"Intelligence arouses fear and respect, the lack of it keeps one on the narrow minded road of disrespect, stupidity and inferiority complex."
- Michael Bassey Johnson
"It is certainly impossible to lose respect if you lose out of some stupid discussions."
"[I] would argue that native-born blacks are so vastly less "African" than actual Africans that calling ourselves 'African American' is not only illogical but almost disrespectful to African immigrants..."
- John McWhorter
"A man who goes into a restaurant and blatantly disrespects the servers shows a strong discontent with his own being. Deep down he knows that restaurant service is the closest thing he will ever experi..."
- Criss Jami
"A question I have often asked is, ‘What would an inoffensive political cartoon look like?’ What would a respectful cartoon look like? The form requires disrespect and so if we are going to have in the..."
- Salman Rushdie
"Does mankind truly hate itself? How can one surmount such irreverence?"
- Brom
"Oh, this time I was doing the gossiping. You should really dismiss me for disloyalty, not to mention the disrespect I'm showing right now by talking to you like this."
- Jayne Bauling
"Disrespect for life is a direct reflection of violating the laws of the kingdom of love"
- Sunday Adelaja
"On the whole, we treat the Devil shamefully, and the worse we treat Him the more He laughs at us."
- Robertson Davies
"Never judge badly a rage of a very patient heart who had let go many repetitive offenses from insufferable bastards."
- Angelica Hopes