We are not wedded to anyone in Syria. We are not concerned with any personality. We are concerned with keeping Syria in one piece, territorially integral, sovereign, independent and secular, where the rights of all groups, ethnic and others, are fully respected.
Of course you want people to notice you’re back, and you’re playing well just to be respected. Because I was an All-Star, a first-team All-NBA guy. But I don’t need the media putting a spotlight on me.
I wanted to be a hero, then I wanted to be an actor. But always I wanted to be respected as a good human being.
Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he’s saying. You can’t put a trombone and a drum up there, and a microphone on the drum, microphones on everybody. You can’t hear what he’s saying.
Though I had success in my research both when I was mad and when I was not, eventually I felt that my work would be better respected if I thought and acted like a ‘normal’ person.
I was a fan of Belle and Sebastian. I didn’t really know a lot of their music – I only knew the kind of bigger songs because I had a friend, when I was younger, who was really into them. But I have always really respected Belle and Sebastian for what they are, what they do. Yeah, they’re just great.
I’m not some little soft touch. I will never take a backward step when batting, but I want to be respected as a nice guy, too.
It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story.
She was my wife and I love her & loved her beyond imagination but I also respected her art, the passion and dedication with which she committed herself to her work.
We all want recognition and validation to an extent for our art, but greatness as a trade for decency is a risky proposition. In my life, I try to leave the people I encounter with the feeling that they have been respected and treated with warmth and appreciation.
One of my very greatest fears as a child was being ridiculed in public. And there it was coming true. As a television presenter, I’d been respected. People come up to you in the street and shake your hand and talk to you in a respectful way.
Justice Scalia was usually particularly challenging to me at oral argument, but I so respected his intellect and commitment to the pursuit of truth.
After ‘Nikki’ and ‘Steve Harvey,’ I had written on a show called ‘The Oblongs,’ which was pretty well respected and had a lot of ‘Simpsons’ writers on it. So I was a TV writer with an interesting voice at that moment.
Veterans are especially appealing candidates in key swing districts. Veterans have credibility, not just with Democrats but with independents and Republicans as well. They’re the kind of people respected for their leadership, not just their politics.
I am standing in solidarity with decent Remain voters who respected the rules and accepted the result and are as appalled by Parliament’s undemocratic antics as the most ardent Brexiteer.
I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.
One thing that bothers me is the way that people use veterans and troops almost as a shield. They say that’s the reason they stand and that veterans deserve to be honored and respected during the anthem. But where is that outrage in taking better care of veterans?
Imagine if everyone was able to help just one child who needs to be listened to, needs to be respected, and needs to be loved – we could make such a huge difference for an entire generation.
Question: Why does anyone bother to listen to economists anymore? The profession has become an embarrassment, and the most respected economists have shown themselves to have as much predictive power as a deck of tarot cards.
The phenomenon that is ‘Game Of Thrones’ has propelled many actors associated with it into the minds of directors and producers, and it’s a fabulous position to be in. It’s because it’s so adored and respected, of such high quality with such amazing cinematography.
In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.
Every person has to be respected.
I learned in life from a very young age that I soaked in a lot more from people that I respected and could learn from rather than a textbook.
I had a respected SF writer call me ‘girlie’ and demand that I get him a coffee, before the panel we were on together.
I think it’s hard to differentiate between your wrestling character and your real character – you kind of end up being both. I’ve always been my wrestling character in and out of the ring and in and out of the dressing room, and I was always really respected in the dressing room by the other wrestlers.
Cinema is not just a side show – it is something which is much deeper than that. It is a form of art which needs to be respected.
My parents were immigrants from Pakistan. My father has passed away now, but my father and mother were very proud of Britain, and they have always respected the country and always wanted to make a contribution.
For me, an aspiration is to be respected by my peers, people in the industry.
I’ve always been very respected as a female singer in metal, or in general as a female singer.
There is a science to managing high tech businesses, and it needs to be respected. One of them is that in technology businesses, leadership is temporary. It’s constantly recycling. So the asset has limited lifetime.
I live the life of a farmer. I don’t see how I could wear Lagerfeld’s designs while feeding my goats. I have respect for Lagerfeld as a man, but I would have so much more for him if he, in turn, respected animals. We do not live in the same world.
I want to have the kind of career in which I’m accomplished and respected enough that I’m able to open doors for other people, especially those who look like me. That’s what happiness and success could look like for me.
Our democratic system, national identity, and international space must be respected. Any forms of suppression will harm the stability of cross-strait relations.
Women are far and away the bigger consumers of fiction than men, but men are still far and away the more reviewed, the more critically esteemed, the more respected. That can get frustrating.
Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesn’t? But famous-famous? I just don’t care about it. And if you genuinely don’t give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.
It is as if Clinton had called one of the most respected character witnesses in all of U.S. history to testify that the primal urge has a most distinguished presidential pedigree.
I just want to be respected.
When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.
The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world.
I was always told that Republicans would marginalize me, push me aside and treat me like dirt. This could not be further from the truth. I have been welcomed with open arms, and even when I have disagreed on some issues, my views have been respected.
I feel like I’ve proven that I can be a starter in this league, and I want to be respected in that way.
I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.
The will of the majority will be respected.
I’ve had the honour of being elected as a Labour councillor, MP and mayor, thanks to the hard work of Labour members, and I believe that the will of our membership should be respected.
I’m going to have setbacks and failures; I’m not going to see change right away all of the time or most of the time. But everybody I’ve ever respected has failed at one thing or another. I’ve definitely fallen on my face. But I’ve also had a comparatively easy life.
The Chicago Declaration on Women in the Catholic Church, drafted in July of 2015 by Catholics for Choice, stated that it imagined a church where ‘women are respected for their choices about their health, welfare, and lives.’
There is a finite group of major financial players… and overall, the best thing for all of us is to be in an industry that’s well respected, well regarded, and well thought of.
My life has changed in many ways, both on an economic and personal level. All major league players are accorded the respect they deserve. In Cuba, it was not that way. National team players were not respected. The treatment was not adequate.
My father – I have grown up with him being a respected actor, and I have taken a lot with me from home, like his way of always treating everybody the same, that everybody has equal value.
In my experience, union leaders are respected by their members.
It’s nice to be respected, but it doesn’t really matter. What’s important is that if I wasn’t in Slayer, it’s still the band I’d want to see.
The comedians I always loved and respected the most were always filthy degenerates.
