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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.

Every state has an undoubted right to determine the status, or domestic and social condition, of the persons domiciled within its territory except insofar as the powers of the states in this respect are restrained, or duties and obligations imposed...

Quotes by Roger B. Taney

I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.

Quotes by Rodney Dangerfield

Certainly I support the Constitution, and I respect people's privacy, but I also think we need to err on the side of protecting us.

Quotes by Rodney Frelinghuysen

Kurt Angle and Matt Hardy... I have so much respect for them.

Quotes by Roddy Piper

Harmon Killebrew was a gem. I can never thank him enough for all I learned from him. He was a consummate professional who treated everyone from the brashest of rookies to the groundskeepers to the ushers in the stadium with...

Quotes by Rod Carew

We've always been kind of an underground band in a way that had the respect of our peers on the road. I like to say we're the world's most famous opening act because we've opened for every huge band on...

Quotes by Robin Zander

You are there to score goals, and doing so shows respect for your opponent, it demonstrates that you are taking him seriously.

Quotes by Roberto Mancini

In Italy, some managers want distance from the players, the Fabio Capello style, but that is not my way. I am more like Carlo Ancelotti. There are aspects of the players' behaviour I do not understand, but I want them...

Quotes by Roberto Mancini

I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect. There is something absurd about these gloomy young men getting together and banging away.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

I would love to have a crack at Michael Bisping - with or without the gold, I'd want to have a crack at him because I respect him as a fighter, and he's a tough dude, and I'd love to...

Quotes by Robert Whittaker

Although I didn't spend much time in New Zealand at all, I feel really privileged to have that Maori blood and link to my past. I got my tattoo out of respect to that.

Quotes by Robert Whittaker

A great chef is an artist that I truly respect.

Quotes by Robert Stack

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

Quotes by Robert Schumann

I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.

Quotes by Robert Sean Leonard

Sadly, cinemas with film as the primary source are disappearing. We need to remain open to change. That does not require one to divorce the past but to respect and process both the present and the future.

Quotes by Robert Richardson

It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is obliged to respect the voice of the weakest.

Quotes by Robert Purvis

It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

I guess I'm pleased and proud of the respect of my peers, and that when I disappear from the scene or from this earth, I will have left a mark. They'll say, 'He did it well.' I like being funny;...

Quotes by Robert Klein

When you have fans who are hassling you the entire game and you ignore them, they respect you because their job is to try and distract you. And if they don't distract you, that means you're focused on doing your...

Quotes by Robert Griffin III

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

Quotes by Robert Dale Owen

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.