Quotes About Dignity

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.

I don't like to take people lightly even if the odds are against them.

When members of this House use inflammatory language, use offensive language, it does not help the process. It is beneath the dignity of this body and this country.

I make it a point to listen to a song before being a part of it to ensure that there is nothing offensive or downgrading.

I will not consider any offer for an item song. I will turn it down.

It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous in another to accept.

I was offered 'I'm A Celebrity...' for a lot of money, but I don't like the level of degradation.

I've been offered a peerage already, and turned it down.

I didn't take all the films that were offered, just those with dignity.

The office of the president is meant to confer dignity.

If you had a friend going through a lot, you wouldn't give them a hard time for going through it. You'd be like, it's ok you're going through it. So offer yourself the same grace and dignity that you'd offer to others.

I get very spiky if people treat me like an old lady.

Just because it's been around for centuries, doesn't mean it's cool to be a creepy old man.

If you're going to write an anthem for an old man who's up at political bat for the last time, give him a decent song. Send him off with something that creates some chills or something.

I don't like to see people on trolleys in hospitals; I don't like to see old people sitting in chairs for hours.

Some guys look better as they get older.

I wouldn't say they're neglected, but everybody is going to grow old and we should be looking after the older generation more than we do at the moment.

I have been known for my courtesy on and off the bench.

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

It doesn't matter how you're dressed onstage or what you say in your songs: that doesn't give anybody the right to invade your personal space.

I need to hold onto my soul and my integrity, and I can't compromise that.

You never make fun of anybody with a club foot or a withered arm, but it's open season on anybody who stutters.

Before being an athlete, I'm a person, a human being, like the ones Open Arms are saving every day.

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor.