2,101 Quotes About Respect

  • Author Daniel Thorman
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    On this point we could agree. The bones of the fallen should be treated with respect and accorded the dignity that was their proper due. If only the living were also granted such grace, what a wonder our world could become.

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  • Author Antony Beevor
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    A Dutchman stepped out of his house and asked two British Soldiers if they would like a cup of tea. A little further back along the route they had come, the bodies of British paratroopers lay 'everywhere, many of them behind trees or poles', Albert Horstman of the Arnhem underground recorded. He then saw 'a man about middle-aged, who wore a hat. This man went to every dead soldier, lifted his hat and stood in silence for a few seconds.

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  • Author Mohsin Hamid
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    There was also closeness, for the end of a couple is like a death, and the notion of death, of temporariness, can remind us of the value of things, which it did for Saeed and Nadia, and so even though they spoke less and did less together, they saw each other more, although not more often.

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  • Author Major Mike Russell
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    In this day and age with smartphones and all (i.e., 2021), if a person cannot get back to you within 24 hours or at least a day or two, when you communicate with them about something important to you, then you're obviously low on their priority list. Therefore, it's time for you to move them to the bottom of your list as well. Save your face in this race.

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  • Author Haben Girma
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    I'm so glad I decided to step back and let Rosa find Tom on her own. She deserved to experience the thrill of discovery. Growing up as a blind person in a sighted world, there have been many instances where well-meaning sighted people denied me that thrill. We all need to get better at knowing when to help and when to back off and say, "Check every corner.

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