Top 242 Honour Quotes

The big upside to being captain is it’s a huge honour, but the downside is that there is definitely extra pressure.
Brian O’Driscoll
When the big clubs, and Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world, is interested in you, it’s an honour and it’s a kind of an acceptance of what you play – so it’s a good thing.
Mats Hummels
There is no higher honour in sport than being selected to represent your country and I have certainly taken great pride in always giving my best in my position as Fed Cup captain.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
It’s an honour to be able to wear the No.5 jersey and that Carles Puyol thought of me to inherit it.
Sergio Busquets
It’s a massive honour for me to be playing for Juventus.
David Trezeguet
My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.
Cleopatra
It’s down to us to play, do our job and honour the shirt that we pull on, so as to ensure we send the fans away happy.
Pepe
To participate in a World Cup is a great honour and achievement. I’ve played in three World Cups. The whole world watches you during a World Cup and expects you to play innings to win games for your country.
Virender Sehwag
It is very difficult to find appropriate words to say ‘thank you’ for an honour like the Nobel Prize. It is the supreme honour that a scientist can receive. Some of the giants in physics and chemistry have received this prize.
Gerhard Herzberg
We know that we’re fortunate. We have a wonderful life and it is an honour for us to be of service, and every single day dedicated to helping others and making this society and this country a better place for more people.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Family honour is the most important thing.
Ramzan Kadyrov
I knew I would be running with so many people watching all over the world because of him. People love Bolt. He has many fans out there because of his great achievements and breaking world records in Olympics. I’ve done the same and it’s a great honour. I’m happy and I’m happy for him.
David Rudisha
If kids see you on the street and they want an autograph, that’s a big honour so I spend half an hour before I get in the ground and 40 minutes to an hour after the game with the Everton fans signing autographs.
Timothy F. Cahill
It’s an absolute honour and privilege to get out there and be an Australian headlining an Australian card. That’s unreal; it really is.
Robert Whittaker
I think it’s something each team has to decide on, but I think the guard of honour is supposed to be a way of paying tribute to the opposing players.
Ernesto Valverde
I believe in blood, soil, and honour; family, homeland, and hamingja; strength, traditions, and courage.
Varg Vikernes
I love tattoos. And mine symbolise who I really am. I have a Samurai on my left arm. At a subconscious level, I connect to this warrior and model myself on his discipline, skills and honour. There is also a tribal tattoo and a Chinese symbol of faith. I have seen a lot of people getting tattoos just because it’s a trend.
Virat Kohli
It has been a huge honour and I am hugely grateful to the managers for the caps that I have had.
Gary Cahill
I wish to thank the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences very sincerely for the great honour they have done me. It is an honour so great that even yet it is difficult for me to believe that it is true.
Ernest Walton
Obviously, you want to honour the sound of your music, but I’m definitely open to trying new things and making myself use a different palette of sounds.
Washed Out
Having my friends close to me is always a pleasure, a great honour.
Dani Alves
It would be a huge honour for me to wear the armband for Germany as the first black captain ever.
Jerome Boateng
I have always said that for me it would be an honour to continue at Juventus and to end my career here, because it’s a shirt you are proud to wear.
Leonardo Bonucci
By the age of nine, I had a thorough knowledge of contemporary Polish literature as well as of foreign literature in Polish translation, and I began to write poems in honour of a lady of thirty years. Naturally, she knew nothing about them.
Wladyslaw Reymont
It was an honour for me to have been able to work with Mr. Mandela in the process that led to the adoption of the interim constitution and our first democratic elections in April 1994.
F. W. de Klerk
Winning is a different thing, but even being nominated for an award like Filmfare is an honour.
Jackie Shroff
I never really expected the captaincy, honestly. It’s a great honour to lead India at the Olympics.
P. R. Sreejesh
We show our faces to support the billions of young people who suffer a lack of education. We show our faces to honour the potential of every young individual on this planet.
Tamzin Merchant
A man of honour should never forget what he is because

