That is a Medieval way of drawing history, in which they do not respect the law and want the rest of the world to respect the law. That's not possible.
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.
Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government.
The safest way to make laws respected is to make them respectable.
It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever.
And read… read all the time… read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.
I respect you as a person too much to respect your ridiculous beliefs.
I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.
The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.
Well you know, I have the utmost respect for people like Angelina Jolie and Zoe Saldana in 'Colombiana. '
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
It takes courage to live your truth. But what you get in return is self-respect.
People won't respect you until you achieve the respectable goals.
Old ones should respect the energy of youths and youths should respect the experience of old ones.
Respect yourself..you may not be able to get someone to respect you but you can chose not to be disrespected.
A Man who has never lied to a woman has no respect for her feeling.
The tree in the field is to be treated with respect. It is not to be romanticized as the old lady romanticizes her cat (that is, she reads human reactions into it). . . . But while we should not romanticize the tree, we must realize that God made it ...
Never spend time with people who don't respect you.
