"The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal." ― E. M. Forster Topic(s): Respect More From E. M. Forster "The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists." "We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship." "People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there is nothing beyond death, we shall differ in our nothingness." More In Respect "Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary."― Michael Scheuer "Gymnastics taught me everything – life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect."― Shawn Johnson "It’s not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of having fun, I got a little restless. When you’re 33, 34, and you don’t have a focus, you can get kind of lost. As a man, you feel a little bit unfulfilled."― Pete Sampras