Quotes about Dignity

I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva.

fail a stringent code of ethics and that none of us was capable of earning a place of honor.

A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members

Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.

A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.

There is a vital lesson to be learned here, a Truth our society must not lose sight of, and that is the sanctity of every human life and the dignity of every individual.

In a society based on nonviolence, the smallest nation will feel as tall as the tallest.

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.

I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.

In the United States everyone feels assured of his worth as an individual. No one humbles himself before another person or class. Even the great difference in wealth, the superior power of a few, cannot undermine this healthy self-confidence and natural respect for the dignity of one's fellow-man.

It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character

Those who feel themselves despised do well to look despising.