Dignity Quotes · Page 17

But there's no vintage dress gives you dignity.

— Khat Leen

[Something] does not rise to the dignity of error.

— C. S. Lewis

“Stand tall with dignity and do the next right thing.”

— Nikki Duvall

Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.

— Ronald Knox

Respect a man, he will do the more.

— James Howell

It is not the position, but the disposition.

— Susan Sontag

No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity

— Nelson Mandela

It's better to walk in dignity than to ride in shame.

— Jesse Jackson

A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity.

— Wally Lamb

Truth could be violent, could strip you of dignity and hope just as quickly as a gun.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

A child motivated by competitive ideals will grow into a man without conscience, shame, or true dignity.

— George Sand

Greatness of spirit can be achieved not through wealth, power or popularity, but by living your life with quiet dignity...

— Aika Robredo

Dignity and quiet joy in all that we do are the expression of perfect concentration and perfect wisdom.

— Gautama Buddha

There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor.

— Oscar Wilde

“Whoever infringes upon individual 'charity' infringes upon man's nature and scorns his personal dignity”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“What humanity wants most is crude sensation. Really? I thought what humanity wanted most was dignity.”

— Christopher Fowler

“To lead by force all you need is a greater army, but to lead by example, to be a city on a…

— Jonathan Maas

Without dignity our lives are only blinks of duration. But if we manage to lead a good life well, we create something…

— Ronald Dworkin

You will be happy. Will it satisfy you if I say again I will keep a promise I made before? Tomorrow you…

— Kim Do-Jin

For the people of Israel and America are historic partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always…

— Ronald Reagan

It is important that the Church of London, which has now lost its ruler, should receive for its new bishop a man…

— Thomas Becket

Human progress having reached a high level through respect for the liberty and dignity of men, it has become desirable to re-affirm…

— Will Durant

Let us build bridges, my friends, build bridges to human dignity across that gulf that separates black America from white America.

— Richard M. Nixon

Cultivate these, then, for they are wholly within your power: sincerity and dignity; industriousness; and sobriety. Avoid grumbling, be frugal, considerate, and…

— Marcus Aurelius

...where were answers to the truly deep questions? Religion promised those, though always in vague terms, while retreating from one line in…

— David Brin

Muhammad sets the model for being a good statesman. He also sets the model for being a good warrior, for chivalry, of…

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

O love, whose lordly hand Has bridled my desires, And raised my hunger and my thirst To dignity and pride, Let not…

— Anonymous

My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity…

— Rahul Dravid

Given the fact that we are in a capitalist society, we still do not want to overlook not only what a corporation…

— Dean Smith

At some point you have to own up to how great you are, how beautiful you are, to how much inner dignity…

— Michael Beckwith

Well, I mean, yes idealism, yes the dignity of pure research, yes the pursuit of truth in all its forms, but there…

— Douglas Adams

Along the way I have been able to choose some themes which ask questions - not necessarily force a message on anyone,…

— Julie Walters

How long before my dignity is reclaimed?

— Alanis Morissette

I won't live to see the death-with-dignity movement reach critical mass, but I call on you to carry it forward.

— Brittany Maynard

“No amount of money on this planet and beyond should be able to buy your self worth, dignity & respect.”

— Nikida Taste

I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.

— Bernice King

The drying up a single tear has more, of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.

— Lord Byron

“He was a human exclamation point, but carried himself with such dignity that I couldn't laugh at him.”

— Ransom Riggs

I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of…

— Michael Jackson

Don't lose your dignity and self-respect to make trying people love you and appreciate you,when they just aren't capable..

— Anonymous