Quotes About Deference

Some men craved deference; others craved wine, or the bodies of beautiful women, or the monastic life of order and obedience. What did Ned crave? The answer came into his mind with a speed and effortlessness that took him by surprise: justice.

But you should go to bed." "With your ladyship's permission, I'd like to stay up until Lord Remarc telephones again.

Shall I bend low, and in a bondman's key,With bated breath, and whispering humbleness,Say this.

Small to greater matters must give way.

She often moves anonymously amongst her artist friends. A pointless affectation, really. Everyone ends up discovering who she is in the end, and those who don't—well, if she isn't treated with deference, she can be quite peremptory.

the modern generation being flippant and superficial. He says that we are losing the old ideals of earnest endeavour and true scholarship; and particularly is this falling-off noticeable in our disrespectful attitude towards organized authority. We no longer pay a seemly deference to our superiors. I

This isn't the time for bravado, Mr. Orsini,' he said. Brentford couldn't help himself. 'No, it isn't,' he said. 'Perhaps you could come back later?

Those people behind the mosque have to respect, have to appreciate and have to defer to the people of New York. The wound is still there. Just because the wound is healing you can't say, 'Let's just go back to where we were pre-9/11.

I had - and have - huge respect for John Crow.

Big respect to Dan Henderson.

Then she was led away across the room to meet other people. I stood watching her. She was clearly conscious of her success and of the way these Londoners were deferring to her. "Here am I," she seemed to be saying, "and I only came over a few years ago, but already I am richer and more powerful than any of you." There was a little prance of triumph in her walk.

When in doubt, assume that they're seeing something that you aren't.

Terry didn't really do deference around famous people. I was once in a position, in Dublin, to introduce him to Bono from U2, explaining, as I did so, that Bono owned the hotel we were standing in. 'Ah, good,' Terry said to Bono. 'Can you get me a milkshake?' Which he did.

Respect a man, he will do the more.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

Those who want respect, give respect.

Always respect your superiors, if you have any.

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.

To bend and prostrate oneself to express sentiments of respect, appears to be a natural motion.

They're here, though; not a creature failed, No blossom stayed away In gentle deference to me, The Queen of Calvary.

In advance I beg you not to be insulted, for I do respect you.' 'Oh, I love these questions. Go on.

Bin Laden was intelligent, well-informed, and low key. The people around him treated him with great deference, calling him 'sheikh,' a term of respect.

I wish I could say that when I didn't agree with a director I defer to him, but I think sometimes I'm a little self-righteous.

Romans 8:14 also carries this idea: "Following the leadership of the Holy Spirit is one of the privileges of being a son of God, although it may be agonizing to learn how to defer to Him and to really let Him be your Leader.