Respected Quotes

595 quotes by 527 authors

A metaphysician is one who, when you remark that twice two makes four, demands to know what you mean by twice, what by two, what… — H. L. Mencken
Everything foreign is respected, partly because it comes from afar, partly because it is ready made and perfect. — Baltasar Gracian
When we feel that we are not sufficiently respected, we should ask ourselves whether we are living as we should. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I want my daughters to be respected as human beings; that's the country I'm fighting for. — Fawzia Koofi
Honesty that can be trusted and respected is a very fragrant flower in the life of a Christian. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
A nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social… — John F. Kennedy
The Americans are violently oral. That's why in America the mother is all-important and the father has no position at all -- isn't respected in… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilized man is so nervously anxious… — Anton Chekhov
Nevertheless, one learned very early that books had to be respected; they were all putative Bibles and to some small degree had a share in… — Arthur Miller
On the Continent stray cats are judged individually on their merit-some are loved, some are only respected; in England they are universally worshipped as in… — George Mikes
The realization that he is white in a black country, and respected for it, is the turning point in the expatriate's career. He can either… — Paul Theroux
I've been told if you're an actress you can't sing, if you're a dancer you can't act, you can't do theatre and be respected if… — Martine McCutcheon
Socrates' fame spread all over Greece, and the most respected and educated men from all around came to him, in order to enjoy his friendly… — Moses Mendelssohn
I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to. — Mike Oldfield
I found so many Jews and speculators here trading in cotton, and secessionists had become so open in refusing anything but gold, that I have… — William Tecumseh Sherman
At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of… — Adepero Oduye
I had been on another procedural show, 'Cold Case,' for seven years, and I certainly respected the legacy of 'Law & Order,' even though I… — Danny Pino
When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap that they're in... it didn't used to be that way. — Jason Patric
Young men do not want to have to take a consent form and a lawyer on a date, just as young women have every right… — John Redwood
I'm not too bothered about what category my music goes in and there's no point in limiting in who you can reach, but I want… — Emeli Sande

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