Quotes about Dignity

There is a certain kind of dignity we admire, and to which we aspire, in the person who refuses to meet anger with anger, violence with violence, or hatred with hatred.

A person is a person because she recognizes others as persons.

Healing does not mean reversing. Healing does not mean that what happened will never again cause us to hurt. It does not mean we will never miss those who have been lost to us or that which was taken from us. Healing means that our dignity is restored and we are able to move forward in our lives.

The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

We Catholics have been in the forefront in defending the dignity of the human person. Clericalism is a direct violation of human dignity.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.

It's so easy to see people as less than they are, as less than people.

If you pair excellence with humility, people not only won't run over you, they will respect you.

We need to decide how we want to be treated. Then we need to begin treating others in that manner.

how we view a person is reflected by how we treat a person.

You can't make the other fellow feel important in your presence if you secretly feel that he is a nobody.