respect for the superhuman out-of-bounds freestyle and extreme stunts that seem to continually progress beyond our imaginable limits, my highest appreciation goes out to the simple rider who’s out there just for the experience.’ – Craig Kelly

‘No, I will never do another Rainbow album. I’ll never ever do that again. I want no part in doing it; I want no part in doing anything with Ritchie at all. I respect him. He’s a genius. He was a great part of my life, but I don’t need to go through that hell.’ – Ronnie James Dio

‘Where I think people are being offensive to religion in this country – whichever religion that might be, but particularly the one I and many other Christians subscribe to – well, we will just call it out, and we will demand the same respect that people should provide to all religions.’ – Scott Morrison

‘Everybody has a job to do, and you just know that every day you have to do what it takes to get there. Of course, everybody has those days where you don’t feel like doing it. I’m just like anybody else in that respect. But there’s a difference between not feeling like doing it and not doing it period.’ – J. J. Watt

‘I try to be positive. I speak to my players about how we have to play, respect the rules. What I have done is always be positive.’ – Pep Guardiola

‘When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.’ – Jackie Chan

‘He’s a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don’t believe it.’ – Mark Wahlberg

‘The director respects what they’ve hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you’re doing.’ – Robert De Niro

‘I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She’s taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.’ – Carole King

‘I enjoy looking at other people’s products and learning from them. We take all of our competitors very seriously, as you know. You have to respect Intel. But we have our own tricks up our sleeves.’ – Jensen Huang

‘I’m not a big fan of Women’s Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they’re due.’ – Loretta Lynn

‘You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become the mother of your kids. America needs to get back to family values.’ – Martin Lawrence

‘Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day.’ – Tom Hanks

”Peace’ means rules respected by everyone – big or small, rich or poor – means cooperation. It means respect for human rights and dignity.’ – Miroslav Lajcak

‘The difference must be distinguished between worship and respect. Islam orders you to obey and respect, as long as you are not worshiping anything other than God… Islam is a religion of peace. You don’t attack. You explain.’ – Hakeem Olajuwon

‘We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might.’ – Theodore C. Sorensen

‘We never really felt a real level of respect. The fame was fantastic, but that wasn’t that important to me, because for every million people that loved me I focused on the one that hated me.’ – Donnie Wahlberg

‘One of the most important things in the digital world is being able to story-tell and help people envision the art of the possible with respect to different technologies.’ – Jamie S. Miller

‘To live with someone who likes you, and whose judgement you respect, because you love them, does make quite a difference, I find.’ – Roger Scruton

‘Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?’ – Josephine Baker

‘With respect to the environment in our state and our state’s future – in addition to water which is very important here – I think it is crucial for him to make a sincere commitment to energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, by helping us to produce those cars of the future.’ – Jennifer Granholm

‘Working with Chiranjeevi sir, I realized the professionalism and attitude they used work with. It’s just so contagious. When such a personality is doing that, everyone around, too, would do that out of respect. Work was far more efficient, smoother.’ – Kajal Aggarwal

‘Respect for the rule of law is not optional; it’s fundamental.’ – Frans Timmermans

‘I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone.’ – Colin Kaepernick

‘Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.’ – Samuel Butler

‘I love making new friends and I respect people for a lot of different reasons.’ – Taylor Swift

‘I have great respect for Brecht, but his path is not mine.’ – Peter Brook

‘I don’t believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it’s like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.’ – Jon Jones

‘It comes down to the way you treat people. When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything.’ – John Bacon

‘New York gave me hell for that ‘Purple Swag,’ man. They didn’t respect me until ‘Peso.” – ASAP Rocky

‘In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry.’ – Christopher Wren

‘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.’ – Mikhail Bakunin

‘Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.’ – Jackie Robinson

‘It’s a matter of invitations versus context. Twitter is really good at providing context, like, I’m having coffee at Third Rail Coffee.’ Foursquare is about invitations to places. In this respect Foursquare has started to replace Yelp for me.’ – Jack Dorsey

‘Dad often told me, ‘My job is to help my boss do his job and make him look good.’ That was my dad’s objective. Everything about the way he conducted himself was to communicate support for his superiors and respect for his coworkers. The way he dressed was his starting point in that communication.’ – Lyle Lovett

‘If you have an adversary, you don’t have to respect what they’re saying, but respect their right to say it.’ – Daryl Davis

‘I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.’ – T. J. Miller

‘Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.’ – Lisa Ling

‘Between the uprightness of my conscience and the hardness of my lot, I know not how either to show respect to my feelings or to the times. The bitterness of my mind urges me at all hazards to speak what I think, whereas the necessity of the times prompts me, however unbecomingly, to keep silence. Good God! Which way shall I turn myself?’ – Thomas Becket

‘I respect people that build a career for themselves.’ – Young Dolph

‘I respect, too, the fact that in our legal order it is for Congress and not the courts to write new laws. It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people’s representatives.’ – Neil Gorsuch

‘Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand that they make of love.’ – Honore de Balzac

‘I do hope that ‘Interstellar’ and this kind of science in film will catch the public fancy and help to reignite an interest in science – and a respect for the power of science in dealing with the problems that society has to deal with.’ – Kip Thorne

‘We are a nation of laws with respect and recognition of the rule of law. We are not an imperialist government with a monarch abiding by the rule of one man.’ – Marsha Blackburn

‘I’m a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people’s decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they’re aware, that they’re living a conscious lifestyle.’ – Abbie Cornish

‘I have such a profound respect for what they do day in and day out. This USO tour is especially meaningful because of the friends I have met and I am honored to be apart of it.’ – Karl Malone

‘The only antidote to racism – and the Italians are anything but racist – is to return to a respect for laws and regulations and monitor who enters and who leaves this country.’ – Matteo Salvini

‘You don’t say hello to Mr. DeNiro? Show the respect, will ya?’ – Joe Pesci

‘The president – every president – works for us. We don’t work for him. We sometimes lose track of this, or rather get the balance wrong. Respect is due and must be palpable, but now and then you have to press, to either force them to be forthcoming or force them to reveal that they won’t be.’ – Peggy Noonan

‘The man I respect the most in the business – and he’s in the hedge fund business – is probably Stan Druckenmiller. He’s just so smart and so good and so up on everything. I think he’s fantastic investor.’ – Julian Robertson

‘I believe that President Nixon was right in what he did at Watergate. Lack of respect for authority and things like socialism are turning this into a weak, effeminate country.’ – Tiny Tim

‘I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.’ – Jack Ma

‘Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles… respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law… or, in a word justice.’ – Max Nordau

‘Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.’ – Parvathy

‘It’s been many years that I’ve been in this business. All of a sudden, I’m getting all of these wonderful people approaching me and asking me to work with them. It’s very hard to say no when you love and respect people.’ – Charlie Hunnam

‘I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.’ – Maya Angelou

‘Just because you’re married doesn’t mean that you have to spend 24/7 together and can’t have separate interests and hobbies. In a healthy relationship, you both understand – and respect – that you need time apart doing what you want to do.’ – John Rampton

‘I don’t have a hard and fast rule about dignity. I’m concerned about being treated with respect, but if I make my own choices and kind of let ‘er rip, I will.’ – Leslie Nielsen

‘I’ve been treated with the utmost respect by the whitest of white guys, and I’ve been treated bad by the whitest of white persons. I’ve been treated bad by the blackest of black persons and treated good by the blackest of black persons. So at the end of the day, I know it’s about humanity – do you have a good heart or a bad heart?’ – Ed Reed

‘I have the highest respect for the concept of ‘Advait’ – the oneness of all humans – that is central to Indian culture, thought, and religion.’ – Rajkumar Hirani

‘There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.’ – Herbert Hoover

‘Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.’ – Frank Herbert

‘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.’ – Dalai Lama

‘Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earth’s ecosystem, and we must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature.’ – Jim Fowler

‘Factually, the Temple Mount is the precise location of the Temple. It’s the holiest place in the world for Jews. It’s the third holiest place for Muslims. And we need to respect each others’ rights, freedom of religion.’ – Naftali Bennett

‘I respect anyone who has to fight and howl for his decency.’ – Deborah Kerr

‘I honestly don’t think twice about a relationship with people who don’t reciprocate respect.’ – Porsha Williams

‘Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect.’ – Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao

‘I got a lot of things that society had promised would make me whole and fulfilled – all the things that the culture tells you from preschool on will quiet the throbbing anxiety inside you – stature, the respect of colleagues, maybe even a kind of low-grade fame.’ – Anne Lamott

”God’ is a relative word and has a respect to servants, and ‘Deity’ is the dominion of God, not over his own body, as those imagine who fancy God to be the soul of the world, but over servants.’ – Isaac Newton

‘When I was growing up, man, I didn’t know myself. I was striving for respect. Trying to be cool for the girls. I wasn’t the biggest dude and I’m a nice guy.’ – Lil B

