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Quotes About Honor

Nowhere does it say free speech is carte blanche to be a jerk. And don't cheapen real free speech by hijacking an honourable concept bought dearly with people's lives just to get a little spotlight. Spotlights run hot, and they can burn.
~ Karen Traviss
I have many friends and family members who have served (or are currently serving) in our nation's Armed Forces. I have such a profound respect for what they do day in and day out.
~ Karl Malone
Our culture may be highly sexualised, promiscuous and pornographic, but men and women will go to extraordinary lengths to hide their sexual activity. They value honour and monogamy: very few men are prepared to leave their wife for a mistress, and there is some evidence to suggest that people value sexual fidelity more than ever before now that so many other aspects of life cannot be relied upon.
~ Kate Figes
said my queenie.
~ Kate McMullan
We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character.
~ Kate Mulgrew
I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.
~ Kate Smith
There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It's just a waste of perfectly good happiness.
~ Katerina Stoykova Klemer
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
~ Katharine Hepburn
Defeat in this world is no disgrace if you fought well and fought for the right thing.
~ Katherine Anne Porter
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
~ Katherine Kurtz
Fulke Greville, Servant to Queen Elizabeth, Councillor to King James, and Friend to Sir Philip Sidney.
~ Fulke Greville (Lord Brooke)
If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
What is your urgent business, Sir Archie?" the king asked. "A lady is in the case, I warrant me. Whenever a young knight has urgent business, be sure that a lady is in question.
~ G. A. HENTY
I like planning weddings," I said. "I like the ceremony. And people invite you into their lives on what they believe to be the most important day. It's a privilege." This was my spiel.
~ Gabrielle Zevin
You look at me with eyes that see only honor and gallantry. The truth is darker yet. Being Sonja means being called to darkness and pain. And knowing that you have the power to alter and take the lives of many. A great many. And praying to the gods that you always choose the right side.
~ Gail Simone
Keep Faith Trust to Love Fight with Honor But fight to win
~ Gail Simone
The greatest honor I could have given my family was that of my death, and I ran from it. I was frightened at not fulfilling my obligation, not giving ko to my parents. Yet, there was a voice inside of me that kept telling me to escape
~ Gail Tsukiyama
Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you've achieved.
~ Gail Tsukiyama
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.
~ Gaius Julius Caesar
Not worth his salt.
~ Gaius Petronius
He must be humble of heart, strong of arm, be savage in war, loyal to hearth, and follow deeds of Glory. He must keep honour with all, banish cowardice from his doings, and bring his House no shame. He must serve the Emperor, and defend the Imperium. Thus should a Knight rule himself." — The Chivalric Duty, Aquitainus Malory Cadmus, M31
~ Games Workshop
You know how we say in Wisconsin: 'Do right and fear no man; don't write and fear no woman!
~ Garson Kanin
There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.
~ Garth Stein
There is no dishonour in losing the race," Don said. "There is only dishonour in not racing because you are afraid to lose.
~ Garth Stein