Quotes About Respect

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

I have learned that one should say Peace! to those who shout their hatred for one's being and presence or at one's passage.

Acknowledged differences may create mutual respect, but hazy misunderstandings bring forth nothing but prejudice and rejection.

a book is a delicate friend, a white bird, an exquisite being, afraid of water. Darling things! Afraid of water, of fire, They shiver in the wind. Clumsy, crude human fingers leave bruises on them that'll never fade! Never! Some people touch books without washing their hands! Some underline things in ink! Some even tear pages out!

Eric's feelings are hurt. Women shouldn't say such things! They should say: 'I'll never, ever forget you! I'll never, ever stop loving you!' That's women lying plausibly out of respect for other people. Of course they'll forget. Everything is forgettable. In that lies salvation.

Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room

Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think any less of you. You want and need their approval.

I do hope I'm not interrupting what appears to be an inconvenient moment. . . .

Your Royal Majesty.

When did speaking your beliefs become synonymous with forcing them upon others?

It's rude to run off a guest. It's rude to wear out your welcome.

It's OK to be an eccentric; it's not OK to be a rude and dirty eccentric.

To destroy other people's culture is to rob them of immortality.

different way of thinking and learning. People with autism are people first.

Nothing human disgusts me unless its unkind

We mustn't scream at each other, the walls in this house have ears...

Richard saw red. "Do not speak to her in that tone of voice." "How do mean, like she's family?

I should like to marry someone gracious and considerate, who treats me like a queen. Or at the very least, a princess. Surely that is not too much to ask.

It is offensive that so many people feel that it is okay to publicly refer to transsexuals as being "pre-op" or "post-op" when it would so clearly be degrading and demeaning to regularly describe all boys and men as being either "circumcised" or "uncircumcised.

I am rather disturbed by the fact that so many people—who are neither medical professionals nor trans themselves—would want to hear all of the gory details regarding transsexual physical transformations, or would feel that they have any right to ask us about the state of our genitals.

In a world where masculinity is respected and femininity is regularly dismissed, it takes an enormous amount of strength and confidence for any person, whether female- or male-bodied, to embrace their feminine self.

Can you tell me what happened, um..." What was he supposed to call her? "Mother?" "I go by Reverend, Chief. Ms. is fine, too." "Oh. Sorry. I never met a woman priest before." "We're just like the men priests, except we're willing to pull over and ask directions.

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.