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

Bessie Head

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

Bijou Phillips

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.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

E. W. Howe

The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.

Charles Kennedy

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

John Gray

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

Stellan Skarsgard

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

Henri Frederic Amiel

Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.

Don Miguel Ruiz

The first step in empowerment is taking control of your health, respecting yourself and understanding and celebrating the value you bring to your family and society.

Milind Soman

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

Laurence Sterne

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.

Amy Grant

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

Albert Einstein

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

Aretha Franklin

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.

Amy Grant

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

Bryant H. McGill

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.

Azim Premji

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

Joan Didion

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Baltasar Gracian

In society, we have to earn other things of import like trust, respect, money, education, careers, status and etc., so naturally, we find ourselves attempting to earn love, acceptance and validation along with that. Here's the trip: we do it at the cost of other people and, more importantly, ourselves.

Grace Gealey

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.

James E. Faust

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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

Julius Erving

America wants its respect.

Tupac Shakur

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

Albert Einstein

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

Dalai Lama

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

Clint Eastwood

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.

Sargent Shriver

Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.

Nathaniel Branden

I think the word respect is underrated.

Michael Clarke

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

Nathaniel Branden

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

Eldridge Cleaver

Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.

Louise Hart

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

Philip James Bailey

There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.

Mary Kay Ash

The basic thing you teach your children is to respect other people. It is not rocket science; it's as simple as brushing your teeth.

Shefali Shah

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

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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

Malcolm X

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

Yousef Munayyer

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

Maya Angelou

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

Estelle Parsons

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

Lao Tzu

If you aren't respected by someone, how can the friendship with them be valued?

Sudeep

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

Clint Smith

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

Eustace Budgell