‘One needs to follow strict discipline in the life to streamline it, so it’s not whether you are in this industry/profession of an actor or an engineer or whatever you are doing it, but I think when you respect your body, when you take care of your body, I think everything falls in place.’ – Sonu Sood

‘To be a songwriter-singer means the songs come from deep within, and you treat them as an artist, with that much respect. I couldn’t hardly cheat myself.’ – Roy Orbison

‘Nipsey could respect the fact that I was who I was – I was never trying to be anything that I wasn’t.’ – Roddy Ricch

‘From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.’ – Sachin Tendulkar

‘Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There’s nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.’ – Sherry Argov

‘I think a mother deserves the highest respect and when you talk about salary, it’s not always about cash, but I feel it’s the love and respect that you give to someone.’ – Manushi Chhillar

‘If you are sincere and true to your work, you will be respected. And for me, respect is power.’ – Riteish Deshmukh

‘Democracy without respect for individual rights sucks. It’s just ganging up against the weird kid, and I’m always the weird kid.’ – Penn Jillette

‘The world cries out for global rules that respect the achievements of science.’ – Jose Mujica

‘There’s a very fundamental basic value system that I think America was built upon, and that’s mutual respect, honor, integrity and concern for our environment and the right to clean water. And we have moved away from it.’ – Erin Brockovich

‘I have a lot of respect for PM Narendra Modi, as he works hard day and night and doesn’t sleep more than 4 hours. So I am thinking of gifting him chewing gum, as he will chew that and will take rest and take care of his health.’ – Manoj Bajpayee

‘Women always left me because I wouldn’t commit, but then nothing changes a relationship like commitment. If you move in with someone, you lose all respect for them.’ – Lemmy

‘I have values. But morals are Christian. There’s no religion here. Values. Don’t hurt when you don’t need to, but don’t let anybody step over that line – it’s an invisible line, but it’s respect for somebody’s space.’ – John Lydon

‘Respect isn’t enough. You’ve got to have a proprietary interest.’ – Chuck Berry

‘In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself – limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin to exist.’ – Albert Camus

‘I have two sisters and a mother, obviously, so I grew up with a household of girls. Maybe I have a greater respect for women because of it.’ – Hayden Christensen

‘Willing or preferring is the same with respect to good and evil, that judging is with respect to truth or falsehood.’ – Anthony Collins

‘I think the sexiest thing on anybody is intelligence. I respect somebody who has a brain and wants to use it more than a pretty face and status.’ – Sophia Bush

‘Talent has no gender. People are hiring young male directors right out of film school, off of a student film or off of a film at Sundance for millions of dollars. You can do the same with a female. It’s not a risk about the work if you respect the film that they made.’ – Gina Prince-Bythewood

‘In racing, you want to win – there are no rules, and you can do whatever you want. Flying a plane is the opposite: you respect rules and fly to the rules. You can’t possibly compare the two.’ – Niki Lauda

‘The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter.’ – Adelbert von Chamisso

‘I have a lot of respect for people, and I feel they are far more sensible and responsible than to ape or imitate somebody.’ – Ajith Kumar

‘If you create something, you don’t want someone else to go and profit from it; you have your right to make a living and everything. So I respect copyright. What I don’t respect is copyright extremism. And I what I don’t respect is a business model that encourages piracy.’ – Kim Dotcom

‘I respect my limitations, but I don’t use them as an excuse.’ – Stephen R. Donaldson

‘It’s just such a pleasure to bring a talent you respect to the world.’ – Tina Weymouth

‘Our work for human dignity is often lonely, and almost always an uphill climb. At times, our efforts are misunderstood, and we are mistaken for the enemy. There has been a clear erosion of respect for U.N. blue and our impartiality.’ – Ban Ki-moon

‘In society, we have to earn other things of import like trust, respect, money, education, careers, status and etc., so naturally, we find ourselves attempting to earn love, acceptance and validation along with that. Here’s the trip: we do it at the cost of other people and, more importantly, ourselves.’ – Grace Gealey

‘There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.’ – Bertrand Russell

‘There’s a reason why the Foo Fighters don’t blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for them. You know, that’s hallowed ground. We have to be careful. We have to tread lightly. We have talked about it before, but the opportunity hasn’t really come up, or it just hasn’t felt right.’ – Dave Grohl

‘I have no plans to go public if I get into a relationship. I will do my best to safeguard the privacy of the person I love and respect her feelings.’ – Song Joong-ki

‘I’m a King. Regardless of what I’ve been through and what I’ve done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.’ – DMX

‘It’s all about respect. I’m not going to treat a woman like a piece of meat.’ – James Arthur

‘Productive givers focus on acting in the long-term best interests of others, even if it’s not pleasant. They have the courage to give the critical feedback we prefer not to hear, but truly need to hear. They offer tough love, knowing that we might like them less, but we’ll come to trust and respect them more.’ – Adam Grant

‘If you have a culture of respect, creativity flows. You create this energy, and then people have more desire to take risks.’ – Marco Bizzarri

‘Music videos are like tools that young artists use to earn respect from their peers, to ‘represent.’ – Jme’ – Jme

‘Respect the game on and off the field and if you do that, you’re going to have the respect among your peers.’ – Cody Bellinger

‘I hold the utmost respect and admiration for the coaches in this league, so to be recognized by my peers is an incredible honor.’ – Monty Williams

‘I hope the best for anybody in this business. It’s hard enough as it is, and of course you don’t get much respect from anybody, but when you do, you should appreciate it.’ – Robin Zander

‘I believe that fitness needs to come from within you. You need to respect your body. Only then will you have the zeal to maintain it. For me, keeping fit is a part of my lifestyle.’ – Arjun Rampal

‘Clearly, the response to terrorism and violent extremism must respect human rights and comply with international law. That is not just a question of justice but of effectiveness.’ – Antonio Guterres

‘Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man.’ – Martin Luther King, Jr.

‘I’m a thin-crust pizza guy. I respect people who like thick crust, but in my view it’s mostly bread.’ – Mike Leach

‘What is satire if not a marriage of civil disobedience to a laugh track, a potent brew of derision and lack of respect that acts as a nettle sting on the thin skin of the humourless?’ – Mona Eltahawy

‘When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.’ – Herodotus

‘I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.’ – Rodney Dangerfield

‘Bumble was founded with several key values: empowerment, equality, and kindness. We are a company that was built to empower women and empower men to respect women. We want to create a place where all types of connections take place: a platform and a brand where women always make the first move.’ – Whitney Wolfe Herd

‘I like being surrounded by people who have very little fear and very little respect for the past – not in a negative way, but in a positive way. They appreciate everything that’s been done, but they constantly look for how to do it better.’ – Dan Rosensweig

‘Honoring the priesthood fosters respect, respect promotes reverence, and reverence invites revelation.’ – Russell M. Nelson

‘I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow.’ – Abraham Lincoln

‘I respect religion and all people’s ideas of it. I think everyone should be able to do whatever they want to do with their own life. I just don’t particularly like it when people try and force their ideas on others.’ – Steve Harris

‘I have learned that the biggest stars and the greatest players are the most humble ones, the ones who respect people the most.’ – Kylian Mbappe

‘In general, I usually don’t really go by or live my life by a clock, and outside of touring, I don’t really ask anyone else to. It’s not out of lack of respect for anyone or intentional.’ – Axl Rose

‘I always got great respect as a bass player.’ – Bill Wyman

‘As I respect others, I want others to respect me.’ – Varg Vikernes

‘Good parents, who are able to maintain the affection and respect of their children and whose offspring admire them and value their good opinion, can be reasonably certain that their values and ways of socialized behaving will be adopted by the next generation.’ – Caterina Fake

‘The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value.’ – Jay-Z

‘There’s no right way to be a woman; there’s only a right way to be a human, which is to have respect for others.’ – Anitta

‘You control your own destiny. You go out there and work hard and show people that you come to work and earn your respect. All you can control is how you go out there and perform every day.’ – Derrick Henry

‘We believe in equal respect for all faiths.’ – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

‘I have nothing but the greatest respect and affection for Kevin McCarthy.’ – Trent Franks

‘I thought I sang – it’s OK – it’s so hard to sing! Singing – I had no idea. I’d get fatigued at the end of a phrase – the amount of respect I have for singers!’ – Bradley Cooper

‘You have to respect people for who they are on a basic level.’ – Chamath Palihapitiya

‘Globalisation has obliterated distance, not just physically but also, most dangerously, mentally. It creates the illusion of intimacy when, in fact, the mental distances have changed little. It has concertinaed the world without engendering the necessary respect, recognition and tolerance that must accompany it.’ – Martin Jacques

‘If I’m on fire, don’t spit on me. I won’t spit on you. That’s respect. You go your way, and I’ll go mine.’ – Larry Johnson

‘The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.’ – Fidel Castro

‘See, the thing that bothers me with young actors, young actors of color specifically, is that they see movies and television, and they figure that’s all it is to it. They have no respect for the craft. They want to be, you know, movie stars or whatever. And I worry that we’re losing a certain quality, you know?’ – James Avery

