939 private quotes tagged respect

“The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.”— Michelle Bachelet

“We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.”— Mika Brzezinski

“I loved fairy tales when I was a kid. Grimm. The grimmer the better. I loved gruesome gothic tales and, in that respect, I liked Bible stories, because to me they were very gothic.”— Amy Tan

“The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On the contrary, it is integral to science, as also to scholarship in general.”— John Charles Polanyi

“Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.”— George Best

“The territorial state is such an ancient form of society - here in Europe it dates back thousands of years - that it is now protected by the sanctity of age and the glory of tradition. A strong religious feeling mingles with the respect and the devotion to the fatherland.”— Christian Lous Lange

“With respect to the respective French and German traditions you are no doubt correct, although I am reluctant to see individual achievement reduced to archetypes.”— Brian Ferneyhough

“When I speak of 'cycles,' I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if not in the resolving of problems, than at least with respect to the consistency of their capacity to productively irritate.”— Brian Ferneyhough

“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

“Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy.”— Ismail Haniyeh

“People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost.”— Stephen Breyer

“No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.”— Roger Goodell

“I'm definitely bicoastal, but I have to say, it's easier to live in New York than in L.A. I feel like people respect other people's space a bit more here.”— Mary-Kate Olsen

“My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don't respect you and when they respect you they don't love you.”— Shakira

“Well, I had an immense respect for Cirque du Soleil when I first say them in the '80s on a television show and just thought, you know, this group is really reinventing the circus, as you know. Because there wasn't three rings. There were no animals.”— Criss Angel

“Those people behind the mosque have to respect, have to appreciate and have to defer to the people of New York. The wound is still there. Just because the wound is healing you can't say, 'Let's just go back to where we were pre-9/11.”— Al-Waleed bin Talal

“As a chef, you need to respect your guests and their needs. If they decide that they want to eat certain things and not eat others, if for religious reasons or just decide they don't want to eat certain ingredients, you have to respect that.”— Joel Robuchon

“Shooting a film is like a kismet quest. You have thirty days and you need magic to happen. So that's why I wear suits. I'm praying to the gods, and I'm doing everything I can to respect the powers of the world.”— Mike Mills

“Americans will respect your beliefs if you just keep them private.”— Bill O'Reilly

“Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.”— Eric Stoltz

“With respect to the northeastern boundary of the United States, no official correspondence between this Government and that of Great Britain has passed since that communicated to Congress toward the close of their last session.”— Martin Van Buren

“I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.”— Georges Duhamel

“My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself.”— Jared Leto

“In fact, the U.S. military has bent over backwards to respect the religious beliefs of some very dangerous fanatics who want to kill us.”— Linda Chavez

“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