Quotes About Dignity

Ironically, we often fail to see that whenever we compromise ourselves to please others, we tend to lose their respect.

You have robbed me of all the dignity I had for myself.

Remember, there is nothing wrong with a healthy sense of self-respect.

Felicia stayed on the fringe of life because it was free of everyday malice. It was more dignified there.

We left a lot of things behind - not only physical objects, but our friends and of course our families, pieces of ourselves - all for the chance to see that light in Maribel's eyes. It's been difficult, yes, but I would do it all again. People do what they have to do in this life. We try to get from one end of it to the other with dignity and with honor. We do the best we can.

Tendré un sitio entre los monstruos de la humanidad. Me quieren altiva, imperiosa, vengativa y fanática...Se podría añadir orgullosa hasta el punto de no poder decidirme a defenderme cuando sería tan fácil, porque prefiero la calumnia a rebajarme hasta mis calumniadores. Elena de Montijo

After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes.

Persistence plus no dignity equals success.

That is all the money in the world at my disposition." She dropped the stilted words into the court like pebbles into a calm pool, wrapping her strange dignity around her like a cloak.

People are apt to take you at your own valuation . . . I mean if you lie down on the floor and look like a doormat people can't be blamed for wiping their boots on you.

I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education - that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society.

Respecting every individual is very important. It starts with respecting elders regardless of profession.

People often confuse self-respect with arrogance. I believe that there is a very thin line between the two. Balance between the two is often what leads to happiness.

A homeless veteran should not have to stand at a freeway exit with a cardboard sign. That's not okay.

The notion that we have even one single veteran living on the streets should be just considered a travesty to all of us.

There is nothing triumphant or boastful in the way we mourn the dead and pay our veterans the respect they deserve.

To those seniors, and especially elderly veterans like myself, I want to tell you this: You are not alone, and you having nothing to be ashamed of. If elder abuse happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I want you to know that you deserve better.

As a veteran myself, I care a great deal about the quality of life of our Missouri veterans, and no veteran should ever be without a home.

Disabled veterans are not a bargaining chip.

I see our veterans as American heroes, not as cartoon characters.

Stand up for our sick. Stand up for our veterans. Stand up for the elderly. Protect things like Social Security. Stop allowing people to stick their hands in the cookie jar. Create opportunities for people who live in poverty to elevate themselves out of poverty with a hand up, not a hand out. That's what being a Democrat is!

I support Israel. And I have long supported a two-state solution and a democratic and secure state for the Jewish people, with a democratic and viable Palestinian state side-by-side in peace and dignity.

A universal basic income doesn't give people dignity or protect them from boredom and vice.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.