‘This is my advice to entrepreneurs. It’s easy to give up, but believe in your ideas. Surround yourself with people you respect and are smarter than you.’ – Brian Lee

‘We ought to thank God for that. Yes, the man who tills the land is more worthy of respect than any.’ – Nikolai Gogol

‘I believe it’s not 100 percent right to kneel during the national anthem, because you have to respect what many have done for this nation. I think kneeling prior to the anthem, like the Dallas Cowboys have done, is right.’ – Kevin-Prince Boateng

‘I’m not a starstuck dude. I’ve been in this game too long for that, but I do respect and acknowledge real work and real work ethic.’ – Aldis Hodge

‘Not just Christians and Jews, but also Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and the followers of many other religions believe in values like peace, respect, tolerance and dignity. These are values that bring people together and enable us to build responsible and solid communities.’ – Alcee Hastings

‘We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.’ – Barack Obama

‘The problems of rebellious youth can be traced to homes where the mother disobeyed the father or showed lack of respect for his authority.’ – Helen Andelin

‘When you get to be my age, baby, you have to pay time more respect.’ – Ava Gardner

‘We are a people of many different religions and many different faiths. The only way forward in a pluralistic society of diverse faiths such as ours is to have laws that protect and respect the freedom of all, equally.’ – Martin O’Malley

‘I cleaned up my act, and I made this rap thing work for me. I thought people would respect me for that. But instead, it’s, ‘Oh, he’s sold all these records, and now he thinks he’s all that.” – The Notorious B.I.G.

‘If we can ascertain and show to our people that the West is ready to deal with Iran on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interests and equal footing, then it will have an impact on almost every aspect of Iran’s foreign policy behavior – and some aspects of Iran’s domestic policy.’ – Mohammad Javad Zarif

‘The two cultures of East and West are very different, and the priorities are very different. So when you understand that – if you are from this side or this side – when you understand that the other is different than you, and you respect these differences, you can build communication.’ – Ashraf Barhom

‘It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is obliged to respect the voice of the weakest.’ – Robert Purvis

‘Don’t tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won’t respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, ‘Melissa you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.’.’ – Joan Rivers

‘With a club like Manchester United that have history and traditions, I think the manager at the club should respect that.’ – Peter Schmeichel

‘If I were to agree to write the music for your beautiful poem, it would tie your poem up for some years as I have agreements and obligations which I must respect.’ – Jules Massenet

‘Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They’re building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them well.’ – Jim Hunt

‘People from all walks of life and all over the world look at me and know my humble beginnings and know that everything I’ve done has been through hard work. People respect me as a marketer and brand builder.’ – Sean Combs

‘I’m free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don’t try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don’t compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that.’ – Erykah Badu

‘I shall not remind you, Citizen-Directors, of all I have done for the triumph of liberty, the prosperity of St. Domingo, the glory of the French Republic; nor will I protest to you my attachment to our mother country, to my duties; my respect to the constitution, to the laws of the Republic, and my submission to the government.’ – Toussaint Louverture

‘I think music should be free. I think all communication should be free. I think people should respect artists, and there should be a certain respect for artists who give their music away for free.’ – KRS-One

‘There has to be a mutual respect and trust for any marriage to work.’ – Amala Akkineni

‘If people respect us as artists, they know we’ll give them something different every time; they know we’re pushing ourselves.’ – M. Shadows

‘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.’ – Jeremy London

‘If the individual is to be happy in the contemporary order, he must be open-minded with respect to new values and new arrangements.’ – Thomas Cochrane

‘I am not religious. I do not believe that personhood is conferred upon conception. But I also do not believe that a human embryo is the moral equivalent of a hangnail and deserves no more respect than an appendix.’ – Charles Krauthammer

‘Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.’ – Vince Lombardi

‘A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.’ – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

‘I respect the boss.’ – Justin Gaethje

‘There are men – now in power in this country – who do not respect dissent, who cannot cope with turmoil, and who believe that the people of America are ready to support repression as long as it is done with a quiet voice and a business suit.’ – John Lindsay

‘I’m the one person who wears the words ‘hustle, loyalty, respect’ on my T-shirts and merchandise. My audience is children. It’s very flattering to see a kid wear your T-shirt; it’s even more flattering to have a dad come up to you and say, ‘I watch you with my kid. Keep doing what you’re doing. You’re a role model for my son.” – John Cena

‘Until we learn to honor and respect what other people believe, I think we are doomed.’ – Patricia Polacco

‘I respect the Japanese and especially like their execution and communication styles. Unlike the Koreans, they will not hit you from behind.’ – Terry Gou

‘I’m sure that I am enjoying my sobriety. And respect it. If you’ve been through what I’ve been through, then you really do treasure it.’ – Peter Frampton

‘There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Dr. King did not stir us to move for our civil rights to have them taken away in these kinds of fashions.’ – Dorothy Height

‘In cyberspace, people with different skin colors, nationalities, cultures and languages should be equally entitled to participation, free speech and development. We should abandon prejudices, respect differences, and be tolerant and open.’ – Lu Wei

‘I have respect for beer.’ – Russell Crowe

‘I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect.’ – Julie Andrews

‘Hopefully, imparting what’s important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together.’ – Thomas Keller

‘The great champions were always vicious competitors. You never lose respect for a man who is a vicious competitor, and you never hate a man you respect. I don’t like Rod Laver because he’s such a vicious competitor, but I don’t dislike him.’ – Pancho Gonzales

‘My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I’ve always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job. There are so many decisions that law enforcement officers have to make, and the incident or situation changes so much from moment to moment and day to day. I have a lot of respect for officers and what they go through.’ – Bob Odenkirk

‘With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the FBI itself, so that information of importance could get pushed up to those who were decision-makers.’ – Richard Ben-Veniste

‘I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the misuse of religion has had catastrophic consequences. One must judge people not by what faith they proclaim but by what they do.’ – Amin Maalouf

‘You’re used to seeing values listed on waiting-room walls. Communication, integrity, excellence, and respect. Those were actually Enron’s values.’ – John Collison

‘The credibility comes before you get on air. It comes with coming to the production meeting and having ideas and being prepared and being up on everything that’s going on, being professional, and showing up every day and working hard. I think that’s where you build the credibility and the respect.’ – Molly Qerim

‘I have great respect for the LDS church – their commitment to family and taking care of each other is exemplary. I just don’t believe the tenets of the faith that they believe.’ – Kyrsten Sinema

‘I have all the respect in the world for the Patriots, and I respect Tom Brady tremendously.’ – Jarvis Landry

‘As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there I wish I’d written? Yes. There’s many of them!’ – Dolly Parton

‘I think success is a relative term. If you’re a caveman, success is capturing an elephant. Success is achieving better than the norm. Success is being exceptional. It’s exceptional reputation, exceptional income, and exceptional respect.’ – Jon Taffer

‘I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.’ – Major Owens

‘If you’re a footballer, your club should be able to help you with medical needs, and that’s where the women’s game gets a lack of respect. It doesn’t reflect well on women’s football at all.’ – Millie Bright

‘The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all.’ – Evo Morales

‘I believe mutual respect for one another and cooperation should be the basis for relationships with foreign nations.’ – Narendra Modi

‘A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else.’ – Hunter Hayes

‘Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.’ – Will Cuppy

‘To me, if you’re a scumbag, just because you’re a wrestler that’s been in the business an ‘X’ amount of years I’m not gonna show you respect.’ – Eddie Kingston

‘The Commonwealth Games is an event for everyone. I believe it continues because of the unity and appreciation in respect of diversity, different nationalities coming together to compete under one Commonwealth banner.’ – Denise Lewis

‘We emerged out of nature, and when we die, we return to nature. We need to know there are forces impinging on us that we will never understand or control. We need to have sacred places where we go with respect, not just looking for resources or opportunity.’ – David Suzuki

‘I have nothing but respect for John Cena and his work rate. He’s one of the hardest-working wrestlers there ever was. He’s been a great champion, an inspiring role model. It’s not easy being John Cena and carrying all the weight of the company on your back all the time.’ – Bret Hart

‘As long as you like yourself, as long as your family like you, as long as you are good at what you do, your staff respect you, and your board have trust in you, that’s what is important.’ – Karren Brady

‘Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments.’ – Hideki Tojo

‘The older generation had greater respect for land than science. But we live in an age when science, more than soil, has become the provider of growth and abundance. Living just on the land creates loneliness in an age of globality.’ – Shimon Peres

‘When I started wrestling, I hounded my dad to teach me. Eventually, he gave in, but he was careful to instill in me a respect for other wrestlers. He wanted to be sure I wasn’t going to hurt anyone.’ – Eddie Guerrero

‘We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him.’ – Aristotle

‘Respect the person you’re with. My philosophy is, if I’m not happier when I’m with you, then there’s no reason for me to be with you. I’m happy on my own.’ – Miles Teller

‘We’re in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn’t want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics, versus on its own merits. I can respect that.’ – Neil Patrick Harris

