Sage Northcutt Quotes

I just try to be respectful of everybody.

I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.

I want there to be a level of respect between everybody.

You just always do what will make the other fellow feel comfortable, at ease, and then everything else will be all right.

I'm all for a passionate debate, and sometimes things can be heated, which is fine, up to a point. As long as we remember that we are human beings.

It's so important to just be nice to everyone and be respectful.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.

But if I'm going to cause somebody else discomfort by my actions, then I should probably modify my actions toward them to make them as comfortable as possible.

I know it sounds cliched, but if we just treated each other as we'd like to be treated ourselves, we'd all be doing a lot better.

I think one can achieve a very pleasant lifestyle by treating human beings, fellow human beings, very well.

Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.

Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

When we respect everybody around us, we are in peace with everybody around us.

We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.

Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.

We should learn to live and love our neighbors as ourselves for the sake of peace and progress.

Those old adages - you attract more with honey; do unto others - are true. You can get attention by being acerbic or mean or making a bizarre comment. But by being nice, being empathetic, building relationships and listening, people begin to recognize that you're thoughtful and respectful of their position.

All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.

One of the lines from my books is about having respect for different minds, and if I had to have an epitaph at this point in my life, that would be it.