Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. Votes: 4
Herbert HooverDignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves. Votes: 3
Dave EggersDignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it. Votes: 3
Christina, Queen of SwedenDignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. Votes: 3
AristotleGather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man. Votes: 3
Kofi AnnanDignity of labour has to be our national duty; it has to be a part of our nature. Votes: 3
Narendra ModiDignity was the first quality to be abandoned when the heart took over the running of human affairs. Votes: 3
William BoydArchbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ. Votes: 2
H. L. MenckenAt night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity. Votes: 2
E. M. ForsterThe ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. Votes: 2
AristotleWhen respect becomes scarce the last resort is the respect of one's self Votes: 1
Constance Chuks FridayBy disobeying immoral orders, that individual preserves the institution's highest rank - dignity. Votes: 1
Bryant McGillI do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves. Votes: 1
Mary WollstonecraftThe important thing isn't what other people think you are; it's who you are. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderTrue dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn Votes: 1
Philip MassingerLosing your honor in a person's eye is tantamount losing it for entire humanity. Votes: 1
Anum SattarDon't shrink your standards, link yourself with those who think and ink like you. Votes: 1
Michael Bassey JohnsonTrue dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.... Votes: 1
Philip MassingerYour personal dignity was always more important to you than mere emotion, wasn't it? Votes: 1
Rachel CaineThe lesson will always repeat itself, unless you see yourself as the problem--not others. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderReligious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful. Votes: 1
Martin AmisThe cure is as simple as this: Live your words and live your belief system. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderIt's easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it's gone bad! Votes: 1
Israelmore AyivorThere will come a respect and dignity for work when the people are being taught. Votes: 1
Sunday AdelajaBe strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on. Votes: 1
James FreyThe most important things to be acquired for freedom and democracy, are identity and dignity. Votes: 1
King Michael of RomaniaAll people want to live dignified live; dignity just means something different to different people. Votes: 1
Fredrik Backmanif you keep a distance to get a respect, keep a distance to keep the respect Votes: 1
Ernest Agyemang YeboahWell, that is what you risk when you fall in love. You risk losing your dignity. Votes: 1
J. M. CoetzeeLife as a defeated warrior with dignity is lot better than the king ruling without it. Votes: 1
VikrmnNo boundary or barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderYou cannot climb up to a true leadership position unless you use the ladder of integrity! Votes: 1
Israelmore AyivorOnce you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you. Votes: 1
Rob LianoWhat humanity wants most is crude sensation.Really? I thought what humanity wanted most was dignity. Votes: 1
Christopher FowlerRemember the son of whom you are because a good name is better than gold or silver Votes: 1
Emmanuel OlawaleA person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it. Votes: 1
Michael Bassey JohnsonWho you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private, integrity. Votes: 1
Criss JamiThe more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people. Votes: 1
Dian FosseyIf you choose to be fearless, then be fearlessly authentic not an imitation of someone you envy. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderTo save face, it's better not to ask sex from the ex, but to give everything the axe. Votes: 1
Anthony LiccioneTo earn respect, you must earn your own self respect before you can expect others, to respect you. Votes: 1
Auliq IceHide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderSeek a man that doesn't ask you to prove your love. Seek a man that will prove God's love. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderAny foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle. Votes: 1
Arthur SchopenhauerGood character going bad is like a beast escaping it's cage; it will be hard to capture it again! Votes: 1
Israelmore AyivorHow can anyone love someone who is less than a full person, unless love itself is domination per se? Votes: 1
Andrea DworkinWe still go where we want, even if we got to crawl for the right.' - Tom Joad (Jr.) Votes: 1
John SteinbeckWhen you live with dignity no man will ever take it. Live without it and every boy will steal it. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderNo work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity Votes: 0
Martin Luther King, Jr.Liberty and choice are the essential components that constitute human dignity. Votes: 0
Khaled Abou El FadlScrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency. Votes: 0
Richard M. NixonThe Charkha supplemented the agriculture of the villagers and gave it dignity. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiInner freedom demands the rejection of any imposition that injures our dignity. Votes: 0
Fausto CercignaniThe societal division of labor obtains the dignity of an ontological condition. Votes: 0
Herbert MarcuseThe quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end. Votes: 0
William J. Brennan, Jr.Reserve may be pride fortified in ice; dignity is worth reposing on truth. Votes: 0
William Rounseville AlgerFrankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity. Votes: 0
Aung San Suu KyiIn Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity. Votes: 0
Pope John Paul IIThe primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual. Votes: 0
Edward BellamyWhen people gain income, they gain choice, and that is fundamental to dignity. Votes: 0
Jacqueline NovogratzEvery man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth Votes: 0
Martin Luther King, Jr.Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value Votes: 0
