RESPECT QUOTES III
quotations about respect
Whenever we can bring a man to have a proper respect for himself, that moment we have secured him against the commission of any heinous crime.
SIR ANDREW HALLIDAY
The West Indies: The Natural and Physical History of the Windward and Leeward Colonies
Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.
ANONYMOUS
I know what's real
I want to feel
The full effect
These open wounds
Will never heal
There's no respect
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY
"Backlash"
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
BRUCE LEE
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
We are happy at the respect others pay our favorites, because we consider it a lively confirmation of our own choice, and as so much homage reflected on ourselves.
NORMAN MACDONALD
Maxims and Moral Reflections
In high school, when I played football I got no respect. I shared a locker with a mop.
RODNEY DANGERFIELD
It's Not Easy Bein' Me
I respect your intellect
More impressive still
Are you sporting skills
Do I detect
Integrity and self-respect?
Cool
DLR BAND
"Lose the Dress (Keep the Shoes)"
Respect
Why be concerned with public adulation?
Respect
Pat on the back, crying for attention
Respect
Finding out what it really means to be
Respect
Honor comes only after humility
EXTREME
"No Respect"
There is a moral pauperism in the man who is dependent upon others for that support of moral life--self-respect.
REV. T. RANDOLPH
attributed, Day's Collacon
It is by habitual ingenuousness, an erect and honorable demeanor, that one maintains respect for himself and wins the esteem of others.
ELIAS LYMAN MAGOON
Proverbs for the People
You should show some respect for what other people see and feel, even though it be the exact opposite of what you see and feel.
LUIGI PIRANDELLO
It Is So! (If You Think So)
To have a respect for ourselves, guides our morals; and to have a deference for others, governs our manners.
LAURENCE STERN
The Koran: Or, The Life, Character, And Sentiments, Of Tria Juncta in Uno
We claim no respectability. There's no status I would not surrender for a joke. So we don't have to defend anything.
STEPHEN COLBERT
interview, Rolling Stone, October 31, 2006
At its core, respect is a continuous process of paying attention to someone. Respect does not require agreeing with or liking another's viewpoint but, rather, understanding and accepting it as valid.
KELLY M. HANNUM & SARAH L. GLOVER
"Respect", Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook
I only worship the All Mighty
Through his prophets I have learned
To give respect to everything he created
I give love to those who gimme love
LUCKY DUBE
"Respect"
Respect is the foundation of a stable way of life and the basis of a code of conduct.
VERA LYNN
Some Sunny Day
Leadership is not a gift at birth; it is an award for growing to full moral stature. It is the only prize that a man must win everyday. The prize is the respect of others, earned by the disciplines that generate self-respect.
WHEELER L. BAKER
attributed, The Cadence
Hey, run for cover
Gunshot respect not, booma
Gunshot in the respect notch
Shot, respect not, gunshot in the respect notch
INI KAMOZE
"Gunshot"
Respect is traditional; it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is known to be old.
WALTER BAGEHOT
Literary Studies
There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.
WOODROW WILSON
speech in Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 1916