Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony. — Dalai Lama
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
Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain. — Fred Rogers
Mutual respect is so important because as soon as it disappears in relations between you and the next person, there's trouble. — Dizzy Gillespie
Respect is the most important thing. Be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself. — Georges St-Pierre
Where there's no mutual respect, there's trouble! — Dizzy Gillespie
An honorable human relationship ... is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can tell each other. — Adrienne Rich
I believe we're going to find that respect and affection are essential to all relationships working and contempt destroys them. — John M. Gottman
An intimate relationship is one in which neither party silences, sacrifices, or betrays the self and each party expresses strength and vulnerability, weakness and competence in a balanced way. — Harriet Lerner
We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence. — Cornel West
The secret of a happy life is respect. Respect for yourself and respect for others. — Ayad Akhtar
If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others. — Rosa Parks
Relationships based on obligation lack dignity. — Wayne Dyer
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. — Bryant H. McGill
Short Respectful Relationships Quotes
In art, religion, and politics the respect must be mutual, no matter how violent the disagreement. — Vincent Price
Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any. — Mark Twain
You treat people with respect, they tend to return the favor to the company. — Larry Page
Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other. — Benjamin E. Mays
Respect yourself and others will respect you. — Confucius
Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand. — Lakhdar Brahimi
We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. — Taylor Swift
Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situation that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.
Respect Quotes
Whatever an individual chooses to do with themselves, long as it doesn't affect me and they're respectful with it, I don't care what they do. Because I'm not perfect and I have flaws, so who would I be to be judgmental? — Kevin Gates
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. — Malcolm X
There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given. — Prince
When someone disrespects you, beware the impulse to win their respect. For disrespect is not a valuation of your worth but a signal of their character.
If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you're okay. Who watches out or you and wants the best for you. Who loves and respects you. Don't let them go. People like that are hard to find. — Franz Kafka
If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves. — Marcus Garvey
The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love; only for their fear. — Heinrich Himmler
The scariest thing about distance is that you don't know whether they'll miss you or forget you.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. — Nelson Mandela
Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. — Dalai Lama
Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me. — Marilyn Monroe
Respectful Communication Quotes
Clear communication. Respect. A lot of laughter. And a lot of orgasms. That's what makes a marriage work. — Dr. Dre
If that person feels that you respect them, you honor them, you accept them, you will own them as long as you remain open. — Tony Robbins
The number one way a man can succeed in fulfilling a woman's primary love needs is through communication. By learning to listen to a woman's feelings, a man can effectively shower a woman with caring, understanding, respect, devotion, validation, and reassurance. — John Gray
When someone truly cares about you, they make an effort, not an excuse.
Colleagues should take care of each other, have fun, celebrate success, learn by failure, look for reasons to praise not to criticize, communicate freely and respect each other. — Richard Branson
If you have a built-in level of respect and trust and openness to essentially be yourself, it allows for a deeper uncensored communication [with your partner]. — Richard Gere
I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help. — Tommy Lasorda
God sometimes removes people from your life to protect you. Don't run after them.
Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability. — Bryant H. McGill
In many ways, effective communication begins with mutual respect, communication that inspires, encourages others to do their best. — Zig Ziglar
With all due respect to UPS - it's a fine company - nobody cares about logistics. They care about that package arriving at their home, at their office, when it is supposed to and in the condition it's supposed to. FedEx is a much better communicator than UPS. — Frank Luntz
To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open communication. — Bell Hooks
Mutual Respect Quotes
This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
If Canada is to survive, it can only survive in mutual respect and in love for one another. — Pierre Trudeau
A friend to me has no race, no class and belongs to no minority. My friendships were formed out of affection, mutual respect and a feeling of having something strong in common. These are eternal values that cannot be racially classified. This is the way I look at race. — Frank Sinatra
Show respect even to people who don't deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.