Ludwig Mies van der RoheMeans must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value. Votes: 0
Ludwig Mies van der RoheThe best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice. Votes: 0
George WashingtonI think death has a right to its own courage and dignity and self-respect. Votes: 0
Adela Rogers St. JohnsIt is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent. Votes: 0
Orson Scott CardTreat me with respect, dignity, and grace because I am worthy of your love. Votes: 0
Electa Rome ParksThe motions of men must be such as suggest their dignity or their baseness. Votes: 0
Leonardo da VinciLove is the infinite placed within the reach of poodles. I have my dignity! Votes: 0
Louis-Ferdinand CelineWe ought to regard amiability as the quality of woman, dignity that of man. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroAct with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life. Votes: 0
Jawaharlal NehruWhen the will loves anything that is below it in dignity, it degrades itself. Votes: 0
Fulton J. SheenThere is dignity in your being even if there's indignity in what you're doing. Votes: 0
Tariq RamadanThe house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe provision of toilets is a minimum requirement for the dignity of our women. Votes: 0
Narendra ModiTrue dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn. Votes: 0
Philip MassingerIf there were no hell, we would be like the animals. No hell, no dignity. Votes: 0
Flannery O'ConnorYou treat people with dignity and respect and they give it right back to you. Votes: 0
Bill McDermottA plea for the spinning wheel is a plea for recognizing the dignity of labour. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiBring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity and he will feel free. Votes: 0
Maria MontessoriThose who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it. Votes: 0
Baltasar GracianAll people have dignity. Theres nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit. Votes: 0
Binyavanga WainainaVirtue, I grant you, is an empty boast; But shall the dignity of vice be lost? Votes: 0
Alexander PopeMoney is a protection, a cloak; it can buy one quiet, and some sort of dignity. Votes: 0
Willa CatherOur choice is not between war and peace but between life with dignity or without
Subcomandante MarcosPersonal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonTrade is a proper and decent relationship, with dignity and respect on both sides.
David AttenboroughFreedom ultimately is dignity. And dignity, not income, is the opposite of poverty.
Jacqueline NovogratzNothing is so essential as dignityâ¦Time will reveal who has it and who has it not.
Elizabeth GilbertSilence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible.
Hazrat Inayat KhanNothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one's self- sovereignty.
Elizabeth Cady StantonTruth could be violent, could strip you of dignity and hope just as quickly as a gun.
Laurell K. HamiltonThe dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit.
Mahatma GandhiI shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history.
Thomas B. MacaulayThose flimsy webs that break as soon as wrought, attain not to the dignity of thought.
William CowperThe people in Tacloban have great dignity and deserve better than what they have gotten
Anderson CooperThe most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity.
Marcus Tullius CiceroIn the world of comic books, "troublemaker" means someone who has some sense of dignity.
Frank MillerI used to wanna change the world. Now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity.
Justin Vivian BondYou are a great, mighty and powerful spiritual being with dignity, direction and purpose.
Dannion BrinkleyThe most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
Jackie RobinsonIt is impossible for a person to earn separate dignity while his own race is uncivilized.
Khem VeasnaThere is a lot of dignity in having the ability to confront the inconsequence of reality.
Martin EsslinAnyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.
Prince PhilipOne compels respect from others when he knows how to defend his dignity as a human being.
Rudolf RockerThe less experienced a doctor is, the higher are his notions of professional dignity . . .
Arthur Conan DoyleMost people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it "just being you".
John WoodenNon-co-operation is an attempt to awaken the masses to a sense of their dignity and power.
Mahatma GandhiWhat is called honors and dignities, and even honor and dignity, is generally fool's gold.
Victor Hugooriginality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.
Fyodor DostoevskyCourage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it.
Scott TurowIt is of very little use in trying to be dignified, if dignity is no part of your character.
Christian Nestell BoveeYou need to have dignity towards how you are, how you dress, how you behave. Very important.
Miuccia PradaWe must learn to live the African way. It's the only way to live in freedom and with dignity
Thomas SankaraThe transgender community deserves the dignity and respect that most people take for granted.
Ed MurrayThe dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.
Gilbert K. ChestertonIt is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine.
Mahatma GandhiIn order that she may be able to give her hand with dignity, she must be able to stand alone.
Margaret FullerHuman rights means that each individual should be treated with respect, dignity and equality.
Tony FernandesStories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.â
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieIt is not true that there is dignity in all work. Some jobs are definitely better than others.
Fran LebowitzEuthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.
Marya MannesThis is a generation that is really detached from the core, human values that lead to dignity.
Shmuley BoteachToday there were fear, hatred, and pain, but no dignity of emotion, no deep or complex sorrows.
George OrwellHell is God's great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice.
Gilbert K. ChestertonI think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.
John Shelby SpongWork and family are at the center of our lives, the foundation of our dignity as a free people.
