"Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect." ― George Bancroft Topic(s): Respect More From George Bancroft "By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy." "Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul." "The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force." More In Respect "Somebody who’s really comfortable with who she is and doesn’t care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves."― Brian Austin Green "Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we’re fighting a war on terror."― Bill Kristol "I’m not gonna say that I hate it, because I really respect Usher and I was influenced by him. But so many people compare me to him, and I don’t think it’ll ever stop. I just want to be my own artist."― Chris Brown