‘Since turning professional at 18, I have travelled the world playing the game that I love and consider myself a global player. As the World No.1 right now, I wish to be a positive role model and a sportsperson that people respect, and enjoy watching.’ – Rory McIlroy

‘I had operations up until I was 18, then revision on my scars to put back my eyebrows. So I’ve had a lot of what is called plastic surgery. And I have huge, huge respect for what that is.’ – Trudie Styler

‘I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to control your breathing. It’s all part of my years in the military, where I was taught to become a marksman but also to respect my weapon.’ – Tammy Duckworth

‘Adoption should be an empowering option for young women in crisis, knowing that the people around them – family, friends, church – will respect their choice.’ – Nina Easton

‘I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.’ – Richard Bach

‘When you’re the president, there’s tremendous respect, and everybody goes out of their way respecting you and honoring you… it can be a trap. Nobody says ‘Boo’ to you, and nobody tells you you’re wrong, hardly, if you have the wrong people around you.’ – Tim Matheson

‘There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.’ – J. B. Priestley

‘Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal respect, and true friends are punctilious equals.’ – Herman Melville

‘That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.’ – Timothy Garton Ash

‘If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can’t deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.’ – Denis Diderot

‘A lot of the time, the way it’s portrayed is that I only see women in a sexual way. But I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.’ – Harry Styles

‘You need to go out to the game and just understand you need to beat your opponent. With all of the respect, because you need to have respect for your opponent, but you need to beat them. If you don’t beat them, they will beat you.’ – Bruno Fernandes

‘I am so happy to work with Impact Wrestling. I have nothing but respect for them.’ – Alberto Del Rio

‘Jews have deep respect for the Queen and the royal family. We say a prayer for them every Sabbath in synagogue. We recite a special blessing on seeing the Queen.’ – Jonathan Sacks

‘It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment.’ – Jasmine Guy

‘As far as loneliness, I feel Los Angeles and its layout, having to drive everywhere – it is a lonely place. It’s an isolated city in that respect because you’re driving to places alone listening to the radio.’ – Jason Schwartzman

‘You have to discipline your children, or they won’t respect you, law enforcement or God or anyone else.’ – Phil Robertson

‘I have a tremendous amount of respect for military families. To have to worry about your loved ones and still try and live a normal life is extremely hard.’ – Ashanti

‘I wasn’t a big science fiction aficionado, there were a few films like 2001 or Blade Runner that were favorites of mine, but since I started this series I have gained more respect for the genre and become more of a fan myself.’ – Joe Flanigan

‘In terms of being able to renew my nation, to be able to be able to bring back a devastated country, to restore hope to our people, to lift women and to give them a new horizon, a new ambition and new dreams, in respect of all of that, I think we’ve accomplished it, and I feel very good about that.’ – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

‘I feel a distaste for hunting, first because of a kind of Buddhist respect for the unity and sacredness of all life, and also because the pursuit of a hare or chamois strikes me as a kind of ‘escape of energy,’ that is, the expenditure of our effort in an illusory end, one devoid of profit.’ – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

‘I think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways.’ – Tom Brady

‘When you work for the Coens, they are so fun and so organized. They treat everyone with such respect.’ – Alden Ehrenreich

‘America is made of different races and different religions, but we’re all co-travelers on the spaceship Earth and must respect and help each other along the way.’ – Stan Lee

‘In a perfect world, nothing will happen to Obergefell. And as long as that remains the case, the Respect for Marriage Act would be little more than the legislative equivalent of insurance. It’s not the most comprehensive policy. But it’s better to have half a safeguard than nothing at all if disaster strikes.’ – Jonathan Capehart

‘I’ve always had the greatest respect for and listened to both my father and my mother. I’ve always tried to follow my parents’ advice because these are people who want the best for me.’ – Neymar

‘You’ve gotta respect everybody. If they race hard against you, you’ve got to race hard against them. It’s very simple; if there’s respect both ways, there’s no problem.’ – Juan Pablo Montoya

‘My dad was a loyal congressman until his death. The Congress didn’t respect him after his death and filed cases against me.’ – Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

‘I love Messi with the ball at his feet: he scores goals and does all the rest, too. But Cristiano’s numbers can’t be ignored. It’s a cruel comparison. Both of them deserve respect.’ – Ronaldo

‘My good ideas are shy. But if they see that I treat the stupid ideas with respect, they come forward.’ – Gail Carson Levine

‘I will take every match seriously and respect every opponent.’ – Lin Dan

‘The boys, they are laughing: ‘Oh, you are boxing. Very funny.’ But I always challenge when people are laughing – ‘I’ll show you one day.’ After getting five times world champion, they are all quiet. And they respect me.’ – Mary Kom

‘I do believe in humanism, and I believe that we should treat each other with respect and care and look after each other. All human beings should have an equal chance to survive in society, and inequality is a big problem in society.’ – Stellan Skarsgard

‘At the end of the day, when I hang up my boots for the last time, I hope I have the respect from the other wrestlers and fans alike who enjoyed my matches and thought that I was one of the best.’ – Bobby Roode

‘Everyone knows that at the age of 11-12, children have a marked impulse to form themselves into groups and that the respect paid to the rules and regulations of their play constitutes an important feature of this social life.’ – Jean Piaget

‘We respect the role of the Senate. We respect the authority of the Senate to look at the qualifications of Judge Roberts, and at the end of the day I’m optimistic that if given a fair hearing and a fair opportunity, that he will be confirmed.’ – Alberto Gonzales

‘With all respect, I’m sure that we have enough preachers in the world. Through my way of writing, I was capable of being able to say these things and yet not make a person feel as though they’re being preached at.’ – Curtis Mayfield

‘I am one who shows great respect and commends the Cuban people for having the guts to go over to Cuba to get Cubans out when they had the opportunity to do it. I think it’s a… shame that the Jews here in the United States in the 1930s didn’t do the same for other Jews who were also in trouble.’ – Norman Braman

‘It’s mutual respect and love that are important, not a wedding.’ – Christie Hefner

‘My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It’s so different today, because children are just not taught the right way.’ – Betty Cuthbert

‘John Cena I respect, but he know he never get out of my camel clutch and I can break his back.’ – The Iron Sheik

‘I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization.’ – Byron Dorgan

‘They say fame is important and that maintaining your fame is even more important. But to me, the most important thing is to deserve the respect of your fans.’ – Juan Gabriel

‘Hardly can it be judged whether it be better for mankind to believe that the gods have regard of us, or that they have none, considering that some men have no respect and reverence for the gods, and others so much that their superstition is a shame to them.’ – Pliny the Elder

‘We are fortunate enough to live in a state that is rich with diversity, and we are built on a foundation of unity and fairness for all of our citizens. We respect our fellow citizens for their beliefs, but we do not discriminate based on our disagreements.’ – John Bel Edwards

‘Jay Z, Thierry Henry, and President Obama are three people I really respect.’ – Gervinho

‘I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who’s interested in a good building and not in my name.’ – Peter Zumthor

‘I don’t really know what ‘respect’ means. That sounds like something a kid in the street says after he’s getting ready to take your coat and your shoes.’ – Chael Sonnen

‘A state should protect citizens in general and women in particular. And in the 21st Century, every society needs to respect the individual choice of its members to decide freely about their bodies.’ – Alberto Fernandez

‘Treat everyone with the same respect that you want to be treated with. That’s going to take a collective group of people to do it. There’s not one individual that’s going to change it. It’s going to take multiple people getting out, learning who each other are and loving each other no matter what their political views or what their background is.’ – George Hill

‘Having spent many years working in New York’s Chinatown restaurants early in my career, I have the utmost respect for the history and connection New Yorkers have with Chinese cuisine.’ – Andrew Cherng

‘Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.’ – T. S. Eliot

‘A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.’ – David Hume

‘Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.’ – Albert Einstein

‘Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power.’ – Maimonides

‘Rahman sir was the first music director I met and I was very nervous after meeting him. I made him listen to some of my songs nervously and he told me that my tone is good but I required working on the maturity of my voice with respect to my age. That was the golden advice I got from him.’ – Jubin Nautiyal

‘I absolutely love and respect the past, but I’m not a ‘glory days’ guy. I love where we’ve been and love where I’m at and going.’ – Bret Michaels

‘Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your treatment of and respect for money, how you make it, and how you spend it, reflect your character.’ – Gary Ryan Blair

‘I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism.’ – Francois Hollande

‘Kevin Hart. He’s the man! I like his style. He’s short, so I can relate. All the stories he tells are real. I respect that, and he’s just a really funny dude – great comedy instincts. To do stand-up on a stage for an hour and tell stories and make people laugh is incredible.’ – Cameron Boyce

‘It’s just hard in our league to see somebody who has had that much sucess, that’s done that well, that’s that well-respected, not just among coaches but the whole basketball world has great respect for David Blatt. That’s hard anytime you see a coach go when they make a change.’ – Mike Budenholzer

