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Respect Quotes

Respect starts with how you see yourself.

These quotes treat respect as both personal and collective - wanting space for human dignity in an imagined ideal world, genuine admiration for peers who've kept working for decades, and values like honesty and civic duty tied together under one banner. See related themes in Trust Quotes.

Reflective of the deep sense of gratitude and respect Mongolians reserved for wolves, there was a belief that only through wolves could the spirit of a deceased human be set free to go to Heaven.

Quotes by Tim Cope

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's...

Quotes by Tim Curry

I really respect actors much more now that I am one because I realise what hard work goes into being part of the industry.

Quotes by Tiger Shroff

Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.

Quotes by Thucydides

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

Quotes by Tiberius

One of the market's virtues, and the reason it enables so much peaceful interaction and cooperation among such a great variety of peoples, is that it demands of its participants only that they observe a relatively few basic principles, among...

Quotes by Thomas Woods

Labor wants pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or doing something beautiful or useful - to be treated with dignity and respect as brother and sister.

Quotes by Thorstein Veblen

You have to respect all your competitors.

Quotes by Thorsten Heins

Speaking French is good for me and also a mark of respect for the PSG institution.

Quotes by Thomas Tuchel

Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.

Quotes by Thomas S. Monson

I just have a respect for my audience. That seems to be pretty logical.

Quotes by Thomas Jane

I still collect comics. I still have a great love and respect for the genre.

Quotes by Thomas Jane

And so Adam, in that his speech to Eve, uttered his faith in the promise made to her of her seed, and so in that respect Adam himself came in under her covenant.

Quotes by Thomas Goodwin

I've been a critic of the antiglobalization movement, and they've been a critic of me, but the one thing I respect about the movement is their authentic energy. These are not people who don't care about the world.

Quotes by Thomas Friedman

If the individual is to be happy in the contemporary order, he must be open-minded with respect to new values and new arrangements.

Quotes by Thomas Cochrane

The enemies cannot destroy the king who has at his service the respect and friendship of the wise men who can find fault, disagree, and correct him.

Quotes by Thiruvalluvar

We have to show respect for that woman who has cerebral palsy and had no choice in her condition, that needs help, and we should help.

Quotes by Thom Tillis

You have to respect who the character is. It has its own internal truth, and you can't betray that. And if you don't betray that, it will not betray you.

Quotes by Theresa Rebeck

I have the biggest respect for Petr Cech. He is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, so I think putting him and me in the same team is not the healthiest thing in the world.

Quotes by Thibaut Courtois

We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of their fear, respect for our values and not merely our weapons.

Quotes by Theodore C. Sorensen

Frequently Asked Questions

What different kinds of respect come up in these quotes?
They range from a poetic wish for "human honour and respect" for untouched landscapes, to wanting to be treated as a respectable grown-up, to respect for touring bands' work ethic, to respect listed among a set of civic values.
Is there a quote about respect for nature or untouched places?
Yes. One quote expresses a wish for "space for human honour and respect" alongside "landscapes not yet offended," describing it as a kind of utopian ideal. For more on that emotional tone, see Heart quotes.
Is there a quote about wanting to be treated like a responsible adult?
Yes - one speaker jokes about wanting to clean up their desk and say, "respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up," while admitting other days feel very different. For more lighthearted reflections, browse Care quotes.
Is there a quote about respecting other musicians' work ethic?
Yes. One speaker says they have "so much respect for all those bands" who managed to record two albums a year while touring, calling that pace incredible. For more on this kind of admiration, see Trust quotes.
Is there a quote that lists respect among core values?
Yes - one quote lists "Family, responsibility, patriotism, mutual respect, honesty, civic duty" as values it holds dear. For more on values like these, see Bond quotes.

One entry plays with the tension between wanting to be seen as a respectable adult and wanting to let that guard down entirely. Continue with Care Quotes or Heart Quotes.