I'm nice to everybody, I respect other people. If you respect me, I respect you. — Dana White
Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all other human beings and all other living creatures. — Gaylord Nelson
We sincerely call upon all countries to hold dear humanity’s shared values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom; to promote mutual understanding and forge closer bonds with other peoples; and to respect the diversity of civilizations. — Xi Jinping
If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone, like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.
Love ... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy and allows mutual discovery. — Anne Truitt
Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect. — Dominique Pire
We say yes to the society of solidarity and democracy where free people together, in mutual respect and under mutual responsibility, shape a life where everyone has equal opportunities and equal value. — Olof Palme
People think we had a love-hate relationship. Well, I did not love him, nor did I hate him. We had mutual respect for each other, even as we both planned each other's murder. — Werner Herzog
Healthy Relationship Quotes
Love in the Arab world is like a prisoner, and I want to set (it) free. I want to free the Arab soul, sense and body with my poetry. The relationships between men and women in our society are not healthy. — Nizar Qabbani
The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love. — Bruce D. Perry
How do you show up for your relationships? Are you healthy or crippled? Are you prepared or needy? Are you ready to give or too tired to talk? — Gary Smalley
If you're abest during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.
I didn't come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles were either split up or fighting all the time. The only healthy relationships I saw were on TV. — George Lopez
Why do ppl think shredded abs = health? It you are grumpy, fatigued, & have a bad relationship with food but have abs are you truly healthy? — Layne Norton
Relationships matter: the currency for systemic change was trust, and trust comes through forming healthy working relationships. People, not programs, change people. — Bruce D. Perry
Respect is earned, Honesty is appreciated, Love is gained and Loyalty is returned.
Everything has an opportunity cost, and the big things we want in life – like happiness and healthy relationships and wealth – they all have big opportunity costs. — Mark Manson
By changing our inner game, we can change the outer game to produce mutual satisfaction and healthy relationships. — William Ury
You don’t lose real friends, real opportunities, or real relationships when you start standing up for yourself and setting clear boundaries. You lose abusers, manipulators, narcissists, control freaks, attention seekers, and mental-health destroying leeches. — Steven Bartlett
If you learn how to learn, it’s the ultimate meta skill and I believe you can learn how to be healthy, you can learn how to be fit, you can learn how to be happy, you can learn how to have good relationships, you can learn how to be successful. — Naval Ravikant
Love And Respect Quotes
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love. — Jane Goodall
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. — Jack Kornfield
The people that are there for you on your darkest nights are the ones worth spending your brightest days with.
Respect is not fear and awe; it...[is]the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality. Respect, thus, implies the absence of exploitation. I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me. — Erich Fromm
Treat yourself with love and respect, and you will attract people who show you love and respect. — Rhonda Byrne
To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long. — Marlene Dietrich
Every heart sings a song incomplete, until another heart whispers back.
Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Love yourself, appreciate yourself, see the good in you... and respect yourself. — Betty Shabazz
It gives a message to people of love... it does not matter what's the colour of your skin, what language do you speak, what religion do you believe in. It is that we should all consider each other as human beings and we should respect each other. — Malala Yousafzai
I cannot change another person. I let others be who they are, and I simply love who I am. — Louise Hay
Respect Each Other Quotes
There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other. — Chief Dan George
Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique. — Kano Jigoro
'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role — Gregg Popovich
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. — Richard Bach
Ultimately, being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than, you know, layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies. — Justin Trudeau
We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each other's dignity, rights and responsibilities makes the world a better place to live. — Pope John Paul II
We Masons are among the fortunate ones who are taught to meet together with others opposing convictions or competitive ideas and yet respect each other as Brothers. — Albert Pike
People cheat on each other in a hundred different ways: indifference, emotional neglect, contempt, lack of respect, years of refusal of intimacy. Cheating doesn't begin to describe the ways that people let each other down. — Esther Perel
Refusing to gossip is a beautiful decision to make. It not only creates richer friendships but, more importantly, it makes our relationship with the Lord more authentic and believable. We honor God when we honor each other. — Lysa TerKeurst
