Quotes About Respect

The great obstacle to communication is the tendency to constantly evaluate or moralize with others, creating in them a fear to speak or act. The great key to this communication is to learn to listen attentively with understanding to the other person's point of view creating an atmosphere of love and approval.

you liked him so much you just hated to let him down." He was, and is, all but worshiped by the men of E Company.

I firmly believe that only a combat soldier has the right to judge another combat soldier.

No wrong will ever be done you by our nation."3

How he led is no mystery. His techniques were time-honored. He knew his men. He saw to it that they had dry socks, enough food, sufficient clothing. He pushed them to but never beyond the breaking point. He got out of them more than they knew they had to give. His concern for them was that of a father for his son. He was the head of a family. He

Nor did the Americans find it necessary to wage a ruthless campaign. As has been mentioned previously, both sides respected

I read about a number of generals and colonels who are said to have wandered about exhorting the troops to advance. That must have been very inspirational! I suspect, however, that the men were more interested and more impressed by junior officers and NCOs who were willing to lead them rather than having some general pointing out the direction in which they should go.

Winters, Matheson, Nixon, and the others existed," Private Rader remembered. "These were first-class people, and to think these men would care and share their time and efforts with us seemed a miracle. They

To avoid public mention of any name unless it can be done with favorable intent and connotation; reserve all criticism for the private conference; speak only good in public.

Better sexy and racy than sexist and racist.

Feelings are not something to which one does or does not have rights.

The object of love should feel honoured or flattered, responsible in some way. Instead he felt insulted, degraded and revolted. More than that, he felt put upon.

The British are like that, especially the middle class Radio 4 audience: a young snappy, angry person annoys them, and they shout at the radio for him to show some respect and get the spiritual and intellectual equivalent of a haircut. But let the same sentiments exactly, word for word, be uttered in high academic tones, as if by a compound of G. E. Moore, Bertrand Russell and Anthony Quinton, and they will roll onto their tummies and purr.

Dealing with cops is like being around a skittish horse: No sudden movements, nothing shiny or loud. Zero jokes.

Gay and Lesbian Canadians are entitled to equal treatment under law and are part of Canada's diversity.

Invasive plants—Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines.

Friends don't spy; true friendship is about privacy, too.

Nora Roberts is cool.

Shall there be truth between us, as two men? Not as friends, but as enemies and equals?

Who gets to be best-liked in any community? Who is the most trusted? Why, the man who does the dirty job, of course, and does it with a smile. The man who does the job you couldn't bring yourself to do.

I was raised to be polite, but not to suffer bullshit.

I'd been raised by my parents to believe barfing your feelings on other people was the height of impoliteness...

It's actually against my religion to laugh at men who are toting guns.

My grandmother used to say a person shouldn't call out unless they want an answer. I've always thought that was good advice.