Hafez Al-Assad Quotes

I'd rather be respected than loved.

I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.

I'm a King. Regardless of what I've been through and what I've done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.

Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned.

It takes longevity to earn respect.

Having the respect of your peers means the world to me.

I mean you have to work hard to earn respect and make people respect you. When I come to the presence of any room or any place, people give me the most high respects and I'm gracious and appreciative of that.

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected.

Better to be disliked than pitied.

All I want is respect.

All of us wish for a dignity that commands respect. But few have it.

I just want to be respected.

If you want respect, you earn it in politics. You don't get it because you are some form of bloody emperor in a toga.

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.

I think I've earned a certain level of respect, based on my accomplishments and my consistency.

Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect.

He who takes his rank lightly raises his own dignity.

I like to be respected as an actor.

People are going to give me the respect I deserve.

I don't think I really have the respect that I think I deserve.

I feel people look up to me.

It's something I take a lot of pride in, that people compliment me and hold me in high regard.