She is your sister, your classmate, and friend. She is thin, tall, short, chubby, fair, dark-skinned, or brown-skinned. She may have freckles, pimples, or clean, unblemished skin.
No matter who she is or how she is, every girl deserves respect and to be treated kindly, just as a boy does. To respect a girl is to accept her as she is, with all her flaws and strengths. It also means to consider her opinions and ideas and be considerate of her feelings and beliefs.
Respect is not a luxury or a favor that you offer to a girl. It is the bare minimum that she deserves and expects. In this MomJunction post, we share a few respect quotes for girls, ones that may give you some idea of how to treat girls with respect.
81 Respect Quotes For Girls
Here are some quotes about respecting girls and women, and why it is essential.
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- “The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” Audrey Hepburn
- “Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.” Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
- “Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength.” Shemar Moore
- “A man never so beautifully shows his own strength as when he respects a woman’s softness.” Douglas William Jerrold
- “When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.” John C. Maxwell
- “No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.” Godfrey Winn
- “I still believe in the old fashioned ways of showing a woman Respect and Honor!!” Angela Merkel
- “It is unmanly. It is not some expression of macho virtue. It is the absolute antithesis of this. Real men don’t bully women and children. Respect for women … is so important.” Malcolm Turnbull
- “Whenever you think about disrespecting a woman, think about how you were born into this world.” Anonymous
- “The measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls.” Michelle Obama
- “A Woman brought you into this world, so you have no right to disrespect one.” Tupac Amaru Shakur.
- “Be a woman of confidence and self-respect; give a man a reason worth fighting for.” Nikki Rowe
- “If you cannot respect women, you cannot respect anybody else – because it is from women you come.” Osho
- “A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot.” Isabel Allende
- “A man who treats his women like a princess is a proof that he has been born and raised in the arms of a queen.” Unknown
- “There is no more beautiful sight than a young woman who glows with the light of the spirit who is confident and courageous because she is virtuous.” Elaine S. Dalton
- “The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.” Dalai Lama
- “We have to raise our young boys to respect women and our young girls to demand respect and to get their values from something other than their physicality.” Paula Broadwell
- “If you don’t respect her, you obviously don’t deserve her.” Anonymous
- “Treat a woman right and you will be treated right in return.” Anonymous
- “Respecting a woman is the best way to tell her how beautiful she is.” Anonymous
- “It’s her right to be treated with love and dignity.” Anonymous
- “Treat your women with respect because one day someone will do the same to your daughter.” Anonymous
- “A real man knows how to respect a woman. Because he knows the feeling if someone would disrespect his mother.” Anonymous
- “Bring her flowers, give her chocolates, send her sweet messages, feed her hungry stomach. Make her feel like she is the most important woman in the world to you because she is.” Anonymous
- “Call me old fashioned but I believe that respecting women is one of the most important things to uphold in life.” Anonymous
- “If a man expects his woman to be an angel in his life, then he must create a heaven for her.” Unknown
- “A guy is automatically 10x more attractive if he has morals about respecting women.” Anonymous
- “How you treat women says a lot about your character.” Anonymous
- “A woman bears the power to create, so respect her.” Anonymous
- “A girl should be given two choices: who and what she wants.” Unknown
- “Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.” Miguel Angel Ruiz
- “A woman in any form shall be respected and honored.” Unknown
- “You do not respect women if you pick and choose who to respect based on whether or not they fit into the narrative you’ve created about what a woman “should” or “Shouldn’t” be.” Anonymous
- “Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.”
Mary Mcleod Bethune
- “You can treat your woman right or watch someone else do it for you.” Unknown
- “A woman is soft, kind, and loving. When you are in danger, she is always ready to sacrifice herself to save you. So never forget to respect women.” Debasish Mridha
- “Let’s respect the dignity of women to make their own decisions about the size and timing of their families.” Nancy Pelosi
- “Respect a woman not because they demand it, but because they deserve it.” Saraswati Awasthi
- “Love and respect women. Look to her not only for comfort but for strength and inspiration and the doubling of your intellectual and moral powers. Blot out from your mind any idea of superiority; you have none.” Giuseppe Mazzini
- “When you save a girl, you save generations.” Anonymous
- “We need to understand that there is no formula for how women should lead their lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family. Every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given potential.” Hillary Clinton
- “That in every country of the world, women may be honored and respected and that their essential contribution to the society may be highly esteemed.” Pope Francis
- “A gentleman will open doors, pull out chairs, and carry things. Not because she’s helpless or unable, but because he wants to show her that she is valuable and worthy of respect.” Unknown
- “Being respected is how a man translates love for a woman.” Unknown
- “Learn to respect a woman by letting her make the choices for herself.” Unknown
- “One who respects a woman will respect everyone.” Unknown
- “A real man is not afraid to bow down to a woman because he knows that without a woman, there is no man.” Unknown
- “Respecting a woman means that you care enough to think about her feelings before you act.” Unknown
- “When you respect a woman, it indicates your personality.” Unknown
- “Giver a woman equal rights, whether or not she asks for it. That’s how you show the respect she deserves.” Unknown
- “We need to live in a culture that values and respects and looks up to and idolizes women as much as men.” Emma Watson
- “Truly powerful women don’t explain why they want respect. They simply don’t engage someone who doesn’t give it to them.” Sherry Argov
- “Respect is the priceless ornament one can give a woman.” Unknown
- “If you respect women, you gain their respect back.” Unknown
- “If you have respect for women, you can help them to become better than they are.” Unknown
- “Respect the feelings of a woman because it means a lot for them.” Unknown
- “One of the honest forms of respecting a woman is by listening to what they have to say.” Unknown
- “Treat her the way you want to be treated because respect is earned, not given.” Unknown
- “I guess at the end of the day, all women like to be appreciated and treated with respect and kindness.” Sofia Vergara
- “Respect for women is an appreciation of the way in which she is unique.” Unknown
- “Show respect to women irrespective of her caste, creed, and color.” Unknown
- “All women are beautiful, regardless of their looks. You just need to touch their soul with respect and appreciation.” Unknown
- “Grow up and start treating women the way they deserve to be treated – with respect.” Unknown
- “Every woman deserves to be respected not only for her homemaking skills, but her intelligent mind too.” Unknown
- “A woman is not an object. She is not something; she is someone. You treat every woman with respect.” Anonymous
- “Respect a woman who is fighting for what she believes in.” Unknown
- “A gentleman respects the values and beliefs of a woman.” Unknown
- “I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.” Sir William Gerald Golding
- “Your biceps, six-pack abs, and daring attitude are of no use if you cannot protect and respect women!” Avijeet Das
- “Loving a girl is a second thing. First learn to respect her.” Unknown
- “Loving a girl without respect doesn’t make you a real man.” Unknown
Just as you would expect a girl to respect and be nice to others, so should you expect others to respect her. Men and boys must respect girls and vice versa. Girls must respect other girls. Most importantly, girls must respect themselves and accept nothing or no one who is disrespectful towards them. The only way to teach boys and men to respect girls and women is to emphasize gender equality.
What are your views on respecting girls? Do you have a favorite quote on respecting girls/women? Tell us about it in the comments section below.
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