Dignity Quotes · Page 3

“Dignity is overrated. You know what trumps dignity? Kissing.”

— Nina LaCour

I have only one passion, the love of liberty and human dignity.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

This court is in contempt of human life, dignity and justice.

— David Dellinger

What is the definition of guts? Grace under pressure.

— Ernest Hemingway

“I found the one who valued his greed over human dignity”

— Tobias Wade

Oxford lends sweetness to labour and dignity to leisure.

— Henry James

Islam is the only religion that gives dignity to the poor.

— Ramsey Clark

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.

— Quentin Crisp

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator.

— John Ashcroft

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.

— A. J. Jacobs

There's no dignity, no decency, or health today for men that haven't got a job. All other things depend on work today.

— Nevil Shute

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own dignity, to retract it as soon as…

— Samuel Johnson

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice and show some humanity, care and dignity.

— London Mond

Despite very harsh living conditions and the trauma of what they went through, they [Sudanese refugees] had a lot of dignity

— Julien Clerc

We will right the wrongs of the past, and we will do everything in our power to protect the dignity of every…

— Tate Reeves

Relationship Principle 1 In romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who…

— Sherry Argov

Our loved ones and neighbors with intellectual disabilities and autism deserve to live with dignity and the supports they need to succeed.

— Josh Shapiro

I believe in aid. I believe in the power it has to end disease, hunger and extreme poverty, to build strong economies…

— Penny Mordaunt

We want to end this misery of the Palestinian people in order for us really to live with dignity as human beings…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Please respect the dignity of relationships, the relationship would never be broken, excessively burden of expectation that makes them vulnerable

— Mak_786

When you talk about feminism, you're talking about the rights of all women and their families to live in dignity, peace, and…

— Linda Sarsour

I called my cat William because no shorter name fits the dignity of his character. Poor old man, he has fits now,…

— Josh Billings

Black Lives Matter is not just concerned with what happens in policing. The disregard, the disrespect, and the lack of dignity for…

— Alicia Garza

Conceive a jelly-fish such as sails in our summer seas, bell-shaped and of enormous size - far larger, I should judge, than…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“If she had cried and sobbed and seemed frightened, Miss Minchin might almost have had more patience with her. She was a…

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

It is intended to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of…

— Raphael Lemkin

In struggling for human dignity the oppressed people of the world must not allow themselves to become bitter or indulge in hate…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

About the joys and the courage, I really don't know what other people think. I just know that I've never left Africa.…

— Nadine Gordimer

Contrary to what you may think, an immoral act of any kind will only lower your self-esteem. Be true to yourselves, and…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The [Kwanzaa] holiday, then will of necessity, be engaged as an ancient and living cultural tradition which reflects the best of African…

— Maulana Karenga

“[I]f the name of wife appears more sacred and more valid, sweeter to me is ever the word friend, or, if thou…

— Héloïse

A life of dignity should not be reserved for a fortunate few.

— Zohran Mamdani

When the water reaches the upper level, follow the rats.

— Claude A. Swanson

My dignity and good television - they'll never meet.

— Adam Savage

No amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity

— Taylor Swift

There is a certain dignity to being French.

— Brigitte Bardot

Let none presume To wear an undeserved dignity.

— William Shakespeare

There is no dignity for either the sufferer or the torturer

— James Clavell

The office of the president is meant to confer dignity.

— Neil Macdonald