Quotes About Respect

The families learned what rights must be observed—the right of privacy in the tent; the right to keep the past black hidden in the heart; the right to talk and to listen; the right to refuse help or to accept, to offer help or to decline it; the right of son to court and daughter to be courted; the right of the hungry to be fed; the rights of the pregnant and the sick to transcend all other rights.

Slim smiled wryly. He knelt down beside Curley. "You got your senses in hand enough to listen?" he asked. Curley nodded.

He took no rest, no recreation, and he became rich without pleasure and respected without friends.

Thank you for wanting to honor me with the truth, my son. It's not clever but it's more permanent.

Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them.

All these prohibitions old people think up. I think people should be free to do what they want unless it's hurting someone else.

Dignitaries look alike, always dressed in mourning.

It's funny, I don't feel any older than I did when I was twenty. But I know I am, because recently some twenty-year-old called me 'sir.' Sometimes the only way you know you are getting older is by the way others treat you.

The Golden Rule remains the best guidance in these matters," said Picard. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

We can prove that most Americans don't believe in pushing people around, even when we happen to be on top.

I'm recognized in public about 80 percent of the time across this country, but during the other 20 percent when I'm not, I get pissed when I realize how shabbily other people must be treated every day. When store clerks or airline reps do suddenly recognize me and get nice after being grumpy when they didn't know who I was, I get testy right back.

Coach Wooden didn't treat everybody the same; he treated people the way they deserved to be treated.

The locker rooms were clean when we departed because I asked the players to pick up after themselves. I believe this is just common courtesy. Somebody's going to have to clean it up, and I see no reason why it shouldn't be the person who messed it up.

Abraham Lincoln. He once said that the best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother.

You're just as good as anyone, but you're no better than anybody.

The two qualities of Friendship so important for a leader to possess and instill in team members are respect and camaraderie.

Never believe you're better than anybody else, but remember that you're just as good as everybody else.

Politeness and courtesy are a small price to pay for the goodwill of others.

A leader in sports, business, or any other field of endeavor should possess and provide the same qualities inherent in a good parent: character, consistency, dependability, accountability, knowledge, good judgment, selflessness, respect, courage, discipline, fairness, and structure.

Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal; never whine, never complain, never make excuses.

there would be times when we disagreed but there would never be times when we had to be disagreeable.

Commend, Don't Criticize

when you start displaying courtesy, politeness, and consideration, people start displaying them right back.

Solid respect without fear is what I was after. I wanted them to believe in themselves without being self-centered, intimidated or naive.