Quotes About Respect

Liberty is the first condition of growth. Just as man must have liberty to think and speak, so he must have liberty in food, dress, and marriage, and in every other thing, so long as he does not injure others. We talk foolishly against material civilisation. The grapes are sour.

Teacher respect, motivation, self-improvement, deep subject knowledge, preparation, and transferring information are qualities all teachers should possess at any level and in any environment.

Relationships are the Ends, Not the Means.

Our relationship was forged slowly over time, and strengthened by the combination of the intense fire of his high expectations and my determination to learn. It matured when it became a "learning relationship" and my respect for him caught up with his respect for me.

Coach Wooden's approach succeeded: Setting challenging expectations appropriate to each individual; getting to know each individual well and caring for each as a person; tailoring his instructions and support to individual differences; and treating everyone with respect and fairness. It succeeded for him in the classroom, on the court, and in life.

To respect people is one thing; to raise them up on a pedestal merely shows how deep a hole I've dug for myself.... True humility lies in forgiving myself for being so perplexingly human, and forgiving others for pretending they're any less human than I.

Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother in law to hear at your trial

The more you act like a lady, the more he will act like a gentleman.

El mero hecho de que pida sus consejos sugiere a quienes lo escuchan cuánto valora sus habilidades.

Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something, without feeling the necessity to prove someone else is wrong.

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

And the end of this paradox is that only when the child is thus free can he have the proper attachment to his parents; only when we allow his independence can he then freely offer us love and respect, without conflict and without resentment. It is the hardest lesson to learn that the goal of parenthood is not to reign forever but to abdicate gracefully at the right time.

when the createdness of the other person is not viewed as necessary as our own—then there is no reason (beyond expediency) to treat the other as a person. All injustice and cruelty come, basically, from this distorted view of reality.

If you treat someone under your control like a dolt, he will react like a dolt; treat him like an animal, and he will respond like an animal; treat him as an object of contempt, and he will become filled with a self-contempt that must sooner or later erupt in rage, hate and violence.

A child owes respect to a parent, but there is no natural obligation to like a parent - unless the parent makes himself likable as a person.

I just don't believe that you have to come in and insult people when you want to change things.

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.

Manners are the shadows of virtues; the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow-creatures love and respect. If we strive to become, then, what we strive to appear, manners may often be rendered useful guides to the performance of our duties.

I respect a woman too much to marry her.

Routines that teach children good manners, cleanup responsibilities, consideration for others, and respect for teachers provide good preparation for school and life. Disorganized, out of control class environments may cause feelings of insecurity for preschool children. Gifted children may be especially sensitive to the disorder.

The finest kind of friendship is between people who expect a great deal of each other but never ask it.

All who have died are equal." –Comanche Indian proverb

B.O.B. and I have a longtime understanding - when we're done with each other, we know exactly which one of us has been used, and it isn't me. Good night Gideon.

What we must do is encourage a sea change in attitude, one that acknowledges that we are a part of the living world, not apart from it.