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I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.

If you want me to treat your ideas with more respect, get some better ideas.

The traits I respect are erudition and the courage to stand up when half-men are afraid for their reputation. Any idiot can be intelligent.

There's three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer.

I do not respect the Dalai Lama. He's a political power broker. The Dalai Lama is not honorable to me.

A hypocritical etiquette forces us to pretend that the Jews are powerless victims; and if you don't respect their victimhood, they'll destroy you.

I respect generosity in people, and I respect it in companies too, I don't look at it as philanthropy; I see it as an investment in the community.

On the set of Besharam I had to refrain from smoking, out of respect for my parents

I'm getting my respect as a video director. The fashion industry respects me and knows who I am.

I'm a vegan. I respect the environment, and I do my best to spread the importance of such an issue.

Some people may regard my views well and show respect to me, and I hope they have not deceived themselves in doing so. Some people think that I am a leader of a movement.

There only have been two people on this earth that I was nervous around: Chet Atkins and Mickey Mantle. It's because of the respect I have for them.

In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable.

I respect you too much to respect your ridiculous ideas.

I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal.

Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect

I have a lot of respect for Ovechkin as a player. I like his enthusiasm. I know the kid has a zest for life and a joy for the game.

Hillary Clinton is a person who has enormous - I have enormous respect for, has a very distinguished career.

For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.

There is, in fact, nothing about religious opinions that entitles them to any more respect than other opinions get. On the contrary, they tend to be noticeably silly.

I am utterly fed up with the respect we have been brainwashed into bestowing upon religion.

It is almost an intellectual tradition to pay heed to the insane. In my case those that I most respect are the morons.

With all due respect to Taylor Lautner and his 18-pack abs, my werewolf is going to be 100 times cooler!

You know I very much respect Yvonne Rainer, she is very important - in American dance, the entire development of modern dance, and creating a wonderful physical language.