Quotes About Dignity

The kind of support the down-and-out need is the kind we have always refused them, the kind that would mean engaging with them not as objects of contempt, but as fellow human beings.

That's one reason I retired as a sergeant and not at a higher rank... I refused to 'play the game' the way the bosses wanted the game played. It is a decision that has cost me money in retirement pay but one that I have never regretted.

We continue to fight for good jobs that pay well and jobs that last. Helping to get folks back to work is about helping them to regain their dignity and pride. That's what families care about.

I feel that the world is increasingly about the bottom line, and not so much about human respect or human dignity. In that regard, people who care about other people will not be in a position to make choices and do things that other people who they're competing against will get to do.

Every life - regardless of background or gender - has equal value.

Regardless of what I was and who I am, above all, the most important thing is to remain human.

I got to a point where I wanted to have some dignity in what I'm saying onstage. I want people to hear what I'm saying, regardless of whether or not it gets a laugh. That became a lot more rewarding than straight acting could ever be for me.

We're going to teach and broaden sort of the cultural impact of respect and dignity, regardless of where you're sitting. And that's why we've said once you've boarded an aircraft, we're not going to take you off except for safety and security.

I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.

Nobody - regardless of how they feel or behave - deserves to be on the other end of receiving hatred and discrimination.

People forget that everyone has feelings, regardless of their career choice.

I can't assume that people see me the way I see myself. I have to show them. But I can't do it in a way where it's too much, where it's rude. I feel like when you're a king, you lead. And I just see myself as a king, or as something more than just a regular human being.

We must reject the politics of meanness and contempt that increasingly dominate our airwaves and Internet.

We did not start a fight with America, and we don't want a war with America. If someone launches an attack, though, we will respond. We will not take rejection or humiliation. We do not want to fight.

I always relate respectfully with blue-collar people.

I would never cheapen my relationships by talking about them.

Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected.

It's really important for actors to feel that they're more than something for hire.

I always hold my head up high.

I wanted control over what was said and what was not said, rather than holding my head down in shame.

To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home.

I consider the homeless just as important as the richest of the rich.

When you're spending eight to 10 hours out there, the homeless guy is no longer homeless; it's Dave. They become people to you. I think we're really good in this country about saying that they're homeless and, therefore, they don't exist.

I am not a home breaker and I can never be. I haven't been brought up to create havoc in other people's homes.