Quotes About Respect

Keep your mouth shut and don't get in the way." "As if I would!" Fatespeaker said happily, immediately tripping Starflight with her tail.

What did I say about staying put?" Glory asked. "You're a great queen, I hear, but with all due respect, you're not my queen," Qibli said, setting his jaw. "I go where they go. Besides, Winter wants me along, he just can't admit it." "I don't," Winter said. "You can send him back to the Kingdom of Sand for all I care." "He adores me," Qibli said.

Your Majesty is the wisest of all dragons," said Kidney Breath.

I think being humble is sexy.

Hate to sound sleazy, but tease me, I don't want it if it's that easy

I don't mean to sound sleezy but tease me. I don't want it if it's that easy.

I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.

The revolution is about relationships. Whether it is betrayal by seduction, terror, power, intimacy, or spirit, exploitation is simply no longer acceptable. We've surveyed centuries of damage, and we know better. We need to move toward a culture of mutuality and respect. We can build our relationships on the basis of our competencies, needs, and care. Men and women need to share power and privilege. All of us must commit to the nurturing of children.

If you ask me, the best thing that's happened in the last year is that we've almost become a jackass-free zone. No matter what happens, and what challenge we might face, give me a roomful of people who aren't jackasses, and I'll be happy to take it on.

When team members trust one another, when they know that everyone on the team is capable of admitting when they don't have the right answer, and when they're willing to acknowledge when someone else's idea is better than theirs, the fear of conflict and the discomfort it entails is greatly diminished. When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer. It is not only okay but desirable.

Tell me about someone who is better than you in an area that really matters to you." Look for the candidate to demonstrate a genuine appreciation for others who have more skill or talent. Humble people are comfortable with this. Ego-driven people often are not.

Push with respect, and under the assumption that the other person is probably doing the right thing. But push anyway. And never hold back.

More than any policy or system, there is nothing like the fear of letting down respected teammates that motivates people to improve their performance.

Damn it. I had to respect Michael Casey. I had really hoped that I could keep loathing him.

Trust is not the same as assuming everyone is on the same page as you & that they don't need to be pushed. Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

The point here is that most reasonable people don't have to get their way in a discussion. They just need to be heard, and to know that their input was considered and responded to.

Take a bullet for the client. Make everything about the client. Honor the client's work. Do the dirty work.

Dave always reacts to people rather than responding to them. To have a strong opinion is fine, but to dismiss others' thoughts is not.

When team members do not openly debate and disagree about important ideas, they often turn to back channel personal attacks, which are far nastier and more harmful than any heated argument over issues

No, trust is not the same as assuming everyone is on the same page as you, and that they don't need to be pushed. Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

Talking about a colleague who is not present is not gossip. Gossip requires the intent to hurt someone, and it is almost always accompanied by an unwillingness to confront a person directly with the information being discussed.

The words 'Very finely played, sir, I believe' were formed in his gullet if not in his mouth when he caught the cold and indeed inimical look and heard the whisper, 'If you really must beat the measure, sir, let me entreat you to do so in time, and not half a beat ahead.

For my own part,' said Captain Aubrey, 'I have no notion of disliking a man for his beliefs, above all if he was born with them. I find I can get along very well with Jews or even...' The P of Papists was already formed, and the word was obliged to come out as Pindoos.

Where there was no equality there was no companionship: when a man was obliged to say 'Yes, sir,' his agreement was of no worth even if it happened to be true.