Quotes About Respect

but I guess it's better for people to shut up rather than rather than say something nasty. -ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER Chapter 1 page 22

A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness

Women and music should not be dated.

An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb

I do not see that it is necessary for any people to prove to another that they build cathedrals or pyramids before they can be entitled to peace and safety.

He who brings kola brings life.

No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man.

It is not bravery when a man fights with a woman.

If a child washes his hands he could eat with kings

Was it not a common saying among his people that a man should not, out of pride and etiquette, swallow his phlegm?

Dicen nuestros mayores que el sol ha de alumbrar antes a los que están de pie que a los que se arrodillan bajo ellos.

And besides do not our people say that he is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger?

In our custom a man is not expected to go down on his knees and knock his forehead on the ground to his wife to ask her forgiveness or beg a favor. But, a wise man knows that between him and his wife there may arise the need for him to say to her in secret: I beg you.

A man might pick his way with the utmost care through a crowded market but find that the hem of his cloth had upset and broken another's wares; in such a case the man, not his cloth, was held to repair the damage.

And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith.

Whether the rendezvous of separate histories will take place in a grand, harmonious concourse or be fraught with bitterness and acrimony will all depend on whether we have learned to recognize one another's presence and are ready to accord human respect to every people.

Even when there was strong disagreement, one had to remember to be discordant with respect.

REFUSAL When you refuse to tell your weight and age, people know you're fat and old.

Any wise man fears open spitefulness, whether it be in seriousness or in jest.

A deadline is, simply put, optimism in its most kick-ass form. It's a potent force that, when wielded with respect, will level any obstacle in its path. This is especially true when it comes to creative pursuits.

A cemetery is a history of people -a perpetual record of yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because crcrv life is worth loving and rc nrcnrbcrirli-alm111s. - WILLIAM GLADSTONE, PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND, 1890

Value clients enough to make them the central focus. Never make your clients feel like there is anyone on the planet more important than them. They are your priority. Every. Time.

When actress Shirley Maclaine arrived 30 minutes late for a class, I asked her to leave.

I like who I am, trying to handle myself with integrity, character, honesty, treat people well and how I would like to be treated. And as long as I do those things, I can look at myself in the mirror and be proud of who I am at the end of each day.