I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

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I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

If I diminish you, I diminish myself

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.

We must never so thoroughly disrespect someone that they are beyond the pale and, therefore, have no possibility of being changed.

To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.

If you have a right to respect, that means other people don’t have a right to their own opinions.

Do we maintain respect for the rule of law or do we return to the law of the jungle by surrendering to the whims of an outlaw bully?

Admiration is a very short lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it still be fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.

We just want our respect. Rob wants his respect. Coach Vogel wants his respect. The organization wants their respect. Laker Nation wants their respect. And I want my damn respect too.

Put some respect on my fucking name!

Where we fall are the stepping-stones for our journey.

Anger and hatred cannot bring harmony. The noble task of arms control and disarmament cannot be accomplished by confrontation and condemnation. Hostile attitudes only serve to heat up the situation, whereas a true sense of respect gradually cools down what otherwise could become explosive. We must recognize the frequent contradictions between short-term benefit and long-term harm.

A person’s a person, no matter how small.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT…Goodbye.

Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.

Some of the most beautiful things we have in life comes from our mistakes.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

I discovered early that the hardest thing to overcome is not a physical disability but the mental condition which it induces. The world, I found, has a way of taking a man pretty much at his own rating. If he permits his loss to make him embarrassed and apologetic, he will draw embarrassment from others. But if he gains his own respect, the respect of those around him comes easily.

It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.

What if we choose not to do the things we are supposed to do? The principal gain is a sense of an authentic act – and an authentic life. It may be a short one, but it is an authentic one, and that’s a lot better than those short lives full of boredom. The principal loss is security. Another is respect from the community. But you gain the respect of another community, the one that is worth having the respect of.

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.

Work hard, don’t quit, be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful, also to never whine ever, never complain, and, always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.

You have a unique gift to offer this world. Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you and keep away from people who bring you down. When you treat yourself kindly and respect the uniqueness of those around you, you will be giving this world an amazing gift… YOU!

All my problems bow before my stubbornness.