Respect Quotes

The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.

Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.

I think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways.

If you want to honor me, give some young boy or girl who’s coming along trying to create arts and write and compose and sing and act and paint and dance and make something out of the beauties of the Negro race-give that child some help.

Respect your curses, for they are the instruments of your destiny.

Democracy is wasted on people who don’t respect it.

Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness.

Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.

We can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.

When will we learn to respect one another, when will our egos learn to take a seat?