Respect & Dignity Quotes

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

Believability and respect are two of the main ingredients in professional wrestling that are sorely missing today.

Be kind, don't judge, and have respect for others. If we can all do this, the world would be a better place. The point is to teach this to the next generation.

Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

Respect for the rights of others means peace.

Your private life is your private life and you keep it to yourself. You get more respect that way.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.

The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

Your state of health, mental or physical, has no bearing on your dignity.

Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.

In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people.

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

I've always treated women with dignity and respect.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

I think the word respect is underrated.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

Civility is the recognition that all people have dignity that's inherent to their person, no matter their religion, race, gender, sexuality, or ability.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.

I think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me.

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.

The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture.

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.

Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom.

Human rights are being violated in so many places. But we don't give up because we know respect for human rights and human dignity is a basic condition for peace.

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

Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness.

Integrity of life is fame's best friend, which nobly, beyond death, shall crown in the end.

Everybody wants respect. In their own way, three-year-olds would like respect, and acknowledgment, in their terms.

We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

I respect everyone, from the homeless brother and sister on the street to the executive that sits in the highest office named President Barack Obama. I respect everyone - but we over-respect no one.

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.

Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

Not everyone is able to show courage, but human decency must be demanded of every person.

If democracy is to be an articulation of mutual respect, a leader in a democracy leads by showing respect to all.

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

Education is a human right - a recognition of dignity that each person should be afforded.

Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy.

Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.

Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.

Human dignity is based upon freedom, and freedom upon human dignity. The one presupposes the other.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Sometimes we are separated by differences, and sometimes we are united by common ideals of respect and compassion.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.