“A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.”
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“Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.”
“I guess at the end of the day, all women like to be appreciated and treated with respect and kindness.”
“Respect... is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.”
“Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them. By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies, they won that respect that the opponent has for them.”
“Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never be bitten. Dogs don't respect humility and sorrow.”
“The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.”
“Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.”
“Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.”
“I love making new friends and I respect people for a lot of different reasons.”
“If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.”
“To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face.”
“Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.”
“I'm an atheist, but I'm very relaxed about it. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do.”
“It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put - without delay, and with tenderness - back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try.”
“People respect nonfiction but they read novels.”
“I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.”
“First and foremost, I'm a feminist. And basically that stems from a strong belief that all people and creatures deserve equal opportunity, rights and respect.”
“Respect the masterpiece. It is true reverence to man. There is no quality so great, none so much needed now.”
“I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.”
“More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.”
“Don't tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won't respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, 'Melissa you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.'.”
“Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.”
“Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.”