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Quotes About Respect

Men respect the silent; they despise the garrulous. - Marius
~ Conn Iggulden
In the past there were too many portraits of Chairman Mao in China. They were hung everywhere. That was not proper and it didn't really show respect for Chairman Mao.
~ Deng Xiaoping
Love needs the stiffening of respect, the give and take of equality.
~ Winifred Holtby
Follow your instincts, and handle all with respect and diplomacy.
~ Rachael Yamagata
the more thoughtful you are of others, the more thoughtful they will be of you. The more you respect them, the more you will win their respect.
~ Dorothy Sarnoff
Can there be greater foolishness than the respect you pay to people collectively when you despise them individually?
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Fashion's about taking chances, it's about taking risks, and just doing it the way you feel comfortable doing it. If you do that, people will respect it more.
~ Dwyane Wade
I have a satellite radio show called 'The Legends of Reggae.' It's a cool way to branch out and do other things. I'm paying respect to the legends of reggae.
~ Ziggy Marley
Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.
~ Penn Jillette
The courts used to be, fair and square, the avengers of secular crimes; but nowadays they demand respect even for the criminal.
~ Franz Grillparzer
With girls I get no respect. A belly dancer told me I turned her stomach.
~ Rodney Dangerfield
I respect people who promote the way they feel sexually
~ Kurt Cobain
I have great respect for the office of the presidency and I really do believe that Donald Trump wants to do a good job.
~ Gayle King
When I was fighting Tyrell Biggs, Tyson was telling me at ringside to hit him to the ribs. We always had a mutual respect for each other since we sparred those early times. We got that over with.
~ Lennox Lewis
Works of love are always to accept and respect others.
~ Mother Teresa
I love the Mexican people; I respect the Mexican leaders - but the leaders are much sharper, smarter and more cunning than our [American] leaders.
~ Rand Paul
Virtue, though clothed in a beggar's garb, commands respect.
~ Friedrich Schiller
I have a lot of respect for readers because I'm a reader. That's how I got into writing.
~ Toni Morrison
We are happy at the respect others pay our favorites, because we consider it a lively confirmation of our own choice, and as so much homage reflected on ourselves.
~ Norm MacDonald
My old friend looked at me with a new respect. He was discovering in me a capacity for hypocrisy that he had never credited me with before.
~ A. J. Liebling
The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
~ Zhuangzi
Mechanized recreation already has seized nine-tenths of the woods and mountains; a decent respect for minorities should dedicate the other tenth to wilderness.
~ Aldo Leopold
For a story to be told, it must be told properly, and to tell a story properly, it must be told with respect.
~ Anne Cameron
When I play against someone that's new in the league, I make him respect me. They may have heard about me, but now you get to see me actually in front of you. That drives me.
~ Michael Jordan