Quotes About Respect

Me having the right to get married doesn't take anything away from anyone else. Rights aren't like cake: me having some doesn't mean you get less.

People say that you always have to tell the truth. But they do not mean this because you are not allowed to tell old people that they are old and you are not allowed to tell people if they smell funny or if a grown-up has made a fart. And you are not allowed to say, 'I don't like you,' unless that person has been horrible to you.

La gente dice que siempre hay que decir la verdad. Pero no lo dicen en serio porque no se te permite decirle a los viejos que son viejos y no se te permite decirle a la gente que huele raro o a un adulto que se ha tirado un pedo.

Los niños de mi colegio son estúpidos. Pero se supone que no he de llamarlos estúpidos, ni siquiera aunque sea eso lo que son. Se supone que he de decir que tienen dificultades de aprendizaje o que tienen necesidades especiales.

And now if I don't know what someone is saying I ask them what they mean or I walk away.

People say that you always have to tell the truth. But they do not mean this because you are not allowed to tell old people that they are old and you are not allowed to tell people if they smell funny or if a grown-up has made a fart. And you are not allowed to say "I don't like you" unless that person has been horrible to you.

Consequently they never learn how to make a compromise or earn respect, they never need to imagine how the world might appear from the point of view of another person, they never truly love and they are never truly loved.

Defiance, Catherine, is a gift of God, who is superior to nature. When nature comes to get you, honor God by treating it, as he would, with neither fear nor respect.

win. "Spit in their eye," Evelyn had said, cheerfully but with the tranquil acceptance of her own fate. "Defiance, Catherine, is a gift of God, who is superior to nature. When nature comes to get you, honor God by treating it, as He would, with neither fear nor respect.

The gravest, most persistent sin of mankind lies in not treating everyone as an individual. So, in short, I take Arabs as they come, just like everyone else.

You don't do things by halves. If you love a woman, you love her entirely. You give everything. You don't spend your time in cafes; you don't make love to other women; you don't take her for granted. Do you understand?

Mark Kurlansky

ahimsa, or nonviolence

Machiavelli famously said that it is better to be feared than to be loved. But he also warned that it is vital not to be hated.

God's kingdom advances when we embrace each others' uniqueness rather than try to copy it.

Healthy people who do not have a need to control anyone make the best leaders.

Work with the horse, not against him. Always listen to what the horse is trying to say. And always think for yourself.

When he sees that you are giving him the respect he deserves, and the understanding he needs, he will start to trust you in return." She took a sip from her milk glass. "When you have his trust, you'll have the horse. Once he trusts you, putting the saddle on him won't be a problem.

True horsemanship is developed in the mindful quality of everything we do—not just in the quality of everything we do with our horses.

Love is the commitment to treat a person with dignity and kindness regardless of how you feel about him or her.

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.

I allow the spiders the run of the house. I figure that any predator that hopes to make a living on whatever small creatures might blunder into a four-inch square bit of space in the corner of the bathroom where the tub meets the floor, needs every bit of my support. ... I tolerate the webs, only occasionally sweeping away the very dirtiest of them after the spider itself has scrambled to safety.

Her courtesy, her compliance, and especially her silence dated from a time otherwise gone.

I am not a fan of people who abuse service staff. In fact, I find it intolerable. It's an unpardonable sin as far as I'm concerned, taking out personal business or some other kind of dissatisfaction on a waiter or busboy.