We all require and want respect, man or woman, Black or white. It's our basic human right.

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"It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening."

- Aretha Franklin

Inspiration

"Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more."

- Aretha Franklin

Growth

"Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it."

- Aretha Franklin

Self-confidence

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, Black or white. It’s our basic human right."

- Aretha Franklin

Respect

"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right."

- Aretha Franklin

Respect

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"Employees engage with employers and brands when they’re treated as humans worthy of respect."

- Meghan M. Biro

Respect

"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer."

- Henry David Thoreau

Respect

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

- David Hurley

Respect

"People get built different. We don’t have to figure it out. We just have to respect it."

- Princess Bubblegum

Respect

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."

- Bryant McGill

Respect