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Quotes About Respect

My husband acts and I have such respect for those that do it well, that I wouldn't even try to pretend I can act.
~ Leeza Gibbons
I'd rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect. It's the principle of it.
~ O.C.
Democracy's real test lies in its respect for minority opinion.
~ Ellery Sedgwick
People will respect you more if you are honest with them.
~ T. Mills
If you lose yourself, then no one's going to respect or pay attention to anything you have.
~ Katie Uhlaender
I don't really believe in anything special, but I respect God. I go to church sometimes, but not often.
~ Jaye Davidson
I please myself with imagining a State at last which can afford to be just to all men, and to treat the individual with respect as a neighbor.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Great coaches are great humanitarians. They really care for the athlete as people first and athletes second. This is paramount in gaining respect.
~ Gordie Gillespie
I respect a lot of people I don't agree with.
~ George Steele
I have great respect for people who are in the front lines and the trenches of trying to enact social change. I am far lazier than that.
~ Jon Stewart
Were all bloggers and punks and rebels with cameras. There is absolutely no respect for career journalists anymore.
~ Richard Engel
The desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.
~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.
~ Ron Silver
Even potential human life needs to be treated with great respect.
~ Tony Abbott
We show deference to the civil authorities when they respect the divine origin of their power and when they serve the people with objective reference to the law of God.
~ Angelo Scola
Respect for woman, the much lauded chivalry of the Middle Ages, meant what I fear it still means to some men in our own day - respect for the elect few among whom they expect to consort.
~ Anna Julia Cooper
...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso
~ Aretha Franklin
I have respect for leaders who defend the interests of their countries. Angela Merkel policies are positive for Germany, but they are unfortunately harmful for all other countries.
~ Marine Le Pen
I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins of the father and all of that.
~ Bernard Goldberg
Good press, bad press, whatever, only means a lot to me if it's writ by somebody I respect, by somebody I like.
~ Patti Smith
Our bodies are temples of the Lord. We should earn respect and admiration for our hearts, not for showing skin to look sexy.
~ Carrie Prejean
Americans ... want leaders who share their values, understand their needs, and respect their intelligence.
~ Tom Vilsack
I don't have to alter the way I look - I can still wear a short, tight dress, but if what I'm saying is correct, then hopefully you garner respect.
~ Charissa Thompson
I did it for the money. But its not worth much if you cant face yourself in the mirror. Respect is the ultimate currency.
~ Clive Owen