Quotes About Dignity

I'm tired of being considered property.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.

On the whole, as we readily acquiesce in the acknowledgment that the field and the cabinet are the proper spheres assigned to our Masters and our Lords, may we also deserve the dignified title and encomium of Mistress and Lady in our kitchens and in our parlours.

People with deep faith and big hearts are concerned, as I am about the circumstance that Ms. Schiavo is in. I want them to know I will do what I can, but there are limits to what any particular person - irrespective of the title they currently hold - can do.

Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.

Like I always say, the man makes the title; the title doesn't make the man.

It's not anti-Catholic to question, nor is it anti-Catholic to be honest about the previous shortcomings of the church, because that is the only way we can ensure its strength and dignity moving forward. It is, however, very Catholic to forgive each other and to never stop loving each other.

I didn't survive because I was stronger than others. I survived because my family and friends helped me to survive. They took my place. My job is to give them back their dignity, tell their story, and say their names.

I don't think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think there's some notion that poor people lie about all day not doing anything.

All of us, we deserve to survive.

I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.

I'm not just a token Muslim.

There is no surer token of a little mind than to imagine that anything in the way of physical labor is dishonoring.

Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.

Don't tell me about tolerance. Don't tell me about acceptance. Look at me as the woman that I am and respect that.

The only places where I have found that simple human dignity, that respect for the other man, and the gracious feel of tolerance and humanity have not been either among the heroes of the class-struggle or the 'thinking men' but among my simple 'backward' people.

You will not tell me that you accept me. You will not tell me that you tolerate me. That is not your power. I take that from you. You will respect me for who I am.

I don't tolerate people being disrespectful or bullyish to each other. You can't hurt women. You can't hurt people that are less fortunate than you. You can't bully other people.

There are certain things you cannot accept. There are certain things that human beings cannot tolerate.

No one much wants to be belittled, but we tolerate slurs surprisingly often for ourselves; for our lionised children, we demand freedom from insult.

I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.

No one should tolerate indecent behaviour; it's an absolute no.

Bullies should not be tolerated.