‘Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them.’ – Abbie Hoffman

‘Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves.’ – Emmanuel Jal

‘There are people who drove me crazy, but they got the job done. And when I see that person again, I nod my head. Respect.’ – Bill Murray

‘I really don’t have much respect for the people who live their lives motivated by an exit strategy existing, being performed. There was no option that we were trained in that says, ‘If it gets too hard, get up and leave.” – Andy Grove

‘I respect and admire my family, but they’ve never expected me to walk in their footsteps.’ – Ananya Birla

‘I have the utmost respect for Charles Barkley. He was a heck of a ballplayer… When it comes to basketball, please quote Charles Barkley. But when it comes to race in America? Please don’t quote Charles Barkley.’ – Shannon Sharpe

‘My stories are about humans and how they react, or fail to react, or react stupidly. I’m pointing the finger at us, not at the zombies. I try to respect and sympathize with the zombies as much as possible.’ – George A. Romero

‘I do object to those who jump from political hackery to flackery and expect respect.’ – Molly Ivins

‘Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.’ – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

‘Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect, for humiliating them.’ – Alain de Botton

‘Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.’ – William Hazlitt

‘Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.’ – Jane Austen

‘Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It’s about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.’ – Jim Leach

‘I have a lot of respect for His Majesty Juan Carlos. I call him Uncle Juan because he is an extraordinary person whom I have known for a long time.’ – Mohammed VI of Morocco

‘Every hip-hop artist I have worked with has a respect for higher power, whether that’s church, Allah, or any sort of higher being – they all have a humbleness.’ – BJ the Chicago Kid

‘In karate, there’s a lot of respect. In fact, when an opponent accepts to fight me, he’s giving me a chance to show my work, so I can’t diminish him at all.’ – Lyoto Machida

‘In the spiritual body moreover, man appears such as he is with respect to love and faith, for everyone in the spiritual world is the effigy of his own love, not only as to the face and the body, but also as to the speech and the actions.’ – Emanuel Swedenborg

‘The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.’ – Friedrich Nietzsche

‘I view Indigenous Canadians as an integral part of our society, proud of their contribution to Canadian history, great deal of respect for all they did pre-Confederation, the way that they have been partners in building this society we have, and I’m very proud to represent a dozen First Nations communities in my own riding.’ – Andrew Scheer

‘I said ‘Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.’ He said, ‘oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don’t worry about it.’ But they’re not.’ – Nia Long

‘The respect for the rights of minorities that China’s Tibetan and Uighur activists champion would prevent instability that could spill across China’s borders.’ – Tom Malinowski

‘With all due respect, the Mona Lisa is overrated.’ – Paulo Coelho

‘Chronically insecure people easily lose their altruism, tolerance, and respect for non-conformity. If they have no alternative on offer, they can be led to attribute their plight to strangers in their midst.’ – Guy Standing

‘What society doesn’t realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don’t now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared.’ – Doris Lessing

‘I was brought up a Muslim and I respect the religion I was born into, but I don’t practise it. However, I do believe in thanking God for my happy life.’ – Laila Rouass

‘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.’ – Krystal Ball

‘I have so much respect for the Queen and for Charles, and what the family represents. And yet there’s still a conflict about whether we can abolish the class system while also having a Royal family.’ – Josh O’Connor

‘I respect the rules of TV, the rules of keeping things commercial and interesting and pop-y and fun.’ – Joss Whedon

‘With all due respect, I am against dumb.’ – John Kennedy

‘There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and maintain your focus you have to have something that motivates you. For me, it was what I perceived as a lack of respect from the boxing world as well as the media, which made me want to work so hard and be great.’ – Marvin Hagler

‘The companies that survive longest are the one’s that work out what they uniquely can give to the world not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul.’ – Charles Handy

‘Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?’ – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

‘I wanted to represent minorities in the respect of people who had been bullied in school or people who were gay or lesbian or trans or people who aren’t blonde haired and blue-eyed. I have short hair, and I am covered in tattoos. I like showing people that it’s within their rights to be different.’ – Ruby Rose

‘You need to be confident. You need to know who you are as a person and as a human. But make sure that you go through the world with humility and respect for others.’ – Dominique Crenn

‘I’ll tell you what, the chemistry that I had with Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart in the ring, and the respect and the trust we had for each other, was unbelievable.’ – Stone Cold Steve Austin

‘I want to express my deepest apology to the athletes, the people of Salt Lake City in Utah and the millions of citizens worldwide who love and respect the games.’ – Juan Antonio Samaranch

‘If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.’ – Billie Jean King

‘Virat Kohli is someone I have great respect for.’ – Brian Lara

‘Oklahoma has a respect for our neighbors. That’s the Oklahoma standard.’ – Markwayne Mullin

‘Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most.’ – Jocko Willink

‘Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That’s their business.’ – Mike McCready

‘Everybody has their opinion. I respect anything that anybody has to say.’ – Al Horford

‘When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom.’ – John Gray

‘I think that there are a lot of law enforcement officers out there who work according to their own set of what is right and what is wrong. And that doesn’t always include respect for administration cops, you know, people that are higher up the food chain.’ – Bruce Willis

‘Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.’ – Vanna Bonta

‘I’ll never be intimidated by somebody, and I will treat you will respect as long as I’m treated with respect.’ – Bubba Wallace

‘You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.’ – Pele

‘Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other.’ – Lena Horne

‘Because we should always respect other nationalities, I have always tried to play them with dignity.’ – Ricardo Montalban

‘Let me start by saying I wish no country had the need for an army. But in Israel, serving is part of being an Israeli. You’ve got to give back to the state. You give two or three years, and it’s not about you. You give your freedom away. You learn discipline and respect.’ – Gal Gadot

‘It’s important for couples to be friends first and to respect each other as individuals.’ – Anupam Kher

‘I’ve got a lot of respect for Norwich City as a football club, there’s some really good people there.’ – Paul Lambert

‘I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today’s environment. And I know full well that when I’ve been covering campaigns, which I still do, I’ve made my mistakes and have been far from perfect.’ – Dan Rather

‘I had a rule – I didn’t have a lot of rules – and one of them was we’re going to operate from a mutual respect. I won’t embarrass you, and I don’t expect you to be embarrass me.’ – Mike Holmgren

‘If you are an educated man, you respect your opponent, his team, and all those people around; then you are truly a human being.’ – Oleksandr Usyk

‘The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.’ – E. M. Forster

‘Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.’ – Benjamin Disraeli

‘Just as kids need to learn to respect their elders, we are a society that increasingly respects our youth.’ – Faith Salie

‘I have a stronger personality than Shah Rukh. He is an entity on his own, and I don’t consider him a superstar when I’m with him in the house. He’s just my husband, and I respect him as that.’ – Gauri Khan

‘I don’t give a damn if it’s a hustle that’s already big or you go to work at Kroger every day, the grocery store. Or you work at Walmart. You work, so I respect you. You don’t work, what can we do? We can’t relate.’ – Young Dolph

‘I think Keira Knightley is amazing, and I’ve heard also that she is one of the coolest, most down-to-earth, brilliant girls, and I really look up to her in that respect. She’s got it all, really, and I think she’s made interesting, bold choices in her work.’ – Lily James

‘At the end of the day, no matter what you do, there will be somebody that don’t like you. You don’t have to like me, but you will respect what I do.’ – Claressa Shields

‘We want to uplift the culture of Filipino – our respect to our elders, how we pray before we eat and sleep. These are things the younger generations tend to forget because of our exposure to other cultures.’ – Coco Martin

‘Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.’ – Gordon B. Hinckley

‘Britain is still seen as a beacon for decency, for democracy, for vigorous judges upholding the rule of law and, dare I say it, a free press. I respect the press in theory, but when you see some of the things it writes about you, it’s not exactly a happy relationship.’ – Cherie Blair

‘When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.’ – Chilon

‘One of the market’s virtues, and the reason it enables so much peaceful interaction and cooperation among such a great variety of peoples, is that it demands of its participants only that they observe a relatively few basic principles, among them honesty, the sanctity of contracts, and respect for private property.’ – Thomas Woods

‘Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law, democracy, security and sustainable economic and environmental development.’ – Anna Lindh

‘One of the things I love about Helena Bonham Carter is that she is ravishing, but she does as much as she can to play it down and look funny. She doesn’t let her looks get in the way. I hugely respect that.’ – Eileen Atkins

‘In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.’ – Aloe Blacc

‘I haven’t seen a player in this game, as long as I’ve been in it, that can’t be pitched to… Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.’ – Frank Robinson

‘One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century.’ – Sanford I. Weill

‘Raven was the first drag queen I had ever seen. Her and Detox in L.A. when I was baby. I respect Raven and Detox so much.’ – Adore Delano

‘I’m open to play for anybody that would give me respect, treat me the right way, and actually going to make me feel comfortable.’ – Pedro Martinez

‘When I was in Cardiff, playing with the National Orchestra of Wales, they said they get letters from people complaining if they’re smiling during the concert. Nuts, isn’t it? As if you have to respect the solemnity of the music by not smiling. Music is this joyful thing that enriches our lives, and you’re not supposed to smile?’ – Bill Bailey

