#respected

What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared. ↗

— Doris Lessing

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I would rather see the United States respected than loved by other nations. ↗

— Henry Cabot Lodge

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

— Jack Ma

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Socrates' fame spread all over Greece, and the most respected and educated men from all around came to him, in order to enjoy his friendly company and instruction. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

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I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol. ↗

— Eva Mendes

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It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible. ↗

— Mario Monti

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My parents were terrific - mother was a church organist and my father was probably the most respected person in our church outside of the minister and sometimes maybe that much. The neighbors all called him - a gentleman. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#church #father #gentleman #him #maybe

He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He was - I wouldn't say the "guru" - but really he was our teacher and a most respected man. I wrote for the paper of the youth movement. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#editor #guru #hebrew #house #i

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable. ↗

— Tom Robbins

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