--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't…" description: "\"No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't know where the flag was.\" — Ray Emery" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/ray-emery-59325_disrespect_no-disrespect-to-anyone-i-just-didn-t-kn_2279559.jpg" --- # No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't know where the flag… ![“No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't know where the flag was.” quote by Ray Emery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/ray-emery-59325_disrespect_no-disrespect-to-anyone-i-just-didn-t-kn_2279559.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/ray-emery-59325_disrespect_no-disrespect-to-anyone-i-just-didn-t-kn_2279559.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/ray-emery-59325_disrespect_no-disrespect-to-anyone-i-just-didn-t-kn_2279559.jpg) > “No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't know where the flag was.” [Ray Emery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-emery/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He apologizes for unintentionally disrespecting a symbol, citing ignorance of its location. **In simple terms:** Unknowing disrespect due to ignorance. Key Takeaway Learn symbols before acting. Themes culturalawareness respect communication Mood apologetic educational Type practical ethical When to use this quote - travel - international work - public speaking Key Concepts sociology ethics mistakes Questions to Reflect On - Is ignorance a valid excuse? - How to prevent accidental disrespect? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Didn Know](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/didn-know/) [Disrespect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disrespect/) [Disrespect Just](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disrespect-just-266038/) [Flag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flag/) [Flags](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flags/) [Know Flag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-flag-3730118/) [Knows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/) ## Related quotes > [I mean, Turkey is my country. You know, it's my flag. That is where we're raised... My family is born there. So that's why,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enes-kanter/i-mean-turkey-is-my-country-you-know-it-s-my-flag-that-is-where-we-re/) [Enes Kanter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enes-kanter/) > [Don't accept their disrespect just to keep them in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/don-t-accept-their-disrespect-just-to-keep-them-in-your-life/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [People put up with disrespect just to get a little bit of attention or affection from someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/people-put-up-with-disrespect-just-to-get-a-little-bit-of-attention/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [The wrong person will make you happy SOMETIMES, but don't put up with their DISRESPECT just to be happy sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/the-wrong-person-will-make-you-happy-sometimes-but-don-t-put-up-with/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [People think that it's ok to degenerate and disrespect someone just because they're in the public eye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/people-think-that-it-s-ok-to-degenerate-and-disrespect-someone-just/) [Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/) > [Don't put up with disrespect just to keep them in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/don-t-put-up-with-disrespect-just-to-keep-them-in-your-life/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [You believe that flag burning shows disrespect towards those who have fought to preserve our freedoms. Punishing protestors shows an even more profound disrespect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ruwart/you-believe-that-flag-burning-shows-disrespect-towards-those-who-have/) [Mary Ruwart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ruwart/) > [I know where he should have put his flag up, and he'd have got plenty of help. (said at Stamford Bridge)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-atkinson/i-know-where-he-should-have-put-his-flag-up-and-he-d-have-got-plenty/) [Ron Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-atkinson/) > [I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty, and like Him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-robertson/i-would-never-treat-anyone-with-disrespect-just-because-they-are/) [Phil Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-robertson/) > [An abusive relationship? A cheating Ex Partner? Family who constantly disrespect you? Those are just a few examples of bridges that should rightly be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/an-abusive-relationship-a-cheating-ex-partner-family-who-constantly/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Choosing to disrespect our flag is an over-generalized indictment of the greatest nation on Earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-gaetz/choosing-to-disrespect-our-flag-is-an-over-generalized-indictment-of/) [Matt Gaetz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-gaetz/) > [When I think of the flag… I see alternate strips of parchment upon which are written the rights of liberty and justice, and stripes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woodrow-wilson/when-i-think-of-the-flag-i-see-alternate-strips-of-parchment-upon/) [Woodrow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woodrow-wilson/) > [The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shuster/the-flag-represents-all-the-values-and-the-liberties-americans-have/) [Bill Shuster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shuster/) > [We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-marshall/we-are-determined-that-before-the-sun-sets-on-this-terrible-struggle/) [George C. Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-marshall/) > [For the glory born of Goodness Never dies, And its flag is not half-masted In the skies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-harte/for-the-glory-born-of-goodness-never-dies-and-its-flag-is-not-half/) [Bret Harte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-harte/) ## More by Ray Emery > [I was motivated by the fact that I wasn't happy with my play in this series and felt accountable to the guys. That's enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-emery/i-was-motivated-by-the-fact-that-i-wasn-t-happy-with-my-play-in-this/) [Ray Emery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-emery/) > [Just playing more, I'm more comfortable. A big part is the boys are giving me a lead a lot of nights. Playing more has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-emery/just-playing-more-i-m-more-comfortable-a-big-part-is-the-boys-are/) [Ray Emery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-emery/) > [You won't go the hell for smoking, you'll just smell like you've been there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-emery/you-won-t-go-the-hell-for-smoking-you-ll-just-smell-like-you-ve-been/) [Ray Emery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-emery/) > [Definitely, it just felt good to get the win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-emery/definitely-it-just-felt-good-to-get-the-win/) [Ray Emery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-emery/) [Explore all 5 Ray Emery quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-emery/) ## More Disrespect quotes > [I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-vincent/i-m-supportive-of-women-absolutely-and-it-s-so-gratifying-to-have/) [St. Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-vincent/) > [Stop holding onto people that treat you like crap. They might be nice sometimes, but the rest of the time they disrespect you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/stop-holding-onto-people-that-treat-you-like-crap-they-might-be-nice/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [“He or She who disrespect others is due to the lack of respect for themselves”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelique-e-constance/he-or-she-who-disrespect-others-is-due-to-the-lack-of-respect-for/) [Angelique E. Constance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelique-e-constance/) > [Well, 'aight, check this out, dawg. First of all, you throwin' too many big words at me, and because I don't understand them, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-hart/well-aight-check-this-out-dawg-first-of-all-you-throwin-too-many-big/) [Kevin Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-hart/) > [I don't think that in humor and jokes, in whatever way they are done, there is any kind of disrespect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajpal-yadav/i-don-t-think-that-in-humor-and-jokes-in-whatever-way-they-are-done/) [Rajpal Yadav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajpal-yadav/) > [I will never hate on you, unless you disrespect me, or hate on me first. That's just the kind of person I am. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/i-will-never-hate-on-you-unless-you-disrespect-me-or-hate-on-me-first/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) > [No disrespect to county cricket but when you're playing for England it is the ultimate, it is what has always driven me to push…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/no-disrespect-to-county-cricket-but-when-you-re-playing-for-england/) [Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/) > [I want to kiss God on His nose and watch Him sneeze and so do you. Not out of disrespect. Out of pique. Out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-sexton/i-want-to-kiss-god-on-his-nose-and-watch-him-sneeze-and-so-do-you-not/) [Anne Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-sexton/) > [I am quite prepared, if we can do it without any disrespect to the Crown of England, to bring our titles to the marketplace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilfrid-laurier/i-am-quite-prepared-if-we-can-do-it-without-any-disrespect-to-the/) [Wilfrid Laurier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilfrid-laurier/) > [Now I'm not the type that gets upset, Try to disrespect folks just to earn respect. But learn this fact: whether white or black,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slick-rick/now-i-m-not-the-type-that-gets-upset-try-to-disrespect-folks-just-to/) [Slick Rick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slick-rick/) > [What's the definition of terrorism? It's to achieve an objective through the use of force and fear. These are just nasty, evil, disgusting human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-kennedy/what-s-the-definition-of-terrorism-it-s-to-achieve-an-objective/) [Tim Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-kennedy/) > [That showed a total lack of disrespect from the player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garth-crooks/that-showed-a-total-lack-of-disrespect-from-the-player/) [Garth Crooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garth-crooks/) > [I could give a flying flip about doing promo because, no disrespect, nobody put me in the position that I'm in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-gates/i-could-give-a-flying-flip-about-doing-promo-because-no-disrespect/) [Kevin Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-gates/) > [I rather be single then be with a person who disrespect me, for who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-rather-be-single-then-be-with-a-person-who-disrespect-me-for-who-i/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“If you feel disrespected leave in silence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-hoechlin/if-you-feel-disrespected-leave-in-silence/) [Jordan Hoechlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-hoechlin/) [Browse all 526 Disrespect quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disrespect/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No disrespect to anyone. 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