Dignity Quotes

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Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with… — Cesar Chavez
I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat.… — Margaret Cho
The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to… — Winston Churchill
We have been educated into believing someone else's concept of the deity, and someone else's standard of beauty. You have the right to practice any… — John Henrik Clarke
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. — Grover Cleveland
Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity. — Hillary Clinton
Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful,… — William J. Clinton
Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes. — Tom Cochrane
In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and… — Kofi Annan
The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity. — Vanna Bonta
To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness. — William Arthur Ward
Most illegal immigrants are not by nature lawbreakers. Most are looking for the chance to live in dignity. Nevertheless we must continue to discourage illegal… — William J. Clinton
...if we want to meet the obligations of our civilization and our culture which are to create communities for our children that provide them with… — Robert Kennedy
I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people. — Dian Fossey
Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature… — R C Sproul
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to be… — Donald Bradman
When I contemplate the natural dignity of man; when I feel (for Nature has not been kind enough to me to blunt my feelings) for… — Thomas Paine
The less experienced a doctor is, the higher are his notions of professional dignity . . . — Arthur Conan Doyle

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