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
Baltasar Gracian
I’m crazy excited to be performing at the MTV Brand new 2017 showcase! MTV has always been about showcasing new talent, and to be selected by the team to perform on the night is an honour!
Stefflon Don
I had the honour and the privilege to launch the brand Dodo and Moa together with Amazon Fashion at the Amazon Fashion Studio. The brand is a brainchild of Zashed Fashiontech. It is a new age brand for women with a collection that is contemporary, fun and modern.
Vaani Kapoor
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
Abu Bakr
I have been hugely proud in terms of what I have achieved, in terms of over 60 caps, and I have captained my country on a few occasions which has been a huge honour and something I have been really proud of in my career.
Gary Cahill
THIS Duty implies that we should affectionately interest ourselves in whatever concerns the Honour, the Fame and Security of our Sovereign and his Government.
Charles Inglis
To represent your country is a massive honour.
Gareth Bale
I know people started suspecting whether I was a woman or a man. All the honour I earned – I lost.
Dutee Chand
To even be part of NJPW is an honour in and of itself.There’s people all over the world who would love to be here. So just being here myself is an honour.
Ricochet
All I know is that playing for Arsenal to me is always going to be an honour. I’m always proud to represent this club and wear the badge.
Alex Iwobi
Michaels is probably the most respected craft retailer on the planet so to be working with them is a fantastic honour, and it will go a long way in helping us boost U.S. sales.
Sara Davies
A Woman is naturally more helpless than the other Sex; and a Man of Honour and Sense should have this in his View in all Manner of Commerce with her.
Richard Steele
To have a great player like Neymar at PSG would be a great honour. He’s a phenomenal player, and to have great player is a great thing for the team.
Lucas Moura
Ridley Scott is a cinematic master and a great man. It was a real honour working with him on ‘Prometheus.’
Benedict Wong
Being the first female Doctor and showing children that their heroes in shows don’t always look the same is a huge honour for me.
Jodie Whittaker
My only desire was to defend and honour the Inter jersey in any country all over the world.
Javier Zanetti
You represent your country – that’s the biggest honour ever. I had the privilege of doing that for more than 14 years.
AB de Villiers
I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my honour, so it was rather amusing.
Nana Mouskouri
I think I am the first hockey player in India to have a wax statue of his own. It is a great honour.
Sandeep Singh
It’s like a badge of honour if you’re a British actor and you get the ‘Harry Potter’ call. It meant a lot to me.
Rhys Ifans
I am one of those authors who consider it their highest honour and their highest liberty to have a completely untrammelled chance of using their pens to serve the working people.
Mikhail Sholokhov
It’s an honour to have been invited to perform in India for ‘Vh1 Hip Hop Hustle.’ This only reconfirms the impact Hip Hop culture and music has made globally.
Chamillionaire
It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
Wayne Gretzky
As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
William Shakespeare
The Nobel Prize is without doubt the highest honour, the most coveted honour, which can be bestowed on a scientist.
Charles Glover Barkla
I’m delighted to have signed for such an ambitious club as Hampshire. I’m very much looking forward to my first taste of county cricket. It’s also an honour to follow other Bajans like Malcolm Marshall and Gordon Greenidge to Hampshire.
Fidel Edwards
When you’re a child, you watch Brazil on TV and feel that desire to be a national team player, so when you get here, you make a dream come true, and it’s a huge honour to me and to every player who wears the Brazil shirt.
Fernandinho
We all avow to struggle for making this country a welfare state where everyone is allowed to spend life on the basis of social justice and where everyone can live in peace and honour.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Every part of society should honour the debt we owe those who’ve served our country.
Grant Shapps
We encourage failure among young men; we celebrate it… It’s a badge of honour for a man. Yet attach those same words and experiences to a woman, and society writes her off.
Whitney Wolfe Herd
If you’ve got aspirations to be a manager or coach, obviously coaching your country would be a great honour.
Gary Speed
As a child, I would say that I wanted to become a dance

As a child, I would say that I wanted to become a dancer to honour music. For me, dancing is the physical translation of the audio recording.
Sofia Boutella
Pulling on your country’s shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It’s what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.
Wayne Rooney
It has been an honour to lead Pakistan at the highest level.
Sarfaraz Ahmed
The only relationships I wish to honour and keep are with my family and my dear loved ones.
Adnan Sami
It is an honour to conduct a masterclass at IFFI.
Prosenjit Chatterjee