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As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.
Anthony Trollope on respect

I've spent a bit of time with the Prince of Wales, who I respect greatly. I'd give two cheers for the Monarchy.
Sting on respect

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.
William Cobbett on respect

I got a lot of things that society had promised would make me whole and fulfilled - all the things that the culture tells you from preschool on will quiet the throbbing anxiety inside you - stature, the respect of colleagues, maybe even a kind of low-grade fame.
Anne Lamott on respect

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I missed out coming and going.
J. B. Priestley on respect

When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.
Herodotus on respect

I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.
Mike Krzyzewski on respect

Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.
Shawn Johnson on respect

A police force, wherever they are, is made up of amazing people, and I respect them a great deal.
Nancy McKeon on respect

We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That's life. And it's part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001.
Michael Bloomberg on respect

But I look at failure as education. In that respect, I am so well-educated.
Kathy Ireland on respect

You should be able to voice your opinion and respect the voice of the other side. You should be willing to educate yourself and know what it is you're dealing with.
Steve Nash on respect

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.
Norman Cousins on respect

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
Jackie Chan on respect

People are giving me more respect.
Christina Ricci on respect

Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them.
Abbie Hoffman on respect

Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, it's not because I'm a hero.
Ani DiFranco on respect

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.
Gordon B. Hinckley on respect

Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him.
Ron Fournier on respect

The conqueror is regarded with awe the wise man commands our respect but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.
William Dean Howells on respect