Dignity Quotes

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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians. — Yoko Ono
We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that. — Yoko Ono
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. — Thomas Paine
We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There… — Leon Panetta
The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner… — Pope John Paul II
I'm worried about that man or woman sitting around - the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to… — Rick Perry
Everyone rises to their level of incompetence. — Laurence J. Peter
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable… — Luigi Pirandello
Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge. — John Charles Polanyi
Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child. — Dan Quayle
I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every… — John D. Rockefeller
The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self,… — Mitt Romney
The Cuban people still live in constant fear of a brutal totalitarian regime that has demonstrated time and again its utter disregard for basic human… — Mitt Romney
Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be. — Rita Rudner
When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him. — Bayard Rustin
A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens. — Paul Ryan
Stabilizing the euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another. A world in which material values are everything and spiritual values… — Jonathan Sacks
Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily. — George Santayana
Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself. — George Santayana

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