Respect quotes

Discover thought-provoking quotes about respect from renowned philosophers, leaders, and authors. Explore the power of empathy, kindness, and understanding in fostering harmonious relationships and building a compassionate world.

I've got too much respect for stand-ups to call myself one.

- Johnny Vegas

Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned.

- Linda Tripp

The Arab League tells us to go in and take out Qaddafi. We've spent billions of dollars already with respect to the Arab League. Billions of dollars, because they told us to do it. Why aren't they paying for it? They don't like Qaddafi, Qaddafi's been a terrible thorn in their side.

- Donald Trump

I don't think I get the respect as a singer. With this record, I wanted to bring respect to my band.

- Darius Rucker

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

- Billie Jean King

If I am still doing what I'm doing and I still have respect in this town, haven't done anything completely and utterly stupid, then I'll be happy with myself.

- Jeremy London

You don't say hello to Mr. DeNiro? Show the respect, will ya?

- Joe Pesci

Nobody within motorcycling has or deserves any respect.

- Barry Sheene

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

- Bono

Other times you can get showy for three minutes, and that's OK with certain films. But that isn't right with an Ang Lee movie, you have to fit right in. You have to understand Ang, respect him and be part of the team and not be in charge of it - he is in charge of it.

- Dennis Muren

But, you know, sometimes - many - they all understand. That's the nice thing. They were all very happy for me and they understand why I decided to come to CNN. So in that respect, I know that they think it's the best thing for me to do.

- Connie Chung

When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.

- Herodotus

What the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect.

- Yoko Ono

The cross is the centre of all this in every respect.

- John Nelson Darby

I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket.

- Gabriela Sabatini

Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.

- Eldridge Cleaver

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

- Aretha Franklin

I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the other hand, Marx feels an instinctive inclination and a great respect for the Rothschilds.

- Mikhail Bakunin

I always got great respect as a bass player.

- Bill Wyman

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

- Abdul Kalam

I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.

- Aretha Franklin

Awe and respect are two different things.

- Oliver Reed

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

- Abdul Kalam

I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries.

- Darrell Royal

Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself.

- Francis Wright

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

- Henry James

You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect.

- Jimmy Chamberlin

If I respect myself and believe in what I'm doing, no one can touch me.

- Fiona Apple

What we learned quite early on is what was really important to early British pop that we produced-and this is where we were distinct from almost everybody else in this respect-is that it had to reflect exactly what the audience wanted us to say.

- Pete Townshend

I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air.

- Roone Arledge