Respect Quotes

"America without her soliders would be like God without His angels."

- Claudia Pemberton

"Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honor than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided mere life, while the former ensured a good life."

- Aristotle

"Heaven lies under the feet of mothers."

- Sunan An-Nasa'i

"Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz."

- Benito Juárez

"The men and women who work in our prisons are the unsung heroes of the criminal justice system."

- David Lidington

"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"

- Confucius

"A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?"

- Confucius

"If I had to make a general rule for living and working with children, it might be this: Be wary of saying or doing anything to a child that you would not do to another adult, whose good opinion and affection you valued."

- John Holt

"Remember you are not managing an inconvenience. You are raising a human being."

- Kittie Franz

"I wish children could grow according to their natural pace: sleep when sleepy, wake up when rested, eat when hungry, cry when upset, play and explore without being unnecessarily interrupted; in other words, be allowed to grow and blossom as each was meant to."

- Magda Gerber

"Bill Belichick is the best professional football coach I think ever lived. I’m upset that I played for a plethora of teams and never got an opportunity to play for Bill Belichick."

- Deion Sanders

"What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable, than that of teaching?"

- Harriet Martineau

"Be a gentleman when it’s acceptable in the environment to be ignorant."

- Deion Sanders

"I don’t think anybody in the game over the last several years has made more plays than Richard Sherman."

- Deion Sanders

"Jason Witten will go down as one of the best tight ends in history."

- Deion Sanders

"Tom Brady rises up to the occasion and plays well. That is just who he is."

- Deion Sanders

"The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands."

- Havelock Ellis

"When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free."

- Barack Obama

"Because of the Queens who came before us our crowns shine brilliantly today."

- Jake Gahr

"Animals are not property or “things” but rather living organisms, subjects of a life, who are worthy of our compassion, respect, friendship, and support."

- Marc Bekoff

"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others."

- John F. Kennedy

"When a trapper entered the valley, I reflected back on my life as an Indian. "I'm sure as an Indian living on the plains, I trapped animals for their fur and for their meat, I took what I needed for survival, but doing it for profit somehow rubbed me the wrong way""

- John-Paul Cernak

"I feel about marathons the way my parents taught me to feel about the ocean: it is a mighty thing and very beautiful, but don’t underestimate its capacity to hurt you."

- Joan Benoit Samuelson

"Nothing is more badass than treating a woman with respect!"

- Mr. Torgue

"Boss... you were right. It's not about changing the world. It's about doing our best to leave the world... the way it is. It's about respecting the will of others, and believing in your own."

- Big Boss

"NOTHING IS MORE BADASS THAN TREATING A WOMAN WITH RESPECT!"

- Borderlands 2

"You’ll never be seen as “too sensitive” by someone who respects your feelings."

- Jenn Granneman

"“You’re too sensitive” is a harmful phrase that invalidates the experiences of sensitive people. Emotions are valid and should never be dismissed as weakness. Let’s create a world that celebrates emotional depth and empathy, and reject toxic narratives that shame vulnerability."

- Jenn Granneman

"I'm not a prize to be won."

- Jasmine

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."

- Jackie Robinson