In addition to maturity, Sgt. Stayton said, age and education attracted respect from Iraqis.
Al-Jazeera has attracted respect for its ability to build a serious news product in a short time.
Over the years she has attracted respect and revulsion in equal measure for her initiatives and her refusal to bend her opinions to the wind of public opinion.
But Baker is a politician who attracts respect as well as mockery: his relentless use of parliamentary questions and freedom of information requests helped force the exposure of MPs' expenses and Peter Mandelson's resignation over his links to the Hindujas.
Among these are Robert Edric, who returns with Gathering the Water to his familiar historical beat after a misguided foray into genre fiction, and Claire Messud, whose civilised prose has been attracting respect on both sides of the Atlantic.
Hypocrisy leads to distrust and rebellion; congruency attracts respect and followers.
Now, the new wave of young, diverse and talented performers, like Becky G, Leslie Grace, Karol G, Natti Natasha and Anitta are making noise and attracting respect from their fans and peers as they fight for their dreams while standing their ground on what they believe in and doing what they feel is right.
Public respect for the BBC, at a time when few British institutions attract deference, is startlingly strong – and growing.
But Mr. Zhang did not draw a straight line between China's censorship system and the inability of its artists to consistently create cultural products that attract global respect.
He made up in pretension what he lacked in personal charm, and he was "able to attract the respect but not usually the genuine affection of those around him".
"The reliance on one channel of Iraqi exile advice, together with the failure to examine the conflicting forces inside Iraq itself with all the American expertise available, led to the decision to commit the post-conflict administration to such a small team, one that had no experience of political planning and did not attract the respect and attention of the US administration.
