Top 215 Respectful Quotes

This guy Jimmie Rivera, I like his attitude. I like what he represents. He’s a hard-working guy, he’s a respected guy, a respectful guy.
Urijah Faber
I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.
Bobby Bowden
It’s important to stay a human, to be a journalist, to be a human covering the stories and trying as best as I can to put myself in their shoes, to be respectful, to just listen.
Brooke Baldwin
I simply love coming to Chennai. My wife always complains, saying, ‘You literally run at the mention of Chennai – I wonder what it is about that place!’ I love how everyone is active here 24/7. Even at 5 A.M., there are people going about their day. Also, I love how respectful and polite Chennaiites are.
Nivin Pauly
Treat haters in your online spaces just the same as you would in the real world. If they’re not respectful to you and your customers, kick them out.
Andrew Shaffer
We’re very respectful of what we have.
Fab Moretti
At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe.
Ted Rall
I have been constantly shaping and reshaping my career. I laid a foundation by doing respectful work in all media. And I am happy with what I have done.
Colman Domingo
I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them. But if you can go through life without it, that’s OK, too. It’s whatever suits you.
Clint Eastwood
One of the most horrifying and surprising evolutions we have witnessed among our widespread campus network is the rapid movement away from tolerating opposing ideas and respectful debate to the deployment of obscene bully tactics from the left.
Charlie Kirk
Sometimes, it’s hard for me to communicate my discomfort because I want to be respectful. At the same time, I’ve learned that you have to ask people on your team to help you out.
Mirai Nagasu
If I were to say anything to people I may say people should vote for those who are respectful to democracy, rule of law, who get on well with people.
Fethullah Gulen
Every statement that comes out of Washington that is not respectful and is trying to intimidate the Iranian people – is trying to put pressure on the Iranian people – strikes that very, very sensitive chord in the Iranian psyche, and they immediately react.
Mohammad Javad Zarif
Sci-fi nerds are respectful, honorable. You can trust them.
Claudia Christian
We can create a new kind of politics: kinder, more respectful, but courageous, too.
Jeremy Corbyn
I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give.
Malala Yousafzai
I’m being respectful to my elders.
Derrick Henry
You know, I think really and truly we need to be respectful of all the good things that the Trump administration did. Surely there was times when, you know, Donald was boisterous in his comments, but that’s just the way Donald Trump is. That’s just his personality.
Jim Justice
Trans women are a part of the female population and I think that they deserve a respectful representation.
Carmen Carrera
When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the cro

When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born.
John Henrik Clarke
I think I was brought up in a respectful household.
Tom Welling
I do feel I’m being respectful to Buddhism and martial arts with ‘Mortal Kombat.’
Mark Dacascos
My work on the Judiciary Committee has made me more aware of the InfoWars content than when I appeared previously in a very standard and respectful interview.
Matt Gaetz
I’ve always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions – a respectful relationship.
Bill de Blasio
When it comes to fighting and other fighters, I try to be respectful.
Jon Jones
Honestly, people are pretty chill and respectful on Twitter.
Tony Goldwyn
I just want everybody to be respected. It shouldn’t be politics because for me it’s not, one of the most natural things in our society should be to be respectful.
Conchita Wurst
That professionalism comes from what I’ve watched people do on the set. I’m just trying to be as respectful to the environment, as they have been. I think I still act like a kid. I just try to be as professional as I can.
Haley Joel Osment
If we were all kind, if we were all loving and respectful to one another, this world would be so different. So it starts with you, and you can do it. Don’t let anything hold you back!
Ally Brooke
To be respectful to opponents is to play hard against them.
Jill Ellis
The men I’ve played are all respectful and gentlemen towards me. I’ve never really had a problem. In the past a lot of people would go: ‘We’re playing a woman.’ But now they’re thinking: ‘We’re playing a good player.’
Fallon Sherrock
From my perspective, probably women are won over by people who are sweet and respectful and courteous and kind and funny. I think those are the things that win women over.
Zooey Deschanel
But be that as it may, I think it is more respectful to you that I should speak to you upon and do my best to interest you in the subject which has occupied me, and in which I am myself most interested.
Arthur Cayley
It’s a very relaxed approach at Sporting in terms of football. They pride themselves on bringing you up as a polite and respectful person. They would never get angry with you if you missed a pass but they would do if you were disrespectful to someone. There was no shouting.
Eric Dier
I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet – and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful.
Robert M. Gates
We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.
Taylor Swift
I don’t think it is very polite and respectful asking someone out during an interview.
Mandira Bedi
I think records and music are more appropriate and more respectful of the human soul than the churches are. And more respectful of the needs of humans to communicate with the aspects of themselves that are neglected by language.
Will Oldham
I never, ever, saw the evil Steve Jobs. He was always the most well-mannered and respectful guy I knew. And we got to be pretty good friends. He didn’t suffer fools gladly. I guess he didn’t think I was a fool.
Nolan Bushnell
I’m very conscious about the way I treat people because I was never really taught to treat people in a respectful or kind way. I never really saw that role model, so for me, that made me just want to be the opposite of what I had and treat people the opposite of the way I saw other people treat other people.
Ariel Winter
One of the most important things to do is to raise our kids in a respectful way with both genders.
Gretchen Carlson
I’ve never had any prima donna attitude against me. It’s always been very respectful.
Rey Mysterio
We need to recover our true nature by relocating ourselves on this planet, being respectful of our environment, and living in harmony with other species – like a big family.
Laurent Baheux
Jose Mourinho was a difficult coach for me, and we had a respectful but complicated relationship. When I thought he would give me a chance, I couldn’t prove to him that I was in good shape.
Kaka
I definitely am aggressive – I’m not saying I’m not – but at the same time, I’m sweet and I’m genuine and I’m generous and I’m respectful.
Michael Sorrentino
As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.
Francois Hollande
I am certain that there are extremists on both sides of the gun control debate in Hawaii, as in the rest of the nation. However, it has been our willingness and ability to develop mutually respectful and effective gun control laws that have kept our community safe.
Colleen Hanabusa
A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.
Confucius
I don’t think I am an action movie star now; I’ve just done a couple of action movies! I’m just so respectful of the people that have come before me and the hard work they’ve put in.
Ed Skrein
I treat people based on who they really are, not the name. Everyone has to be respectful and be a human being. No one’s above… That’s how I carry it with anybody.
Jay-Z
I'll always keep fighting, keep being myself and be as

I’ll always keep fighting, keep being myself and be as respectful as I can be to stay as true to myself as I can and stay humble.
Anthony Johnson
Travel taught me to date differently. I was more respectful of myself. It made me date differently.
Vick Hope
Kurt Russell is so dreamy. Plus, he’s great to work with, really respectful.
Vanessa Ferlito
My interactions with my family members are all one-to-one. We don’t all get together for Thanksgiving dinner. But I can sit and tell any one of them about a conversation that I just had with the other one, and they’re all curious and interested and respectful.
Sean Astin
I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit.
Chuck Yeager
My process is very disempowering to the director anyway, so it’s essential that you be respectful. Once we’ve sort of found the scene, I have to get out of there, because you don’t want to split the actor’s idea of who’s in charge.
David Milch