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• Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

  Albert Camus

  Inspirational, Life, Fear

  Albert Camus (1963). “Carnets: 1935-1942”

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• In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect.

  Jimmy Carter

  Book, Commitment, Law

  Jimmy Earl Carter “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Jimmy Carter, 1978, Book 1: January 1 to June 30, 1978”, Government Printing Office

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• What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through.

  Thurgood Marshall

  Impact, People, Quality

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• It's amazing what people will do when you see the best in them, when you honor them, when you respect them. It not only strengthens the relationship, but it will help that other person rise higher.

  Joel Osteen

  People, Honor, Helping

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  Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.

  Anton Chekhov

  Friendship, Hate, Reality

  "The Life and Genius of Anton Chekhov: Letters, Diary, Reminiscences and Biography".

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• What women want is what men want. They want respect.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Men, Want, Ethics

  "Evergreen : A Guide to Writing with Readings". Book by Susan Fawcett, 1980.

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• Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

  Barry Bonds

  Sports, Self, Role Models

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It's not about winning or losing, but love and respect.

  Max Lucado

  Motivational, Winning, Losing

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  I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.

  Frederick Douglass

  Fear, Integrity, Self Esteem

  Frederick Douglass (2013). “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave”, p.54, Simon and Schuster

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  The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

  Joan Didion

  Life, Self Esteem, Spring

  FaceBook post by Joan Didion from Sep 15, 2011

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• For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.

  Gautama Buddha

  Four, Ethics, Beauty Of Life

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• Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth we have spoken it

  Alfred Whitney Griswold

  Life, Inspiring, Beautiful

  Alfred Whitney Griswold (1959). “Liberal Education and the Democratic Ideal: And Other Essays”

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• Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned.

  Linda Tripp

  Assignments, Deserving

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• The American ideal is not that we all agree with each other, or even like each other, every minute of the day. It is rather that we will respect each other's rights, especially the right to be different, and that, at the end of the day, we will understand that we are one people, one country, and one community, and that our well-being is inextricably bound up with the well-being of each and every one of our fellow citizens.

  C. Everett Koop

  Country, Rights, Individual Differences

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• Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

  Tecumseh

  Native American, People, Groveling

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• Love is a combination of admiration, respect, and passion. If you have one of those going, that's par for the course. If you have two, you aren't quite world class but you're close. If you have all three, then you don't need to die; you're already in heaven.

  William Wharton

  Love, Passion, Class

  William Wharton (2013). “Ever After”, p.11, HarperCollins UK

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• Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

  Theodore Parker

  Self Esteem, Individuality, Sacredness

  Theodore Parker (1853). “Two Sermons Preached Before the Twenty-eighth Congregational Society in Boston: On the 14th and 21st of November, 1852, on Leaving Their Old and Entering a New Place of Worship”, p.58

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• Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Loyalty, Honesty, Integrity

  "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, Book III, (7), (c. 161 - 180 AD).

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• If one doesn't respect oneself one can have neither love nor respect for others.

  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational, Ethics, Oneself

  Ayn Rand (2011). “Ayn Rand Novel Collection”, p.783, Penguin

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

  Abraham Joshua Heschel

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Abraham Joshua Heschel (1955). “Insecurity of Freedom”, p.44, Macmillan

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• The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.

  Richard Bach

  Life, Family, Spiritual

  Richard Bach (2012). “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”, p.65, Delta

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• Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Love, Appreciate, Literature

  Henry David Thoreau (2006). “Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles”, p.27, Heron Dance Press

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• Men are respectable only as they respect.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Army, Men, Tolerance

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1954). “Basic Selections from Emerson: Essays, Poems & Apothegms”

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• If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.

  Kofi Annan

  Family, Parent, Tolerance

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• To heal will require real effort, and a change of heart, from all of us. To heal means that we will begin to look upon one another with respect and tolerance instead of prejudice, distrust and hatred. We will have to teach our children-as well as ourselves-to love the diversity of humanity....We can do it. Yes, you and I and all of us together. Now is the time. Now is the only possible time. Let the Great Healing begin.

  Leonard Peltier

  Time, Children, Real

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