939 private quotes tagged respect

“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

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“Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. 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

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“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

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

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“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” — Louis D. Brandeis

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“Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.” — Tecumseh

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.” — Richard Bach

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“I think the most important thing in life is self-love, because if you don't have self-love, and respect for everything about your own body, your own soul, your own capsule, then how can you have an authentic relationship with anyone else?” — Shailene Woodley

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“In finding love, I think it's important to be patient. In being in a relationship, I think it's important to be honest, to communicate, to respect and trust, and to strive to give more than you take.” — Kina Grannis

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“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

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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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“It seems I have a hard time being attracted to someone unless I respect what they do on some level. Otherwise, I would feel disdain for them. Which is not always pleasant in a relationship. Sometimes it's fun though.” — Eric Stoltz

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“A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.” — Adam Clayton

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“I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault.” — Branch Rickey

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“I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.” — Julius Erving

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“Liability does apply with respect to the amount of the oil spill.” — Ken Salazar

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“People respect nonfiction but they read novels.” — E. O. Wilson

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“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

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“To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.” — Otto von Bismarck

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“The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.” — Sue Kelly

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