Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Twain

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

Mark Twain

Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.

Mario Vargas Llosa

If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maximum expression of respect, you know.

Mary J. Blige

You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.

Michel de Montaigne

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

Michel de Montaigne

I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.

Michel de Montaigne

There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but even to trees and plants.

Michel de Montaigne

The honor we receive from those that fear us, is not honor; those respects are paid to royalty and not to me.

Michael Scheuer

Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Above all, do not lie to yourself.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Above all, don't lie to yourself.

Margaret Spellings

And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children.

Joseph Addison

Men who cherish for women the highest respect are seldom popular with them.

Jose Mourinho

You don't have to love me. You don't even have to like me, but you will respect me.

Kelli O'Hara

You can only ask to be respected if you respect yourself.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself.

Jo Coudert

It is characteristic to believe that those in need are given to, that the squeaky hinge is the one that gets the oil, but in the realm of emotions this is not so. It is the person who does not solicit liking and love, admiration and respect, sympathy and empathy to whom they are freely given.

Jimmy Carter

In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect.

James Payn

The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon is often the means of preserving his self-respect.

Epictetus

The beginning of philosophy is the recognition of the conflict between opinions.

Steve Hansen

The Day of Silence is all about respecting one another for our differences.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.

Henri Rousseau

The severity of penalties is only a vain resource, invented by little minds in order to substitute terror for that respect which they have no means of obtaining.

Herodotus

A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.

Hideki Tojo

Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect.

Kurt Cobain

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.