Quotes with respecting

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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it, we raise ourselves to it, and, by our very acknowledgment, prove that we bear within ourselves what is higher, and are worthy to be on a level with it
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • E. B. White I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
    E. B. White
    American writer (1899 - 1985)
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  • Simone Weil A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war.
    Simone Weil
    French philosopher (1909 - 1943)
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  • Carol Bellamy And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.
    Carol Bellamy
    American nonprofit executive (1942 - )
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  • Charles Horton Cooley Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much healthier than pity on the one hand and dependence on the other, as is, perhaps, the next best thing to fraternal feeling.
    Charles Horton Cooley
    American sociologist (1864 - 1929)
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  • Anna Quindlen 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.
    Anna Quindlen
    American author and journalist (1952 - )
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  • Bill Sienkiewicz Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean using several different styles or only one style; but it's still about respecting the story.
    Bill Sienkiewicz
    American artist (1958 - )
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  • George Bernard Shaw First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of it.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • John Stuart Mill General laws may be laid down respecting the tides; predictions may be founded on those laws, and the result will in the main, though often not with complete accuracy, correspond to the predictions.
    A System of Logic, Book 6, The Logic of the Moral Sciences Ch. 3
    John Stuart Mill
    English economist (1806 - 1873)
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  • Antonin Artaud However fiercely opposed one may be to the present order, an old respect for the idea of order itself often prevents people from distinguishing between order and those who stand for order, and leads them in practice to respect individuals under the pretext of respecting order itself.
    Antonin Artaud
    French producer and actor (1896 - 1948)
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  • Wallace Stevens Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art.
    Wallace Stevens
    American poet (1879 - 1955)
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  • Asa Gray It remains to consider what attitude thoughtful men and Christian believers should take respecting them, and how they stand related to beliefs of another order.
    Asa Gray
    American botanist (1810 - 1888)
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  • Susan B. Anthony No self-respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party who ignores her sex.
    Susan B. Anthony
    American women's rights activist (1820 - 1906)
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  • Biz Stone Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.
    Biz Stone
    American entrepreneur (1974 - )
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Caleb Cushing These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered with; respecting them we give to you no commission whatsoever.
    Caleb Cushing
    American Democratic politician and diplomat (1800 - 1879)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in. That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Vaclav Havel Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace.
    Vaclav Havel
    Czech statesman, writer and former dissident (1936 - 2011)
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  • Denis Diderot The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.
    Denis Diderot
    French philosopher (1713 - 1784)
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