939 private quotes tagged respect

“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

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“I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.” — E. O. Wilson

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“Above all, we must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.” — Joseph Ratzinger

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“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

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“Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.” — Jane Austen

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“I try to be the best husband I can be, and if people respect that, that's cool. But there's no 'perfect husband.' We just all try to do the best we can, you know what I mean?” — Nick Lachey

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“Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.” — Will Cuppy

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“The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.” — Johann Kaspar Lavater

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“All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.” — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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“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

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“Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace.” — Eddie Bernice Johnson

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“Like the average American that I hang out with, and like my father before me, I raised all my children to respect tools and use them wisely and safely.” — Ted Nugent

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“Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.” — William Jennings Bryan

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“For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights.” — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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“You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.” — K. D. Lang

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“The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta.” — Tiger Woods

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“I respect a woman too much to marry her.” — Sylvester Stallone

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“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

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“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 A. Baldwin

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“Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.” — Nathaniel Branden

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“Here's my gift-giving rule: Respect your current financial situation.” — Suze Orman

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“I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.” — Charles de Gaulle

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“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

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“There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover, one feels a good deal of respect for it without it the brain and the hand would be helpless.” — Gertrude Jekyll

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“We must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.” — Joseph Ratzinger

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