What proposition is there respecting human nature which is absolutely and universally true? We know of only one, – and that is not only true, but identical, – that men always act from self-interest

I don’t know. I respect Kanye, but when it comes to Trump, I’m not into that, man.

I was brought up the Mexican way, where actors are paid very little and every part you take is an act of faith. If people respect that, then great.

In the public realm, secularism should not concede a single inch to religious intrusions. To argue otherwise is to violate the meaning of secularism.

I learned to respect the coach and to do everything within my power to show that I should be the one playing. That’s exactly what I did during my three years under Mourinho.

It is time that India legally respected the rights of LGBT persons. It is very sad that this is not enshrined in Indian law in India so far, but I do believe that soon, we will come on par with respecting the individuality of people with different sexualities.

I think worldwide, the movement has been towards accepting and respecting the individuality and the rights of gay people, lesbians and transgender people. Here, however, age-old cultural mindsets – which also comes from Victorian times, affect the thinking of people.

I think the Indian model of respecting the uniqueness of each religion and, of every state is what makes the country great.

The most important thing is to listen, not to respond

The error of those who reason by precedents drawn from antiquity, respecting the rights of man, is that they do not go far enough into antiquity

He respects owl, because you can’t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn’t spell it right.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.