“I'm definitely bicoastal, but I have to say, it's easier to live in New York than in L.A. I feel like people respect other people's space a bit more here.”
Respect is earned, not demanded — and these quotes explain why. This collection covers dignity, mutual regard, self-respect, and the way treating people well tends to come back around, even when it takes a while.
“I do think that, at one time, being an actress was the equivalent almost of being a prostitute. It garnered roughly the same respect. That's changed a lot, thank goodness.”
“I'm definitely bicoastal, but I have to say, it's easier to live in New York than in L.A. I feel like people respect other people's space a bit more here.”
“In the United States, we do a pretty good job of protecting iconic landscapes and postcard views, but the ocean gets no respect.”
“All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I don't think I would be on 'Dancing with the Stars,' mainly because I would be too shy.”
“Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.”
“Internationalism is a community theory of society which is founded on economic, spiritual, and biological facts. It maintains that respect for a healthy development of human society and of world civilization requires that mankind be organized internationally.”
“There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?”
“I remember I read this harsh review about my show, and one of my friends told me that this was the exact same stuff people said about Madonna. And it's like, she didn't care. Madonna just came out and was herself. I respect that a lot.”
“Cheerleaders deserve a lot of respect for what they do.”
“If we are not free, no one will respect us.”
“Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.”
“I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.”
“The language of America changed with the election of Bill Clinton, because with all due respect to my friends on the Republican side, Bill Clinton is the best communicator of the last 50 years. He felt your pain.”
“I always remember having a healthy respect for my grandmother.”
“What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children, for how difficult their world is.”
“But it's important, while we are supporting lessons in respecting others, to remember that many of our youngest kids need to learn to respect themselves. You learn your worth from the way you are treated.”