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Quotes about Respect

I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality.
— Stephen Hawking
Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else but what belongs to you - and if you find anything that is not your own, do not hide it away, but report it, that the owner may be found.
— Brigham Young
Until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire, you will be neither successful nor happy.
— Napoleon Hill
Do not despise the fish because they are absolutely unable to speak or to reason, but fear lest you may be even more unreasonable than they by resisting the command of the Creator. Listen to the fish, who through their actions all but utter this word: 'We set out on this long journey for the perpetuation of our species.'
— St. Basil
What does it mean to love someone with all your heart? It means to love with all your emotional feelings and with all your devotion. Surely when you love your wife with all your heart, you cannot demean her, criticize her, find fault with her, or abuse her by words, sullen behavior, or actions.
— Ezra Taft Benson
There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.
— Mother Teresa
In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
— Audre Lorde
And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.
— Michelle Obama
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.
— John Wooden
I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.'
— Joel Osteen
Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians.
— Billy Graham