‘Labor wants pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or doing something beautiful or useful – to be treated with dignity and respect as brother and sister.’ – Thorstein Veblen

‘Most of my stories, if not all of them, have some basis in real life. That’s the kind of fiction I’m most interested in. I suppose that’s one reason I don’t have much respect for fiction that seems to be game playing.’ – Raymond Carver

‘You’ve just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn’t help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it’s easy to say and harder to do.’ – Nicole Kidman

‘Having two daughters changed my perspective on a lot of things, and I definitely have a newfound respect for women. And I think I finally became a good and real man when I had a daughter.’ – Mark Wahlberg

‘You don’t tell people who disagree with you they’d be better off somewhere else. And you don’t reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them.’ – Peggy Noonan

‘Coaches will eventually notice a great attitude, and they respect that.’ – Heather O’Reilly

‘We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.’ – Winston Churchill

‘The players get no respect around here. They give you money, that’s it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from other teams love to see that. That’s why nobody wants to play here.’ – Don Mattingly

‘I had such a lack of respect for women that I just treated them as a hobby, trying to live up to the supposed image of Jack Nicholson and all those guys who were womanizers.’ – Christian Slater

‘McGregor has no respect for the sport, for the person. That’s it. He’s not good for the sport.’ – Jose Aldo

‘I don’t wait for people to give me respect. I always give them respect.’ – Mariano Rivera

”Separate but unequal’ didn’t work in respect to race, it doesn’t work in respect to gender, and it especially doesn’t work when looking at the intersection of race and gender.’ – Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

‘I have a job I’m pretty good at. I am in charge of things. I am on committees. People respect me and take my counsel. I want to be strong and professional, but I resent how hard I have to work to be taken seriously, to receive a fraction of the consideration I might otherwise receive.’ – Roxane Gay

‘For me, the defender I respect the most is Giorgio Chiellini. He’s one of the best defenders in the world. I really like the way he plays football on the pitch, the way he defends. He lives for the game. He transmits a sense of tranquillity to his team-mates. I have always admired his way to play.’ – Edinson Cavani

‘Instagram is wonderful in so many ways, but it’s also something that should be used with respect – for yourself and for other people.’ – Lady Amelia Windsor

‘I believe that ‘Food is a giver.’ It gives you nutrition, health, and at times can give you recognition, like it did in my case, and you got to treat it with that kind of respect.’ – Ranveer Brar

‘And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you’re going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don’t know them and even if you don’t agree with them.’ – Michelle Obama

‘Being a pastor’s kid comes with a lot of pressure and scrutiny. A lot of my dad’s sermons were about respect. It was a beautiful way to be taught about love and two people being equal.’ – Nick Jonas

‘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.’ – Maya Angelou

‘I have had the greatest respect for the institution of the Supreme Court. I have always believed it to be the last bastion of hope, particularly for the weak and the oppressed who knock at its door for the protection of their rights, often against a powerful executive.’ – Prashant Bhushan

‘I don’t really consider myself a model, to be honest. I respect designers; I think it’s another art, you know.’ – Josephine de La Baume

‘I learned from my parents to revere nature. Their way of teaching my siblings and I to respect the environment was to be in it, and so we spent a great deal of time outdoors.’ – Deb Haaland

‘I don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.’ – Derrick Lewis

‘I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves in harm’s way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them, and I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way.’ – Colin Kaepernick

‘I’m a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.’ – Katy Perry

‘The Caribbean is an immense ocean that just happens to have a few islands in it. The people have an immense respect for it, awe of it.’ – Derek Walcott

‘One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.’ – Bertrand Russell

‘You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: ‘When you respect money, money will respect you.” – Yaya Toure

‘The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.’ – Herbert Hoover

‘When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.’ – Loretta Lynn

‘You don’t stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you.’ – Olympia Dukakis

‘Words to describe my father are ‘battler’ and ‘consistent.’ He came from the bottom and worked his whole life for everything he had and has respect from everybody for what he has been doing. I am blessed to learn from him.’ – Jaren Jackson, Jr.

‘We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect for their colleagues and for the communities in which they work and live.’ – Arthur Blank

‘The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.’ – William Dean Howells

‘I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.’ – Carlos Ghosn

‘Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it’s amazing how many people get that.’ – Penn Jillette

‘Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one’s parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.’ – Alice Miller

‘I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.’ – Henry James

‘To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me – not success.’ – Hugh Jackman

‘Renown? I’ve already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.’ – Jean Rostand

‘I did learn eventually – perhaps far too late – to respect the talent I have. For a lot of years out there, I was just bashing on to the next thing and not really thinking about it too much. That’s what we do. But I’m learning to appreciate the moment.’ – Mark Knopfler

‘The Apology opened the opportunity for a new relationship based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. Because without mutual respect and mutual responsibility, the truth is we can achieve very little.’ – Kevin Rudd

‘When I first saw a picture of the crucifixion, I lost respect for my parents. I suddenly realised that this is what the adult world is like – full of cruelty and hypocrisy.’ – Vivienne Westwood

‘I consider the United States Senate the greatest deliberative body in the world, and I respect the important role the Constitution affords it in the confirmation of our judges.’ – Neil Gorsuch

‘I always love to look at something that I couldn’t make, because I feel it’s enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, ‘Wow!’ It’s a skill that I don’t have, but I can understand the merit of it.’ – Jonathan Anderson

”Gears Of War’ is one of my favourite games that I immersed myself in playing for long time, and Mr. Cliff Bleszinski is one of the greatest game creators that I respect.’ – Hidetaka Miyazaki

‘We will pursue a relationship of friendship and co-operation with the United States, always rooted in mutual respect and in the defence of our fellow Mexicans who live and work honourably in that country.’ – Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

‘I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.’ – Mr. T

‘There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, must have respect for the others and not encroach into each other’s domain.’ – P. Sathasivam

‘I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.’ – Joni Mitchell

‘For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it’s about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people’s rights and dignity.’ – Orhan Pamuk

‘Man’s respect for the imponderables varies according to his mental constitution and environment. Through certain modes of thought and training, it can be elevated tremendously, yet there is always a limit.’ – H. P. Lovecraft

‘My mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.’ – Condoleezza Rice

‘We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.’ – Arthur Ashe

‘London has such an unbelievable respect for theater, where L.A. does not. You go to a play here, and the dude next to you is sleeping. In London, if you’re not in your seat when it starts, they lock the door. In Los Angeles, you can stroll into school late with a cup of coffee. In London, you get your butt to class on time.’ – Devin Kelley

‘Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more than twenty times. All countries have committed to protecting individual freedoms on paper – but in practice, too many break their pledge.’ – Ban Ki-moon

‘In the sense that you’re not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my position doesn’t isn’t unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts.’ – Peter Singer

‘Lee Chang-dong, Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho. I think the three filmmakers tell the stories that they really want to tell. Their movies always reveal what they think must be told. I have a lot of respect for that.’ – Lee Je-hoon

‘Bubba, in my old day I party on the road with all my friends. Now, I respect my family I respect the world and I don’t do anything anymore.’ – The Iron Sheik

‘About tidying up a toy box, you should let your kids experience the selection process by touching all of their toys. It’s also important how they throw away their toys. They can earn a stronger sense of valuing things when they throw things away with respect and appreciation.’ – Marie Kondo

‘Canelo, he is not a champion. He is a liar who has no respect for the sport of boxing or its fans.’ – Gennady Golovkin

‘Professionally, John Cena has my respect more than anybody I’ve ever been around in the ring and out of the ring.’ – Big Show

‘Since achieving their independence in 1992, the people of Croatia have built a democratic society based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free market economy.’ – Elton Gallegly

‘Losing to a Hall of Famer, a legend, Manny Pacquiao, it is what it is. It was a great fight and the fans loved it. I lost a title but I gained respect with how I fought that night.’ – Keith Thurman

‘It’s time to understand that women aren’t just about love, care, beauty and body, but also about respect.’ – Shriya Saran

‘As an adopted kid, it means a lot when I hear women say, ‘I don’t want kids.’ I have a lot of respect for them.’ – Michelle Visage

‘Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.’ – Ismail Haniyeh

‘I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes’ cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites.’ – Tony Hillerman

‘I’m not gonna lie, I love Usain Bolt and Serena Williams. What I love about Serena is that she just gets on the floor and she dominates. She handles her business very well, I respect that.’ – Gabby Douglas

‘I get asked a lot about my legacy. For me, it’s being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That’s important to me.’ – Peyton Manning

‘I respect religious rules. I am a true God-fearing Hindu.’ – Rishi Kapoor

‘Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out to Muslims by saying, ‘To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,’ his formulation was needlessly defensive and apologetic.’ – Charles Krauthammer

‘I went to Ayodhya, offered my prayers, I got respect even when I was not the Chief Minister.’ – Uddhav Thackeray

‘I really believe in hopefulness and respect people that are hopeful. I think I’m at my best when I think hopefully.’ – Lucy Dacus

