Bland Quote by John O'Donohue

My life has been one long descent into respectability.

— Mandy Rice-Davies

“Respectability is a curse; it is an "evil" that corrodes the mind and heart. It creeps upon one unknowingly and destroys love.”

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Respect is the lifeblood of progress, and the safe harbor of humanity's great aspirations.

— Anonymous

It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one's self-respect. Self-respect is the most vital factor in life. Without it, man is a…

— B. R. Ambedkar

“Respect isn’t born in obedience—it grows in the quiet reverence of boundaries honored and trust earned.”

— Kemal Onur Güneş

Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure.

— Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar

“The world of tricky-tacky boxes, defined social behaviour, untrammeled egotism, sexism and material acquisitiveness, all powered by insecurity that passes for security, is rarely…

— Geoff Mains

“Respect is the lifeblood of progress, and the safe harbour of humanity's great aspirations”

— Bryant McGill

Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to…

— Joan Didion

If we continue to devalue ourselves we cannot realistically expect respect from others.

— T.I

“respectability with overtones of”

— Maeve Binchy