Quote by Gil Scott-Heron
Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect tha

Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didnt want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen. – Gil Scott-Heron

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Everything thats bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because thats the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people. – Gil Scott-Heron

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Ive always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find peace, who are trying to have the Constitution apply to everybody, are they really the radicals? Were not protesting from the outside. Were inside. – Gil Scott-Heron

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Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I do. I might add, perhaps even a touch of envy too, because of the solace. – Studs Terkel

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It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients. – Ivan Pavlov

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I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty. – Walter Annenberg

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Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect. – Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao

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