Quotes About Respect

You are headstrong and I am magisterial. Our tolerance of each other is a constantly recurring miracle.

One reason I like to work for him is that he never rides me for not acting the way he would act. He knows what I can do and that's all he ever expects; but he sure expects that.

The ideal human agreement is one in which distinctions of race and color and religion are totally disregarded;

MY rule is never to be rude to anyone unless you mean it.

To assert dignity is to lose it.

Enforced courtesy is worse than none.

Acceptance is the greatest gift you can give to another human being

Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile. "To inspire in others a desire to change for the better is truly noble; but this you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself." Christian D. Larson (1874–1954) Mastery of Self

Pero no puedes crear la vida de otras personas. No puedes pensar por ellas, y si intentas inculcar tus opiniones a los demás, sólo conseguirás atraer fuerzas semejantes hacia Ti. Deja que los demás creen la vida que deseen.

Do you treat yourself the way you want other people to treat you?

You cannot create other people's lives for them.

There's nothing wrong with hunting, in its place. But there are many preferable occupations when in the presence of a young woman.

You can't go around killing people who insult you or disagree with you or society would be a highly dangerous place.

Because we should always respect other nationalities, I have always tried to play them with dignity.

The stress-free workplace that is most productive is the one where workers respect each other's differences.

Also, as a rule of thumb, if you find yourself defending your inalienable right to make someone else feel like garbage, you're on the wrong side of the argument.

The gods don't deserve any special deference solely because they're powerful. If they can judge us based on our actions, we should be treating them according to their own.

I did not demand that the crows be like me, that their minds resemble my own: I simply cared for them. Why should I base my level of care and concern for them on how much like me they were, rather than loving them for what they were? That I should love only those that resembled myself, and neglect those who lived in other worlds, going about their other lives, seemed absurd to me. Arrogant. I cared for all.

When my dad was badly weakened by the flu and my mom wanted to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room, he wouldn't go unless he could shave first and change into a nice shirt and a pair of slacks.

Bear in mind, children, that they listen to you because you are kids—not because you are right. That's how our Father listens to us.

Est Sularis Oth Mithas' in the old tongue. 'My Honor is My Life.' 

We say—say 'Est Sularis Oth Mithas' in the old tongue. 'My Honor is My Life.

One understands why law clerks follow the Bluebook. But why a judge would direct his law clerks to do so, or even tolerate their doing so, is a mystery to me. Are judges sheep? Why should they care what kids at the Harvard Law Review consider proper abbreviation?

The great improvement of the radio over the telephone is that it may be turned off without offending the speaker.