Dignity Quotes - page 32

My mother married my father in 1956. She was twenty-eight, and he was thirty-one. She loved him with a fierce steadiness borne of loyalty, determination, and an unyielding dignity. (Jill Lepore)
One of the things I love about Africa is the amount of dignity and respect and humility you see all the time. You don't realise how often you're disrespected until you are surrounded by respect. View quote
Jill Scott
Groups like the NAACP, The Anti-Defamation League, NOW and GLAAD, will respond to derisive language directed at their constituents. The price paid by those who cavalierly chose to verbally disrespect the dignity of African Americans, Jews, women and homosexuals is steep. View quote
John C. McGinley
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 religion and politics in a way that best suits your freedom, your dignity, and your understanding. And once you do that, you don't apologize. View quote
John Henrik Clarke
I never defended myself. Not once. I never said, "Excuse me? What gives you the right to insult and demean me?" I let them steal my dignity. View quote
Julie Anne Peters
Along the way I have been able to choose some themes which ask questions - not necessarily force a message on anyone, but at least invite the audience to question things: jury service, dignity in dying, Ireland - and not least because they force me to ask myself questions. Where do I stand? View quote
Julie Walters
I still when I wake up hit the ground running; and having an illness, I'm only one of hundreds of thousands of people that live with an illness, and I'm just in awe of the bravery and dignity of the people I see at the hospital. View quote
Karen Duffy
Our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has given the Government's support to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. It is difficult to imagine a single piece of legislation which, more comprehensively, attacks the sanctity and dignity of human life than this particular Bill. View quote
Keith O'Brien
Women of every age and size really just want to look sexy, while retaining their power and dignity. View quote
L'Wren Scott
My mother would thump me sharply on the head with a thimble or a spoon if I became too noisy with the whistle when I was playing I was a steamboat captain. She had no sense of the dignity of command. View quote
Lincoln Steffens
You can recognize women who are grateful to be a daughter of God by their outward appearance. These women understand their stewardship over their bodies and treat them with dignity. (Margaret D. Nadauld)
Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect. I spent four and a half years as a sideman with Ray Brown's trio. Music was his life, more so than anyone I could mention. View quote
Benny Green
It comes down to the way you treat people. When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything. View quote
John Bacon
The magnificent lobby of the Chrysler Building - faced with rare marbles, aglitter with decorative metalwork, and surmounted by a ceiling painted with a totemic image of the tower itself - leads to elevator cabs inlaid with exotic woods in fanciful patterns. The entire route from street to office is invested with ceremony, dignity, and delight. View quote
Martin Filler
In all of my books, I really want to work with working-class people. My goal is to show the moments of grace and dignity in their lives. View quote
Matt de la Pena
It's my view that human dignity - an attribute which for years has been taken by the Left in British politics - resides in fact in Tory values of independence, individuality and self determination. View quote
Maurice Saatchi
How do you be a 45-year-old man in a rock band, do it well, keep your dignity and not become a parody of yourself? I don't think it will be simple. View quote
Nate Mendel
That's a pretty lame superhero name,” I told him. "Scooby-Doo is already taken,” he said with dignity. "Anything else sounds lame in comparison. View quote
Patricia Briggs
Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed. View quote
Rick Pitino
Most of my younger Native American friends are not in any way looking for sympathy, and they're not looking to lay guilt on anybody. They have their dignity, and they do what they do. View quote
Robbie Robertson
Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility? (Robert Casey)
Well, I think having your kids see you role model behavior of dignity when it's hard, when you're upset, when you want to confront somebody but you don't want to and you're nervous about it, when you are having moments where abuse of power is coming on to you. I think it's really important for kids to see how you handle that. View quote
Rosalind Wiseman
I was interested in maintaining the dignity and the hearts of the songs, letting them breathe and become what they are. View quote
Ryan Cabrera
Having the right to show up and speak are basic to survival, to dignity, and to liberty. View quote
Rebecca Solnit
I really think the most important thing I do is to protect the dignity and the integrity of the Office of the Surgeon General. View quote
Richard Carmona