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You dont stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even

You dont stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you. – Olympia Dukakis

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I talk to womens groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of not being accepted, of being different, of not having a man, all make it hard for a woman to do what she really believes is right for her. – Olympia Dukakis

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The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: its a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated by the other, who want the other to respect them. Battles over status can be even more intractable than those over land or water or oil. – Alain de Botton

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I respect the office of the president. – Jan Brewer

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I want there to be a level of respect between everybody. – Kenny Chesney

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Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor ones parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child. – Alice Miller

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Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning. – Edsger Dijkstra

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Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience. – Mother Theresa

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It is never too late to have a happy childhood. – Tom Robbins

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Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect. – Luther Campbell

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