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. — U Thant
Respecting Others Quotes
Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour. — Gichin Funakoshi
Be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, always offering respect onto others and never expecting any in return — Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity. — Benjamin Franklin
Personal greed and egoism are things that cause human beings to forget respect for others and to violate rules that have been established for the sake of peace and friendship. — Mas Oyama
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work. — Adrienne Rich
I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people. — Eduardo Galeano
The majority of the American people still believe that every single individual in this country is entitled to just as much respect, just as much dignity, as every other individual. — Barbara Jordan
Respect People Quotes
Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples. — Rigoberta Menchu
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint. — Hesiod
When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's getting might really be fear. So I don't carry a gun because I don't want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I'd rather they respect me. — Andy Griffith
We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism. — Rigoberta Menchu
Anybody who wants religion is welcome to it, as far as I'm concerned--I support your right to enjoy it. However, I would appreciate it if you exhibited more respect for the rights of those people who do not wish to share your dogma, rapture, or necrodestination. — Frank Zappa
You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don’t need their approval to fulfill your destiny. — Joel Osteen
Everyone we meet is a hero waiting to happen. When Jesus saw people, He envisioned their potential. No respecter of persons, He associated with people from all walks of life. — David Jeremiah
My experience on this planet is that if you treat people with respect, they tend to treat you with respect. — Hamza Yusuf
I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform. — Erykah Badu
The law has no claim to human respect. It has no civilizing mission; its only purpose is to protect exploitation. — Peter Kropotkin
Treating Others With Respect Quotes
I believe in treating other people with respect. My style is to speak to people, be available to them and willing to answer their questions. This also means being straightforward and honest with them. — Sanford I. Weill
Treat the world the way you want to be treated. — Mike Tyson
Be kind and always treat others with respect; it will take you far in life. — Joe Rogan
Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist. — Bo Burnham
If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise. — Ted Turner
Good sportsmanship means treating others with respect. I consider myself a pretty good sport. — Tommy Hilfiger
Surround yourself with people who respect and treat you well. — Claudia Black
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
Treat others with respect. How you treat others will be how they treat you. — Buddha
A person who respects others is respected by others in return. Those who treat others with compassion and concern are protected and supported by others. Our environment is essentially a reflection of ourselves — Daisaku Ikeda
Self Respect In Love Quotes
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage. — Thucydides
I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Loving yourself...does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion — Margot Anand
When you get in taekwondo, it teaches you the life skills of respect, self control, discipline-that's why I love it. I really attribute those skills to really getting over my dad's death. If I didn't have that, I would have lost it. — Anthony Pettis
Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their graves, but have no sympathy with the spirit which may still animate their clay. Patriotism is a maggot in their heads. — Henry David Thoreau
Love yourself. Respect yourself. Never sell yourself short. Believe in yourself regardless of what people think. You can accomplish anything, absolutely anything, if you set your mind to it. — Marcus Allen
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off. — Robert Hand
Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one's self-respect. For jealous people, like dope-fiends, stoop to the lowest level and in the end inspire only disgust and loathing. — Emma Goldman
I think the most important thing in life is self-love, because if you don't have self-love, and respect for everything about your own body, your own soul, your own capsule, then how can you have an authentic relationship with anyone else? — Shailene Woodley
A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. — Axel Munthe
One who cannot respect himself cannot respect another. — American Proverbs
The pain of honest confrontation is what generates the greatest trust and respect in your relationships. — Mark Manson
Being selective about how you spend your time and who you spend your time with is a sign of self-respect. — Steven Bartlett
I boxed in the amateurs before getting into submission fighting and got hooked. Actually, I owned three boxing gyms in Vegas. I trained and managed fighters and had a sports management company. One day I met Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell, who I started representing, and I got into this huge contract negotiation with Bob Meyerwitz, the former owner of Tito Ortiz’s contract. Through that, Bob and I developed a mutual respect for one another. — Dana White
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. — Michael Jordan
