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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.

I love my dad and respect him and miss him, but I never hung around my father that much because my dad was a lawyer and engineer, and he really didn't understand what I was about. I was supposed to...

Quotes by Robert David Hall

I will never begin to know what the accountants do or what the camera guys do, as much as I try to learn just out of respect for what they do and to try to make my job as manager...

Quotes by Robert Carlock

Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility?

Quotes by Robert Casey

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.

Quotes by Robert Casey

Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas.

Quotes by Robert B. Laughlin

Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that conflict through debate is a powerful means of revealing truth.

Quotes by Robert B. Laughlin

In parallel with the development of my interests in technical gadgetry I began to acquire a profound love of and respect for the natural world which motivates my scientific thinking to this day.

Quotes by Robert B. Laughlin

For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.

Quotes by Robert B. Parker

Development of outlook naturally begins with a respect for God... Reverence to God and reverence for one's neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of God.

Quotes by Robert Baden-Powell

The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.

Quotes by Robbie Coltrane

I don't want people losing respect for me as a player. I want to go out in every game and perform to the highest level. I have no retirement plans. I've had a lot of injuries but I want to...

Quotes by Robbie Fowler

The direction is going the right way for respect for aboriginal people in North America, and all we can do is stand up and say, 'Please do it faster.'

Quotes by Robbie Robertson

I always try to stick to the script because I want to respect the writers, and I want to respect the director. But if the director and my fellow actors are okay with me playing with it a little bit,...

Quotes by Rob Riggle

Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Curt Hennig, and I say 'obviously' because I just assumed that anybody would know that 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig was a legend, and someone of that stature is someone that everybody looks...

Quotes by Rob Van Dam

Again and again, there is no respect for the United Nations Charter that makes it illegal under international law to seek regime change.

Quotes by Ro Khanna

When you get onto the ball, people think three or four times before deciding whether to try and tackle you. Your opponents respect you, and your markers give you a couple of metres of space.

Quotes by Rivaldo

I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than...

Quotes by Riz Ahmed

I respect religious rules. I am a true God-fearing Hindu.

Quotes by Rishi Kapoor

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

Quotes by Rita Rudner

Let's take it back to John Cena and Rock back in the day, when people felt like they was just shoved down their throats. Eventually, they earned the people's respect, and the next thing you know, they were just loved...

Quotes by Rikishi

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.