939 private quotes tagged respect

“Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants.” — Carol P. Christ

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“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

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“My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.” — Condoleezza Rice

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.” — Gene Fowler

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“I have so much respect for my mom and all the women across the world.” — Jessica Simpson

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“My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them.” — Milo Ventimiglia

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“I have many valentines. My mom and my sister and my directors. I got calls from all of them. And my friends. I respect what Valentine's Day stands for because it is about love.” — Michelle Trachtenberg

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“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

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“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

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“Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.” — Abdul Kalam

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“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

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“I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut it.' You know, you've got to respect the filmmaker, and it's a really tough issue.” — Harvey Weinstein

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“I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best.” — Robert De Niro

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“Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“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

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“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

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“The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.” — John Stuart Mill

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“A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.” — Billy Graham

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“I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer.” — Jenny Agutter

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“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

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“The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting its status at the service of peace, respect for human rights and development.” — Francois Hollande

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“I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.” — Venus Williams

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