The other inmates stand in a long straight line, flanked by guards, and I am dragged past them. I do not respect them, because they will not run – will not try to escape. – Jack Henry Abbott
We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other – in balance with it… The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power. – Barbara Deming
The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an opinion about it, but you have to respect yourself in doing it. – Alfred Molina
Marks of Identity is, among other things, the expression of the process of alienation in a contemporary intellectual with respect to his own country. – Juan Goytisolo
We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people. – Helmut Kohl
I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect. – Seth Grahame-Smith
Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant? – Marguerite Gardiner
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers. – Marguerite Gardiner
With respect to Holy Communion, it is up to the communicant to decide whether they are in a state of grace and worthy to receive the Eucharist. Each one of us makes that decision. – Roger Mahony
This post of President is a Constitutional post. It is the duty of everyone, all citizens to see that they respect the post… the institution of President. – Pratibha Patil
All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself. – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity. – Li Peng
Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas. – Robert B. Laughlin
Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that conflict through debate is a powerful means of revealing truth. – Robert B. Laughlin
In parallel with the development of my interests in technical gadgetry I began to acquire a profound love of and respect for the natural world which motivates my scientific thinking to this day. – Robert B. Laughlin
I just want the same thing Joe Montana got when he was MVP. He got respect. He got commercials. He got everything. – Jerry Rice
I am very proud to come back, to speak on the disinterested effort we have made and I believe that, with all due respect, that the decisions we made, when we turned our final report over to President Johnson, will stand in history. – John Sherman Cooper
I do support enhanced interrogation techniques. Obviously their value is shining through with respect to the bin Laden killing. – Tim Pawlenty
Out of respect to writers, you have to read the book in the way in which the author visualised it going out into the world. – Joanna Trollope
The actors I respect are the ones who see it as a career and manage to live reasonably normal lives, like Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. – Max Irons
