Quotes About Dignity

Every person's life is theirs by right. An individual's life can and must belong only to to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave.

In our society, it is psychological murder to deprive a man of a job...you are in substance saying to that man "You have no right to exist.

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.

The proper task of social reform is to remove poverty from society and to ensure that people do not sell their conscience to make a living.

You don't have to stand up for your rights to get justice, sometimes you can sit for your rights like Rosa Parks.

When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder.

We forfeit the right to worship God as long as we continue to humiliate negroes. ... The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.

The deepest insult which can be shown to a human being is to associate it solely with material functions, with no cognizance and no consideration of its intellectual and spiritual power.

No one can ride on the back of a man unless it is bent.

No piled-up wealth, no social station, no throne, reaches as high as that spiritual plane upon which every human being stands by virtue of his humanity.

Spiritual dignity says that I don't have to compete with anyone; I don't have to do what my friends do. All I have to do is be myself and be dignified in my meditation and my lifestyle.

I have a great deal of spiritual dignity. It's on loan from eternity, and you do too, and we have to use it in our relationship with each other.

The more honor and self-respect among players, the greater the team.

I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.

Good sportsmanship means treating others with respect. I consider myself a pretty good sport.

I will never sacrifice my morals and ethics for anyone or any win.

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager, and never, ever your uniform.

My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.

The English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty.

I played it right because that's what you're supposed to do – play it right and with respect.

At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrassed in front of our friends.

The trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove it.

Gohar smiled at the thought of El Kordi, at his exaggeration of his troubles, more fictitious than real, and his constant search for human dignity. What is most futile in man, he thought, is this search for dignity. All these people trying to maintain their dignity! For what? The history of mankind is a long, bloody nightmare only because of such nonsense.

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.