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Quotes About Respect

Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman.
~ Sam Houston
It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man.
~ John Lennon
I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings; and there may often be a great deal more suffered than a stander-by can judge of.
~ Jane Austen
Coolest f-word ever deserves a fu..ing shout! I mean, why can't all decent men and women call themselves feminists? Out of respect for those who fought for this. I mean, look around, we have this.
~ Ani DiFranco
Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.
~ Saint Augustine
Women who set a low value on themselves make life hard for all women.
~ Nellie McClung
It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom.
~ Alice Walker
Except for their genitals, I don't know what immutable differences exist between men and women. Perhaps there are some other unchangeable differences; probably there are a number of irrelevant differences. But it is clear that until social expectations for men and women are equal, until we provide equal respect for both sexes, answers to this question will simply reflect our prejudices.
~ Naomi Weisstein
Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.
~ Tori Amos
To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.
~ Marlene Dietrich
Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women are human beings. To me it's the latter, so I sign up.
~ Margaret Atwood
Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse.
~ Golda Meir
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
~ Alice Walker
Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth having.
~ Christian Nevell Bovee
The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
What Women Want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held. What Men Want: Tickets for the world series.
~ Dave Barry
In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn't have to ride around with jerks.
~ Scott Adams
There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats.
~ Pablo Picasso
Women don't want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think -- in a deeper voice.
~ Bill Cosby
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce.
~ Mark Twain
Men's minds are raised to the level of the women with whom they associate.
~ Alexandre Dumas père
Women are like elephants to me: nice to look at, but I wouldn't want to own one.
~ WC Fields
Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom, respect, love, and three dollar pantyhose that won't run.
~ Phyllis Diller