‘It is not my belief that we need greater government regulation of hedge funds with respect to the systemic risk they create.’ – Kenneth C. Griffin

‘The communication within Sinsaenum is really, really cool. As extreme as the music is, you might not realize how much we respect each other and how much we coach each other and how well we communicate.’ – Joey Jordison

‘I respect and believe in all religions.’ – Bappi Lahiri

‘When I was at the Justice Department, there were these people who I called legal Houdinis, who – they would find any law; they would find a loophole and a way around it and often very tendentious and not true, and, you know, these are people who didn’t respect the rule of law. But, you know, those people were there.’ – Neal Katyal

‘You don’t have to like an actor to do a scene with him. You don’t have to like a director. But it’s just better if you do. And I think, you know, you’ve got to begin that with respect.’ – Russell Crowe

‘Somebody who’s really comfortable with who she is and doesn’t care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves.’ – Brian Austin Green

‘A lot of young actors look up to me, and I wouldn’t trade that for any money in the world. I don’t want to lose their respect and be a hypocrite.’ – James Caan

‘Surround yourself with people you like and respect; surround yourself with people you just want to be around and keep making things.’ – Fred Armisen

‘Like it or not, there are a lot of dance teachers in this country who respect me, whether they personally like me or not.’ – Abby Lee Miller

‘To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect.’ – Beth Moore

‘From deep in the slave hut is somebody calling over 150 years to all of our experiences and all of our ideas on human respect, and all of our ideas on dignity. And I felt like that’s just incredibly powerful.’ – Chiwetel Ejiofor

‘I respect the Pantera fans with all my heart.’ – Dimebag Darrell

‘I feel like everybody is against Floyd Mayweather. I don’t get any respect.’ – Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

‘We must never allow September 11th to become a time for protest and division. Instead, this day must remain a time for promoting peace and mutual respect.’ – Timothy Dolan

‘I don’t think anyone can speculate what will happen with respect to oil prices and gas prices because they are set on the global economy.’ – Ken Salazar

‘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.’ – Ewa Kopacz

‘We are the millions and millions of Americans who take responsibility for our own safety and protection of our children as a God-given right. We are proud to exercise that right, are not ashamed of it and deserve nothing less than absolute respect and admiration as lawful gun owners.’ – Wayne LaPierre

‘I’m like Albert Schweitzer and Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein in that I have a respect for life – in any form. I believe in nature, in the birds, the sea, the sky, in everything I can see or that there is real evidence for. If these things are what you mean by God, then I believe in God.’ – Frank Sinatra

‘The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.’ – Charles Kennedy

‘The British were indeed very far superior to the Americans in every respect necessary to military operations, except the revivified courage and resolution, the result of sudden success after despair.’ – Mercy Otis Warren

‘In the early 1940s, as a young teenager, I was utterly appalled by the racist and jingoist hysteria of the anti-Japanese propaganda. The Germans were evil, but treated with some respect: They were, after all, blond Aryan types, just like our imaginary self-image. Japanese were mere vermin, to be crushed like ants.’ – Noam Chomsky

‘The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha’s atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah.’ – Walter Kaufmann

‘Kids are soft these days, period, end of the story in every respect. People coddle them too much. I’m sick of that; it’s irresponsible parenting. Taking care of them is one thing, but turning little boys into little girls because you’re coddling them so much, kids need to have experiences on their own.’ – Bill Goldberg

‘Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life.’ – Fernand Braudel

‘Everyone should respect the sovereignty of the EU countries.’ – Evangelos Venizelos

‘We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That’s life. And it’s part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001.’ – Michael Bloomberg

‘If I pick up a book with spaceships on the cover, I want spaceships. If I see one with dragons, I want there to be dragons inside the book. Proper labeling. Ethical labeling. I don’t want to open up my cornflakes and find that they’re full of pebbles… You need to respect the reader enough not to call it something it isn’t.’ – Margaret Atwood

‘It still amazes me how many musicians aren’t really interested in engaging with their audience at all. Alfred Brendel, a pianist for whom I have the greatest respect, has described performance as a sacred communion between the artist and the composer. But what about the audience? Music is communication, a two-way street.’ – Charles Hazlewood

‘I would make documentaries if it was a worthy cause. I have a lot of respect for people who put themselves in harm’s way to make people see that something needs to be done.’ – Eliot Sumner

‘Strong women, that’s who I really respect.’ – Victoria Beckham

‘Never fear a job, always respect it, and always leave yourself a hind door to escape. May your hind door always be open.’ – Red Adair

‘People who have no stake in society are the least likely to have respect for it.’ – David Lammy

‘I just have no interest in the industry of acting, I don’t want anything to do with it. But I respect the craft.’ – Kano

‘I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.’ – Robert Sean Leonard

‘I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you’re well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they’re used to seeing me walking around, so I don’t think I’m a very big deal.’ – J. K. Rowling

‘I don’t want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.’ – Vince Carter

‘Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion.’ – Norman Schwarzkopf

‘The young people I know judge leaders by their deeds and abhor hypocrisy. Inconsistency and point-scoring do not win respect. It’s not easy to be engaged in political debate when it is reduced to performers trying to outdo each other. Actions from leaders must mirror the values they claim to espouse.’ – Alexandra Adornetto

‘I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.’ – Bill Walton

‘My standard for the women in my life is like, ‘If no man can treat you better than I can treat you, they can’t come.’ You gotta step up to the plate. With respect, with acknowledgment, with support.’ – Aldis Hodge

‘My conclusion about Mr. Trump’s unsuitability for office is based on his disregard for the precept of treating others with respect, an idea that should transcend politics. Instead, he opts to mock the vulnerable and inflame prejudices by attacking ethnic and religious minorities.’ – Susan Collins

‘Implication is a cumulative process that generates union in the team and mutual respect. Either we all work, or let’s just burst the ball.’ – Unai Emery

‘I was not afraid of the press or the militants. It was uncomfortable, but I was not afraid. With respect to the press, I knew I knew more than they knew about city matters. With respect to the militants, I understood it. I mean, everybody believed in those days that they were being screwed, you know, that somebody was getting ahead of them.’ – Ed Koch

‘Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress’s decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials.’ – William J. Brennan, Jr.

‘What the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect.’ – Yoko Ono

‘Life shouldn’t be about arbitrary power, for power’s sake, but about respect, mutuality, decency.’ – John Whaite

‘You’re morally tainted if you don’t treat both the accuser and the accused with fairness and with respect, and with due process.’ – John Kennedy

‘Pastor is a driver who doesn’t respect other drivers.’ – Sergio Perez

‘I like jokes, but Ray and I, we never did jokes. We weren’t in that line of humor. We each contributed our own kind of observations. I’m glad to have people look at and laugh at and respect and get some creative juice out of what we did by observing.’ – Bob Elliott

‘What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.’ – Theo James

‘If I respect myself and believe in what I’m doing, no one can touch me.’ – Fiona Apple

‘When you sit down and play your music for someone you respect, you get that feeling in your stomach of like: ‘Oh my God…’ You know if it’s not great because you start to feel sick.’ – Raine Maida

‘Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.’ – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

‘It’s one thing I like about America – they respect the sportsman. They put them up on a pedestal. They don’t try to knock them down. And that’s a great thing, to be respected by the whole country. It’s so patriotic!’ – David Beckham

‘There are a lot of people in this country who really like my writing. And a lot of writers respect me. But the so-called establishment? They hate me.’ – Hubert Selby, Jr.

‘The four of us are really in sync with each other. We’re pretty open about most things. We try to respect each other as much as we can. For us, communication is really important.’ – Ally Brooke

‘Here in Ohio, the hardcore scene is a big thing, so some of our good friends are in hardcore bands. So we’ve had to figure out how the heck we get these people to respect us.’ – Tyler Joseph

‘I believe that if you reject and don’t respect what you have now, that’s ingratitude. I’m grateful for everything I have today.’ – Katrina Kaif

‘I have immense respect for anyone with a physical deformity and the courage and confidence it takes just to go out in the world.’ – Rachel Hollis

‘For people like me, who appreciate the love and respect you get from the fans in Japan, there was no reason for me to turn my head to the other side and go try my options and luck in the UFC.’ – Alberto Del Rio

‘He means as much as Roberto Clemente does to Latin people. Thank God I had the opportunity to know him. I wish my kids had the opportunity to be around him, because that’s how I want my kids to live their lives. I want them to be like Stan Musial. Not the baseball player. The person. That’s the respect I have for that man.’ – Albert Pujols

‘If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court.’ – Elena Kagan

‘Teaching is hard. It takes a lot of skill. Not everyone who tries can do it well. We need to admit that and act accordingly. We should reward and respect great teachers by paying them more, and we should stop rewarding seniority over effectiveness.’ – Betsy DeVos

‘My dad lived a good life. He was a simple guy. His family had been poor, and he joined the Marines to be able to send money home to his mom and dad and brothers and sisters. He genuinely had the intention to live a good life and to respect other people.’ – Brendon Burchard

