Famous Quotes & Sayings

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Since when was genius found respectable?

Charles Dickens

It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim for it the respect it deserves

Charles Caleb Colton

The only things in which we can be said to have any property are our actions. Our thoughts may be bad, yet produce no poison; they may be good, yet produce no fruit. Our riches may be taken away by misfortune, our reputation by malice, our spirits by calamity, our health by disease, our friends by death. But our actions must follow us beyond the grave; with respect to them alone, we cannot say that we shall carry nothing with us when we die, neither that we shall go naked out of the world.

Dave Barry

I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.

C. Wright Mills

Prestige is the shadow of money and power. Where these are, there it is. Like the national market for soap or automobiles and the enlarged arena of federal power, the national cash-in area for prestige has grown, slowly being consolidated into a truly national system.

Bryan Singer

What we call evil doesn't necessarily deserve any kind of respect or understanding, by any means; it just deserves an acknowledgement of its complexity so we can better understand it - so we can help prevent it.

Cary Grant

Probably no greater honor can come to any man than the respect of his colleagues.

Carole King

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

Charles Baudelaire

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.

Nia Long

I said 'Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.' He said, 'oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don't worry about it.' But they're not.

We respect that Scott has work to do with Wales yet, but we need to know soon because we need to make a decision.

Bill Maher

I don't respect religon. I don't respect superstitious thinking and that is what religous is.

Bill Wyman

I always got great respect as a bass player.

Benjamin Spock

Respect children because they're human beings and they deserve respect, and they'll grow up to be better people.

Carl Jung

If people can be educated to see the lowly side of their own natures, it may be hoped that they will also learn to understand and to love their fellow men better. A little less hypocrisy and a little more tolerance towards oneself can only have good results in respect for our neighbor; for we are all too prone to transfer to our fellows the injustice and violence we inflict upon our own natures.

Boyd Holbrook

Sean Penn, for his acting as well as his writing and directing. There are so many actors I respect, but his reach is so wide.

James Blake

That's always what I've wanted people. That's the kind of respect I want,

Nothing that I did post-sentencing had anything to do with being disrespectful to you because I have the utmost respect for you, sir,

Shia LaBeouf

I like messing around, and I like working with artists who I respect.

John Catsimatidis

I just want to reflect the respect I have for animals.

Ricky Williams

I'm disappointed with the decision, but I respect it.

I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.

I'm sure he will. He had a lot of respect in St. Louis.

Markwayne Mullin

Oklahoma has a respect for our neighbors. That's the Oklahoma standard.

It tells us that the administration respects us as professionals and that they respect our work.

Ehud Barak

The voters have spoken and I respect the verdict of democracy,

The U.S. has to do something tangible to show respect for the process,

Jami Attenberg

There's something to be said for an author who clearly respects a reader.

Dalai Lama

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.

Shameik Moore

I have the most respect for Rick. You're always going to see a Shameik Moore and Rick Famuyiwa film.

I have thus given you a full statement of all that I know respecting the origin of Mormonism.

I really don't want to make any comments. I'd like to respect the kids' privacy.

If you're going to come, you have to respect our event.