Quotes about Respect

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them. In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. - Albert Schweitzer

By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.

When people have light in themselves, it will shine out from them. Then we get to know each other as we walk together in the darkness, without needing to pass our hands over each other's faces, or to intrude into each other's hearts

A sacred respect for the Constitutional Law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.

The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

I can't imagine Christ being weak and carrying on about his burdens to women, let alone an Oprah type of woman. We respect and believe in Christ because of the way he dealt with life and how he overcame evil with good. His strength and love encourages those sincerely seeking to believe in God.

An angry woman cannot respect a weak man.

I believe that my work extending health care to women through Planned Parenthood is something that most people will respect and do respect.