‘Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation.’ – Wislawa Szymborska

‘There’s heart and soul in everyone, and we need to respect people’s choices.’ – Kubra Sait

‘When I see someone who don’t respect the people, I break their back old-country way on the Twitter. I am the law of the Twitter.’ – The Iron Sheik

‘We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the U.N. Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.’ – Antonio Guterres

‘Over the years, we’ve developed a respect for each other in the roles that we play and we rely on that difference to recreate clarity for the audience.’ – Jamie Hyneman

‘I respect people of all sexualities; I respect people of all religions, all faiths. I love all Australians.’ – Scott Morrison

‘Obviously I do have political views – I’m a believer in the free-market economy; I also believe that without competition and respect for human rights there will be no progress because nobody will feel safe and free.’ – Pavel Durov

‘And in this respect, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a tragedy, a clash between one very powerful, very convincing, very painful claim over this land and another no less powerful, no less convincing claim.’ – Amos Oz

‘I think the way to keep a friendship is to respect that everybody is different.’ – Emma Bunton

‘I have the utmost respect for red carpet interviewers; it is such a hard job.’ – Dan Levy

‘I’ve always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He is a great British institution and my generation grew up with the books and then Michael Horden’s animations.’ – Stephen Fry

‘If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.’ – A. R. Rahman

‘What I really appreciate in my friends is that they really respect me.’ – Sushmita Sen

‘I have noticed… that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.’ – Marilyn Monroe

‘I say this everywhere I go: I admire and respect Hillary. She has been a lawyer, a law professor, First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State.’ – Michelle Obama

‘Development of outlook naturally begins with a respect for God… Reverence to God and reverence for one’s neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of God.’ – Robert Baden-Powell

‘I just want the respect I deserve. Not for what I can do in the future but what I’ve done in the past. And I just want a fair opportunity, a fair chance, a fair shot to play basketball.’ – Michael Beasley

‘I respect all women who came before me to blaze trails into the workplace for us.’ – Dana Perino

‘I got a lot of respect for my OGs, so when they ask me to do something, I do it.’ – Stephen Jackson

‘Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they’re fun, they do things together, they’re best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.’ – Tim Allen

‘Four Tet is somebody I respect a lot. There are other artists I admire like jazz pianist and composer Marc Moulin.’ – Bonobo

‘Honestly, when I do a lot of records where it’s super lyrical, all that it is to prove and to show people, like, I can really rap. I can switch flows – I can go with the best of them – so first of all, I want you to respect me as a rapper.’ – Joyner Lucas

‘The thing about wrestling in front of eight people in a bingo hall is that the spots still hurt. The chops still hurt. Your body still hurts the next day. But when you love wrestling, it doesn’t matter. You do it for the pride and the respect of the business.’ – Eddie Kingston

‘I turned down twelve films last year… Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.’ – Shia LaBeouf

‘Bayern are a club where success is demanded, and second place isn’t particularly appreciated. We have a history and culture to respect.’ – Manuel Neuer

‘We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.’ – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

‘We must respect the interior laws of creation, of this Earth, to learn these laws and obey them if we want to survive.’ – Pope Benedict XVI

‘When you have a godly husband, a godly wife, children who respect their parents and who are loved by their parents, who provide for those children their physical and spiritual and material needs, lovingly, you have the ideal unit.’ – Jerry Falwell

‘I want all Mississippians to know that every man and woman of every region, every background, every race, every class, and every home in our state has my admiration and my respect.’ – Tate Reeves

‘I’ve got a lot of respect for Mike Hayden.’ – Pete Hoekstra

‘The writers I respect the most had an undying commitment to a vision.’ – Jewel

‘We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.’ – Ambrose Bierce

‘Another thing that’s pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had to make herself look really bad to prove that she had amazing talent.’ – Kevyn Aucoin

‘I respect very much the role of the media in our society; I think they can be very, very helpful. They serve as a very useful check, sort of a watchdog over the actions of the government, and I respect that.’ – Alberto Gonzales

‘There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It’s an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself.’ – John Connolly

‘The old-timers schooled me good. They brainwashed me to respect music, whether we were playing rockabilly or blues or rock and roll.’ – Dr. John

‘Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed; in this respect, they are permanent.’ – Maimonides

‘Teaching the history of the British Empire links in with that of the world: for better and for worse, the Empire made us what we are, forming our national identity. A country that does not understand its own history is unlikely to respect that of others.’ – Antony Beevor

‘Eurovision is this bubble of inclusivity and respect, and it’s so beautiful, if only the whole world would be in this bubble. It is a family that will never forget about you.’ – Conchita Wurst

‘As social animals we humans are very sensitive to our rank and position within any group. We can measure our status by the attention and respect we receive.’ – Robert Greene

‘I’m not a Packers fan. I just like football. I do respect those guys. You respect great football. I’m a Cowboys fan, or I was a Cowboys fan. You just respect great football.’ – Patrick Mahomes

‘Since joining the U.S. House of Representatives in November of 2006, I have strongly supported Speaker Nancy Pelosi. I have the utmost respect for her, and I believe the Democrats were able to accomplish a great deal under her leadership.’ – Albio Sires

‘You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.’ – Irina Shayk

‘I hope that I’ve been able to treat people with the respect they’ve shown me. That’s basically the tenet you try to live by. I haven’t been successful at it all my life, but that’s what I strive for.’ – Tom Watson

‘I’m quite a softy, yes. I have a blank spot with respect to visual art, but I have perhaps a compensating hypersensitivity to poetry and music.’ – Richard Dawkins

‘Roy Keane and Paul Scholes were unbelievable players. You cannot compare yourself to them. It is impossible. Scholes especially, I like him a lot, and I have a lot of respect for what he did for United.’ – Bastian Schweinsteiger

‘Our policy is to deepen the relations with all the countries in the world – monarchies, kingdoms, large powers – we want to respect all differences and have our relationships based on mutual respect.’ – Hugo Chavez

‘Whenever you are too worried about someone else’s approval, that person loses respect for you.’ – Sherry Argov

‘I don’t mind being older. I’m proud of my age. I’ve achieved a lot. It’s the same thing with Mick and the Stones. They should be revered and respected. Isn’t it strange that now we’re living longer we have so much less respect for old age? Perhaps it’s a less valuable commodity?’ – Jerry Hall

‘Across all U.S. intelligence agencies, there is a lack of cultural respect and a poorly tuned attitude toward foreign peoples and cultures.’ – Malcolm Nance

‘At my funeral, if one said, ‘Nick was a generous person,’ trust me I won’t be doing cartwheels in my coffin. Recognition from people is never and never will be a goal. Some people strive for that respect or honor. Living a life to just reach for the position and status is vanity and sin.’ – Nick Vujicic

‘I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don’t like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.’ – Sharon Stone

‘By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.’ – Albert Schweitzer

‘In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God.’ – Ravi Shankar

‘This country deserves a statesman who can represent the people with proper decorum, respect, and knowledge of what’s happening in the world, and I don’t believe that Donald Trump represents any of that.’ – Michael Kelly

‘I love and respect all religions and philosophies. I see how they get formed, how they grow up, and how powerful they are. But for me to believe in a specific god – no. Because what I believe is that the infinite, the absolute, is a living being and the only one living being that really exists.’ – Don Miguel Ruiz

‘More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.’ – Simone Weil

‘When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone’s mouth was ‘Mister,’ a sign of respect.’ – Mr. T

‘I come from oldest country in the world and everybody know when Iron Sheik see the bad person like the OJ Simpson or jabroni Chris Brown or the good man like the Ray Lewis, I respect them or break their back.’ – The Iron Sheik

‘I will stay in Impact as long as the fans want me there. They were so happy to have me there and treated me with a lot of respect. The office, talent, and staff are treated with respect by everyone, regardless of your position in the business.’ – Alberto Del Rio

‘The ancients considered mechanics in a twofold respect: as rational, which proceeds accurately by demonstration, and practical. To practical mechanics all the manual arts belong, from which mechanics took its name.’ – Isaac Newton

‘We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of their fear, respect for our values and not merely our weapons.’ – Theodore C. Sorensen

‘My dad always said you have to value and respect the responsibility you’ve been given. When I coach, I take that responsibility seriously because I know people have trusted in me, and there are thousands of supporters whose emotions are bound up in what we do.’ – Unai Emery

‘Don’t tell me what I need. Start looking at the people in front of you, appreciate the diversity in the community, respect it. Don’t debate it.’ – Dominique Jackson

‘In societies that profess some respect for law, suspects are apprehended and brought to fair trial. I stress ‘suspects.” – Noam Chomsky

‘If I’m gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it’s very important for me to know that I’m working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we’re going for something together.’ – Brad Pitt

‘If I don’t like a person and a person doesn’t like me fine, that’s mutual respect.’ – Larry Johnson

‘I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn’t matter who he is, but I’ll get in there and win. That’s a fact.’ – Jose Aldo