RESPECT in Classic Quotes

1  "Ain't scared, just respectful," Jem said.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 1

2  Dill wanted the Rover Boys because there were three respectable parts.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 4

3  Jem and I would listen respectfully to Atticus and Cousin Ike rehash the war.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 9

4  I'm sorry that I can't provide any drama in this respect; if I did, it would not be true.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 17

5  Dill had seen Dracula, a revelation that moved Jem to eye him with the beginning of respect.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 1

6  As it was, we were compelled to hold our heads high and be, respectively, a gentleman and a lady.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 26

7  He said the other thing about them was, once you earned their respect they were for you tooth and nail.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 23

8  He waited a respectful distance from the front steps, watched Atticus leave the house and walk toward town.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 5

9  He seemed to be a respectable Negro, and a respectable Negro would never go up into somebody's yard of his own volition.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 19

10  Atticus said he had a feeling, nothing more than a suspicion, that they left the jail that night with considerable respect for the Finches.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 23

11  And so a quiet, respectable, humble Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to 'feel sorry' for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people's.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 20

12  The Maycomb County courthouse was faintly reminiscent of Arlington in one respect: the concrete pillars supporting its south roof were too heavy for their light burden.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 16

13  When they saw Jem and me with Calpurnia, the men stepped back and took off their hats; the women crossed their arms at their waists, weekday gestures of respectful attention.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 12

14  They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions," said Atticus, "but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 11

15  Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 6

16  The jail was Maycomb's only conversation piece: its detractors said it looked like a Victorian privy; its supporters said it gave the town a good solid respectable look, and no stranger would ever suspect that it was full of niggers.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 15