Jane Smiley Quotes

Awe and respect are two different things.

I respect Everest very much.

To afford the President the greatest deference and respect should be a gratification to any citizen.

This may sound strange but I don't respect anybody.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

LET us honour the King by cherishing respectful Sentiments concerning him; speaking of him with Affection, with Esteem and Reverence; and by promoting a like Spirit and Conduct in others.

I had - and have - huge respect for John Crow.

Respected, I almost want to be revered, that's what I'm chasing.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

I've got a lot of respect for Mike Hayden.

Respect the masterpiece. It is true reverence to man. There is no quality so great, none so much needed now.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor

I respect General Halutz very much so.

I respect Dev saab greatly.

I respect the boss.

Reverence is a good thing, and part of its value is that the more we revere a man, the more sharply are we struck by anything in him (and there is always much) that is incongruous with his greatness.

Respect a man, and he will do all the more.

There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.

No man speaketh, or should speak, of his prince, that which he hath not weighed whether it will consist with that veneration which should be preserved inviolate to him.

I wish you to inform the Court that my absence, though deliberate, is not intended in any way to be disrespectful. Nor is it prompted by any fear of the punishment which might be inflicted on me.

I'd rather be respected than loved.

I have a strong emotional respect for Steve.

The only thing I command is respect.

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

Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.