Ronald ReaganThere is something to be said for anyone who sits alone with dignity and silently begs for God.
RumiC'mon, Tally. Don't you want your clothes, your keys? Oh wait, how about some dignity? (Kyrian)
Sherrilyn KenyonThe more dignity is widely and freely available in a society, the less people want to be famous.
Alain de BottonThe only reason I can hold up my head is because when He set me free He gave me my dignity back.
Beth MoorePoverty is a bitter weed to most women, and there are few indeed who can accept it with dignity.
Eliza Lynn LintonI say, when you tell the truth, you never offend nobody, particularly if you do it with dignity.
Pat Cooper"In France," Marcel said with wintry dignity, "accidents occur in the bedroom, not the kitchen."
S. J. PerelmanVanity and dignity are incompatible with each other; vain women are almost sure to be vulnerable.
Alfred de MussetTo find beauty in the sad, hope in the midst of loss, and dignity in failure is great poetic art.
David MametThere are times when the simple dignity of movementcan fulfill the function of a volume of words.
Doris HumphreyFeminism liberated women from the natural dignity of their sex and turned them into inferior men.
Francis Parker YockeyWhat do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom.
Hubert H. HumphreyWhen who you are and what you are is not decided by any external forces, then you are in dignity.
Jaggi VasudevThe dignity of man is vindicated as much by the thinker and poet as by the statesman and soldier.
James Bryant ConantSuccessful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.
Paul WellstoneMost people go through life using up half their energy trying to protect a dignity they never had
Raymond ChandlerWe, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.
Barack ObamaYou can take somebody's job, you have to take their job, but you don't have to take their dignity.
Ben HorowitzThe simple dignity of a child drinking a bowl of milk embodies the fascination of an ancient rite.
Carl SandburgI did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.
Ahmet ErtegunIf you want to dig, if you want to pry, do it on your time, but I'm going to be a woman of dignity.
Sandra BernhardThe dignity of the individual demands that he be not reduced to vassalage by the largesse of others.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyThose that deem politics beneath their dignity are doomed to be governed by those of lesser talents.
AristotleThought makes the whole dignity of man; therefore endeavor to think well, that is the only morality.
Blaise PascalWe are defined by our dignity to rise above debasement. We are certainly better people for doing so.
Corey TaylorThe English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty.
Karel CapekEven as you wrestle with the ideas of an opponent, you must keep the dignity of the opponent intact.
Ravi ZachariasThe greatest reverses of fortune are the most easily borne from a sort of dignity belonging to them.
William HazlittWhen Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.' Votes: 3 Tony Dungy
I work with a group called Compassion & Choices in California. It's attempting to get death with dignity legalised in California, the idea being that so goes California, so goes the rest of the U.S., at least. Votes: 5 Caitlin Doughty
Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community. We all can treat one another with dignity and respect, provide opportunities to grow toward our fullest lives and help one another discover and develop our unique gifts. We each deserve this and we all can extend it to others. Votes: 3 Mark Twain
I support Children's Hospital of Los Angeles through Disney Channel and Britti Cares International in support of children with various diseases and illnesses and donate my time with pride and dignity. Votes: 1 Kyle Massey
We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect. Votes: 3 Stella Young
I want Infosys to be a company which is globally respected and in where people belonging to different nationalities, races and religious beliefs will work with intense competition but utmost courtesy, dignity and co-operation in adding greater value to our stakeholders day after day. Votes: 1 N. R. Narayana Murthy
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. Votes: 4 Tom Cochrane
It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to strip them of human dignity, to reduce them to objects of pity. This has never been clearer than in the view of Africa from the American media, in which we are shown poverty and conflicts without any context. Votes: 5 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Head lice have their own animal-rights group, or may as well. The National Pediculosis Association doesn't exactly advocate letting lice live with dignity, but it does oppose pediculicidal treatments. Votes: 3 P. J. O'Rourke
Hate crimes are different from other crimes. They strike at the heart of one's identity - they strike at our sense of self, our sense of belonging. The end result is loss - loss of trust, loss of dignity, and in the worst case, loss of life. Votes: 3 James Comey
It is time to effect a revolution in female manners - time to restore to them their lost dignity. It is time to separate unchangeable morals from local manners. Votes: 4 Mary Wollstonecraft
More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. Votes: 4 Barbara Boxer
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life . . . Votes: 3 Nelson Mandela
The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are members of the brotherhood of Islam in which all are equal in rights, dignity and self-respect. Consequently, we have a special and a very deep sense of unity. But make no mistake: Pakistan is not a theocracy or anything like it. Votes: 4 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance. Votes: 3 John C. Maxwell
Women of every age and size really just want to look sexy, while retaining their power and dignity. Votes: 1 L'Wren Scott
What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day. Votes: 1 Paul Feig