Quotes About Respect

Everyone Can Play is now the precept I live by. We may not agree with one another. We may argue. We may compete. But everybody gets to play, no matter what. We all deserve a shot at life.

W]e're challenged daily to act lovingly on our own behalf. Simple gestures of respect—care of the body, rest for the mind, and beauty for the soul in the form of music and art or nature—are all ways of showing ourselves love.

With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated fairly, with care, tenderness, and compassion.

Hinduism, with its openness, its respect for variety, its acceptance of all other faiths, is one religion that should be able to assert itself without threatening others.

Mahabharata claims that 'if a man has one thousand tongues, lives for a hundred years and does nothing except describing the faults of woman, he will die without finishing the job').

Above all, as a Hindu I belong to the only major religion in the world that does not claim to be the only true religion. I find it immensely congenial to be able to face my fellow human beings of other faiths without being burdened by the conviction that I am embarked upon a "true path" that they have missed.

To accept people as one finds them, to allow them to be and become what they choose, and to encourage them to do whatever they like (so long as it does

To accept people as one finds them, to allow them to be and become what they choose, and to encourage them to do whatever they like (so long as it does not harm others) is my natural instinct.

It's a matter of respect for yourself, say's Antwon. Because if you act like it's okay, then nobody going to respect you, and you ain't even going to respect yourself, which is worse, 'cause it gives you, like, this smell in the streets where other people can tell that you're weak.

the remarkable tact of never spoiling any mysterious and vague notions which [might] be entertained in the minds of the privates as to the qualities of the commander-in-chief. He confines himself to saying and doing as little as possible before his men.

The public vocation of truth telling cannot be consistently practiced without public and private respect for, and defense of, intellectual integrity.

In the things that really matter--our covenants, the commandments, and following the prophet--we need to be completely united. In the non-essentials, we have our agency to handle things as we see fit. But, in all things, regardless of whether we make the same choices or not, we are to treat each other with dignity and respect, both of which are evidences of charity in our hearts and lives.

Humanity is meant to live as part of creation, not as the owner of it or to make war against it.

I was young and frightened and craved respect and its ugly cousin, approval, so I did as I was told.

Oh, no, no, you've got that all wrong. You're not required to respect elders. After all, most people are idiots, regardless of age. In tribal cultures, we just make sure that elders remain an active part of the culture, even if they're idiots. Especially if they're idiots. You can't just abandon your old people, even if they have nothing intelligent to say. Even if they're crazy.

She shook my hand, loosely, like Indians do, using only her fingers. Not like those tight grips that white people use to prove something. She touched my hand like she was glad to see me, not like she wanted to break bones.

I am surrounded by people who trust me to be a respectful stranger

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I am surrounded by people who trust me to be a respectful stranger. Am I trustworthy? Are any of us trustworthy? I hope so.

Like a good Indian, he knew when to talk and when to remain silent. Like a good Indian, he knew there was never a good time to talk.

Why did you punch him?" she asked. "He was bullying me." "You should have just walked away." "He called me 'chief.' And 'squaw boy.' " "Then you should have kicked him in the balls.

My mother and grandmother's conversation doesn't belong in the cloud.   That old song is too sacred for the Internet.   So

But whenever I started in on my crazy theories, Norma would put her finger to my lips really gently. Junior, she would say with gentleness and patience. Shut the fuck up. Norma always was a genius with words.

we worship the salmon because we eat salmon