Quotes About Respect

My truth is not a condemnation of yours.

To which she had replied, "There is nothing I would rather not talk about, Billy, and nobody whom I would rather not talk about it with!

She knew this to be true. Maybe not tonight, but some night soon. She was not afraid of death, in theory. If anything, she had nothing but respect and reverence for the Genius of Death, who had shaped this world more than any other force. That said, she did not wish to die quite this moment. She still wanted to see what would happen next, as much as ever. The thing was to resist submersion for as long as possible.

Nunca discutas sobre Dios. Lo mejor es decir «Estoy de acuerdo contigo». Entonces vas a tu casa y rezas lo que tú quieres. Ésta es mi idea para que las personas estén en paz con la religión.

She was paying me the compliment of her undivided attention, ...

Never take anything for granted & treat others the way you want to be treated

Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life...

And if he presses, tell him it's a female matter. That stops any question.

He doesn't like making others uncomfortable." -Helen to Sophia about Alistair

Apollo straddled the prone dandy and leaned down into his face, intimidating him as he'd dared to do to Lily. "Don't come… back until… you can talk… to her with a civil tongue.

His hand stilled on her hair and he said, very carefully and calmly, "There is never any excuse for a man to hit a woman—any woman—let alone one he professes to love." She was quiet a moment, just basking in his gentle strength.

He took a deep breath and wished irritably that she would call him by his given name. He longed to hear her say Edward. But no. It would be highly inappropriate for her to call him by his Christian name. He gathered his scattered thoughts. "We should return to work." He stood and strode from the room, feeling as if he were fleeing fire-breathing monsters rather than one plain little widow.

I regard physical lovemaking as something sacrosanct to love. And if I loved a woman enough to take her to my bed, then I would love her enough to marry her.

He brought his great hand to rest on an early edition of Bram Stoker's novel and smiled, but said nothing. Then he moved quietly away into another section.

it's important not to take offense unless offense is meant.

So we will not shake the box to find out if its contents are breakable.

Each life deserves its own measure of respect; they are not kindling wood, to be bundled together.

You must win the respect of your subordinates by treating them with absolute fairness. Of course it helps to have an inherently dominant personality and a character both strong and just, commanding and yet tolerant…

All right, Vicky. . . . I may call you Vicky, mayn't I? No, I said.

could not endure a man who would let himself be ruled by me, and I would not endure a man who tried to rule me. However

Elizabeth Peters

It interests me how we find ways to feel superior to another person, another group of people. It happens everywhere, and all the time. Whatever we call it, I think it's the lowest part of who we are, this need to find someone else to put down.

Not the least of my many blessings is that we have only one neighbour. If you have to have neighbours at all, it is at least a mercy that there should be only one; for with people dropping in at all hours and wanting to talk to you, how are you to get on with your life, I should like to know, and read your books, and dream your dreams to your satisfaction?

Lotty, who never wanted anything of anybody, but was complete in herself and respected other people's completeness?