939 private quotes tagged respect

“For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.” — Omar Bongo

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“I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me.” — Alan Ladd

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“I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level.” — Matt Cameron

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“Alabama citizens, like the vast majority of Americans, respect and value the meaning of decency, and appreciate public institutions that reflect the common values of our society.” — Mike Rogers

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“I believe acting is very physical, and when you have to fight or do those kinds of things, it takes a lot of respect not to allow yourself to go off and hurt yourself or someone else.” — Giancarlo Esposito

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“I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood.” — Brendan Fraser

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“My mission, I guess, has always been the kind of world where lesbian and gay people can celebrate who we are with equal freedom, dignity, and respect.” — John Fisher

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“Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.” — Gina Carano

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“My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it's respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box office or stardom. It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.” — Jason Bateman

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“Ragtime has about the same amount of respect as comics. And in a way they're similar art forms. Ragtime is highly compositional, and the emotion in the music is built in, whereas in jazz a lot of that emotion comes from the way it's performed.” — Chris Ware

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“I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that.” — Rufus Sewell

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“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

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“Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I do. I might add, perhaps even a touch of envy too, because of the solace.” — Studs Terkel

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“It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.” — Bonnie Raitt

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“It's not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of having fun, I got a little restless. When you're 33, 34, and you don't have a focus, you can get kind of lost. As a man, you feel a little bit unfulfilled.” — Pete Sampras

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“When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.” — Rene Redzepi

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“The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast pieces and the like that they thought were bad or harmful or even against the government and try to block them.” — Floyd Abrams

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“Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect.” — Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao

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“I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them.” — Bonnie Raitt

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“Marches alone won't bring integration when human respect is disintegratin'” — Barry McGuire

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“General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.” — Benazir Bhutto

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“South Carolinians are strong, independently-minded people. At the end of the day, they make their own decisions. And I respect them for that. And I welcome that. And I told him that from the very beginning.” — Nikki Haley

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“In this respect I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.” — Vladimir Kramnik

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“The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations.” — Lakhdar Brahimi

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“I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game.” — Rafael Palmeiro

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