Quotes About Respect

That's my ultimate goal: to get people to say my name right.

I don't join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn't have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying child in Heaven - that's none of my business, ultimately. I won't lecture her on the philosophy of science.

When it comes to belts and rank, I don't care what belt I am; I don't care what rank I am. I'm proud that I've achieved high ranks through some great instructors around the world, but ultimately, the mat doesn't lie.

We treat sex so casually and use it for everything but what it is-which is ultimately making another human being with thoughts and feelings and rights.

I'm the first person to shamelessly admit that I don't know it all. With that said, my attitude is if such that if I don't know something I want you to enlighten and inform me so we can grown and get somewhere together - even if that means we ultimately agree to disagree.

But ultimately, at the end of the day, people want leaders who they respect and who they believe in and who can get things done.

You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do.

That's ultimately the thing that sticks out to you most, that's most important to me, is that I have the respect of my teammates.

I have such a respect for comedy. It's a lot harder than doing drama, in my opinion; you have to have sort of an innate sense of humor. There are rules to comedy you can learn. But ultimately, it really does require a certain point of view on the world, and that really does appeal to me.

You actually can be passionate about things like making rational decisions based on a thorough airing of the facts, a reasonable and informed debate, a respect for the Constitution that includes, um, knowing about it.

I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.

Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion. Not that it's going to do you any good, but you've got to let them know.

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team.

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.

I'm never going to criticize any umpires or anything, because they're a big part of the game.

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

The one thing that all umpires have is pride, and if you don't have pride, you lose that edge.

We've beat up our umpires. They're now allowed to be human.

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

It's not only inhumane to treat Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens. It's deeply un-American.

I think other people like me can have their minds changed once they meet gay couples and families. We shouldn't ban love or marriage for a happy couple. That is un-American!

I don't care if you're Republican or a Democrat or a Liberal, getting crucified for the way you think or believe, obviously if it's not hurting anyone, it's just Un-American.

When you become a citizen, you are an American and questioning somebody's Americanness because they disagree with you - is about one of the most un-American things I can think of.