I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self-respect. — Mandy Hale
True love blooms when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves. That is Christ's great atoning example for us, and it ought to be more evident in the kindness we show, the respect we give, and the selflessness and courtesy we employ in our personal relationships. — Jeffrey R. Holland
Animists are people who recognize that the world is full of persons, only some of whom are human, and that life is always loved in relationship with others. Animism is lived out in various ways that are all about learning to act respectfully (carefully and constructively) toward and among other persons. — Graham Harvey
Toxic traits attract toxic people. If you don’t respect yourself, nobody will. If you don’t love yourself, you’ll be hard to love. Respect, compassion, and love. If you want to attract someone that will treat you like this, you have to start treating yourself like this first. — Steven Bartlett
If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. — Michael Bassey
Those old adages - you attract more with honey; do unto others - are true. You can get attention by being acerbic or mean or making a bizarre comment. But by being nice, being empathetic, building relationships and listening, people begin to recognize that you're thoughtful and respectful of their position. — Shelley Moore Capito
Once you have a major success with assertiveness, you learn that it's a much healthier path than being a doormat to the insensitive folks. You gain respect for yourself, have more time for your priorities, and develop authentic and healthier relationships. — Doreen Virtue
Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth. — African Proverbs
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. — Lao Tzu
All of us need better skills in listening, conversing, respecting one another's uniqueness, because these are essential for strong relationships. — Margaret J. Wheatley
Next to blood relationships, come water relationships. — Stanley Crawford
Children are just different from one another, especially in temperament. Some are shy, others bold; some active, others quiet; some confident, others less so. Respect for individual differences is in my view the cornerstone of good parent-child relationships. — Sandra Scarr
Many people value criticism in the early stage of a relationship, but become allergic to it over time. Remember this: No one can survive in a marriage (at least not happily) if they feel more judged than admired. Your partner won't make use of your constructive criticism if there's not a surrounding climate of admiration and respect. — Harriet Lerner
I'm outgoing. I like being social. But when I think I should be quiet, I am. And I don't think quiet is the right word. Respectful is more accurate. I want to be respectful of people and their space.? — Jose Bautista
I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful. — Robert M. Gates
Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships. — Jodie Foster
Plays are always about intense relationships, whether they're intense love relationships or family relationships or existential relationships. — David Ives
In all successful relationships, the man respects the woman - and it takes a special guy to handle a successful woman. You have to be confident in who you are and what you do. — Laird Hamilton
Understand that you, yourself, are no more than the composite picture of all your thoughts and actions. In your relationships with others, remember the basic and critically important rule: If you want to be loved, be lovable. If you want respect, set a respectable example! — Denis Waitley
Each picture with its particular environment and unique personal relationships is a world unto itself - separate and distinct. Picture makers lead dozens of lives - a life for each picture. And, by the same token, they perish a little when each picture is finished and that world comes to an end. In this respect it is a melancholy occupation. — John Huston
It is very difficult to sustain a high-quality relationship that has the kind of mutual intensity, that has a kind of mutual respect, without putting in time. — Cornel West
My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based, instead, on mutual respect, honesty and understanding - concepts many modern liberals should consider revisiting. — Tammy Bruce
Relationship gurus always said that an attraction based on friendship and mutual respect was far more likely to stay the course - and the bastards were right. — Marian Keyes
Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect. — William P. Young
The Apology opened the opportunity for a new relationship based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. Because without mutual respect and mutual responsibility, the truth is we can achieve very little. — Kevin Rudd
Here in America, marriage still has a mystical, intangible power: It is a passport to adulthood and respectability and to a certain extent citizenship. Any relationship less than "married" is considered temporary and not worthy of honor. — Elizabeth Gilbert
...with a cat you stand on much the same footing that you stand with a fine and dignified friend; if you forfeit his respect and confidence the relationship suffers. The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must. — Carl Van Vechten
There’s a certain relationship which we have to have with our inner functioning. That of respect and that of wonder. When we are quiet enough and positive enough that we can follow these fine indications inside which lead us to more functioning, we will find out what precious abilities we have which we usually don’t use. — Charlotte Selver
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