Respect Quotes

“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”

“Respect is the foundation of a stable way of life and the basis of a code of conduct.”

“Self-respect without the respect of others is like a jewel which will not stand the daylight.”

“RESPECTABILITY, n. The offspring of a liaison between a bald head and a bank account.”

“My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.”

“Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.”

“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”

“If ever I become entirely respectable I shall be quite sure that I have outlived myself.”

“The wise treat self-respect as non-negotiable, and will not trade it for health or wealth or anything else.”

“Only he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love and justice.”

“We claim no respectability. There's no status I would not surrender for a joke. So we don't have to defend anything.”

“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.”

“A daughter who respects you while you’re alive is far better than a son who performs the rites and rituals after you’re gone.”

“Self-respect permeates every aspect of your existence. If you don't have respect for yourself, you're not gonna get it from anyone else.”

“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.”

“Achte dich selbst, wenn du willst, dass andere dich achten sollen!
• Translation: Respect yourself, if you want others to respect you.”

“Do me wrong, honey, if you wanna to
You can do me wrong honey, while I'm gone
But all I'm asking
Is for a little respect when I come home”

“what is best in people is not self-abnegation. What is best in people is a sturdy connection between respect for the self and respect for the other: reaching in and out at the same time”

“Entre los Individuos, como entre Las Naciones, El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.
• Translation: Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.”

“I don't give a shit who says what. If the muthaf--a is wrong, he's wrong. ... In this country, authority is a cover for wrong. I don't respect wrong and I don't respect authority that represents wrong.”