Freedom is no heritage. Preservation of freedom is a fresh challenge and a fresh conquest for each generation. It is based on the religious concept of the dignity of man. The discovery that man is free is the greatest discovery of the ages.
Dignity Quotes (449 Quotes)
They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.
This idea of passing one's whole life in moral idleness, and having one's hardest work and duty done by another -- whether God or man -- is most revolting to us, as it is most degrading to human dignity.
We want to make the community aware that everyone has the right to be buried with dignity, whether you're a person with a disability or not.
Well, I think when we can turn to the person sitting next to us and really see them with kindness and see ourselves reflected back - when there's some dignity and compassion traveling back and forth.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
Gays and lesbians are no different than the rest of us. We have to respect them and accord them the dignity that every person in this room deserves.
I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.
I left the room with silent dignity, but caught my foot in the mat.
Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience.
We are treating these people with the dignity and respect they deserve. This is not cargo this is someone's mother.
Things base and vile, holding no quantity, love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eye, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
In death, as in life, our people deserve more respect and dignity, ... The failure to execute a contract for the recovery of our citizens has hurt the speed of recovery efforts.
I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history if I can succeed in placing before the English of the nineteenth century a true picture of the life of their ancestors.
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.
I was on a quest to try and find answers and bring some dignity to this individual who didn't exist other than in stories for 57 years. After 57 years, it was the least we could do.
Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk with sincerity and dignity.
my warmest congratulations and sincere good wishes for the high mission that has just been entrusted on the head of the Catholic Church. ... France, faithful to its history and to the principles that guide its action, will pursue the trusting dialogue that it has always had with the Holy See, in particular in the common fights for peace, justice, solidarity and the dignity of man.
Dignity belongs to the conquered.
The business of the law is to make sense of the confusion of what we call human life - to reduce it to order but at the same time to give it possibility, scope, even dignity.
What have we come to in this country ... We are merely saying, 'let the laws in this country stand.' Let a woman be treated with dignity. When she has a prescription from her doctor, that privacy should be respected.
Poorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands.
I'll let the quarterback leave the game with some dignity, ... I know how he felt. I know how the team felt. I used to be a player. I'm not going to put the quarterback in harm's way, go back out there, line up in the shotgun, try to throw passes and get
Things to remember 1) The worth of character 2) The improvement of talent 3) The influence of example 4) The joy of origination 5) The dignity of simplicity 6) The success of perseverance.
It is imperative to deepen even further fraternal relations between communities in order to promote the harmonious development of society, recognizing the dignity of each person and allowing everyone the free exercise of his religion.
The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.
Stewart was helplessly miscast, to put it in Hollywood terms. He presided with some dignity and class and coolness, but he will not be invited back.
The sun makes the day bright, the moon makes the night Beautiful, as armament adds to the dignity of a soldier so the quiet meditation distinguishes the seeker for Enlightenment.
He had a sense of his dignity, which was of the most exquisite nature. He could detect a design upon it when nobody else had any perception of the fact. His life was made an agony by the number of fine scalpels that he felt to be incessantly engaged in dissecting his dignity.
I know that we have quite a few angry parents. We meant no ill will. We did not intend to harm or make the girls feel bad. ... We tried to take as much care to protect their dignity.
We have many difficult days ahead, especially as we recover those who did not survive the storm, ... I've instructed all agencies to honor their memory by treating the dead with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.
We can never, never abandon Jerusalem because the dignity of Jerusalem is the same as the dignity of a Muslim,
The Republic of China (Taiwan) deeply regretted this and decided to break relations with Senegal immediately and stop all aid programs to the country to safeguard the dignity and sovereignty of our country.
In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. . . .
Seven gifts my mother gave me 1. The gift of right if mamma saw a wrong she righted it. 2. The gift of friendliness making people happier than they were before 3. The gift of rose-colored vision mamma liked for the flowers, not the weeds. 4. The gift of fun mamma gave us the best gift a mother can her time. 5. The gift of understanding she was always trying to solve peoples problems or at least listen to them. 6. The gift of thoughtfulness she didnt wait for something special, she just did kind acts any time she saw the need. 7. The gift of respect when you help to inch your fellow man along on that struggle to dignity, he loves you for it. Seven gifts I could list seven hundred gifts my mother gave me. Gifts not boxed and ribboned. Not always noticed or even appreciated at the time. But a part of us. Forever.
Everyone's making living wages, nobody's earning less than that, and they work with respect and dignity. We've done everything possible to show other restaurant owners how things could be better for them and for their workers.
I'm really proud of what she's been able to accomplish, because she's so dedicated. Jeannie conducts herself with a lot of class. In 10 years, I've never seen her lose her cool or exhibit poor sportsmanship. It takes dignity to lose with dignity. That's j
Dignity: the doomed man's final refuge.
You long for the dignity of a long life, but your eyes can no longer see anything.
As a Muslim, I can understand the emotional intensity of the issue, however, responding through violence does not uphold the dignity of our faith. Burning buildings and throwing bricks is definitely not the answer. Muslims united and using their economic leverage, now that's something the world can respect.
Further, the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of a problem so elegant and so celebrated.
Education can give you a skill, but a liberal education can give you dignity.
Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity.
This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity.
The search for truth is, as it always has been, the noblest expression of the human spirit. Man's insatiable desire for knowledge about himself, about his environment and the forces by which he is surrounded, gives life its meaning and purpose, and clothes it with final dignity.... And yet we know, deep in our hearts, that knowledge is not enough.... Unless we can anchor our knowledge to moral purposes, the ultimate result will be dust and ashes dust and ashes that will bury the hopes and monuments of men beyond recovery.
The prince of darkness may be a gentleman, as we are told he is, but whatever the God of earth and heaven is, He can surely be no gentleman. His menial services are needed in the dust of our human trials, even more than his dignity is needed in the empyre
We have dignity in Mexico and we have to put a stop to anybody who offends the dignity of Mexico or its institutions.
Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator
We are doing it regardless of religion, ... but I think it does give the Muslim world -- and the rest of the world -- an opportunity to see American generosity, American values in action, where we care about the dignity of every individual and the worth of every individual.