Joseph Benavidez Quotes

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.

When our neighbor's personality possesses harsh qualities, we show our love by not voluntarily provoking those qualities in any way. Past experience shows us what upsets a person, so in their presence we are careful not to do or say those things that cause anger. We are self-effacing.

I wouldn't impress my opinions on anyone.

Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.

I don't like yelling insults at someone who's never done anything to me.

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

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

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

Do not completely defeat your opponents. Leave your opponents some dignity with which to walk off the field. They have been elected by some people and you have no right to dismember them… When you do that, you lose all semblance of leadership.

The Islamic Resistance Movement does not allow slandering or speaking ill of individuals or groups

I don't want to offend nobody, and I don't rub anybody the wrong way. That's a part of growing up.

I don't like to insult people and I encourage them.

We should all be treating each other like human beings.

The world's a small place, life's short, and so you should only be nice to people. I don't raise my voice at work. I don't have tantrums.

You have to be respectful. Don't ask for respect if you are not respectful. It's not depending on your sexuality, your gender or the colour of your skin. It should be in the focus to live a respectful life.

I think people need to be treated with respect, and that's what we've demanded from everyone.

Never humiliate anyone.

Show respect to people who don't deserve it. Not as a reflection of their character, but of yours.

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.

Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.

It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.