We should all expect to be able to die with comfort, dignity and love. Our society does not lack the wealth to realise this aspiration, but the willpower.
Human rights are being violated in so many places. But we don’t give up because we know respect for human rights and human dignity is a basic condition for peace.
My whole career has been a struggle for dignity and justification, to prove that I’d made the right decision to be an actor in the first place.
Dignity, respect, and citizenship for essential workers is personal for me and in the best interest of our country.
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 will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and dignity they have earned.
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart.
The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful, how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with noble confidence, almost religious dignity.
There’s no dignity in hiding from an undignified story. You don’t want to die the death of 1000 cuts. Just get the whole thing out… the entire thing, every detail, answer the questions and move on.
It’s not anti-Catholic to question, nor is it anti-Catholic to be honest about the previous shortcomings of the church, because that is the only way we can ensure its strength and dignity moving forward. It is, however, very Catholic to forgive each other and to never stop loving each other.
The partisan warfare fueled by modern technology does not fairly reflect the grace and dignity of the American people.
Jesus was happy when people acknowledged his dignity and saddened when they did not, but he never sought their esteem or regard.
I love Obama’s calm and dignity. A lot of people confuse that with being aloof, but I know people that have held that job. It’s a 24-hour barrage of information.
To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect.
It’s up to us to take pop culture back and to express quality and dignity for both boys and girls.
I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.
I think that whether someone is a Christian or not, the idea that a human life has dignity and intrinsic worth should be clear enough.
I have a lot of dignity and am my own woman who does not dance to anyone’s tunes.
What is called for is dignity. We need to set an example.
The world does not have an Islam problem; the world has a dignity problem.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
Actually Maddy is my name. But I feel that whenever you address somebody, there needs to be certain amount of dignity rendered to it – irrespective of whether it’s a film star or somebody you are fond of. I find it very pleasing when somebody refers to me as ‘Mr. Madhavan’ or ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr. Maddy.’
Taught to regard a part of our own Species in the most abject and contemptible Degree below us, we lose that Idea of the dignity of Man which the Hand of Nature had implanted in us, for great and useful purposes.
We have to treat people who cross our borders with a measure of dignity. Right? It has to be reflective of our values.
Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.
The dignity of everyday life – the beauty of it, the attitude of it – is what I live around. And it is never on screen, and it is certainly never associated with Africa. If we see Africa at all, it is always used as a backdrop: a big blob of a continent rather than a specific street or a country or a place.
Our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has given the Government’s support to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. It is difficult to imagine a single piece of legislation which, more comprehensively, attacks the sanctity and dignity of human life than this particular Bill.
I want Latinos to be seen as the hard-working people that we are. We’ll take the hardest jobs that no one wants to take, and we’ll do them with dignity.
The Universal Declaration of Human rights is a transformational document that recognizes the inherent dignity and equal rights of all people.
I have a very good sense of tone, and it’s possible to talk about very personal things and maintain a level of dignity and even privacy – to go to the place, to talk about it, but not get icky.
If you’re locked into a philosophy of nickels and dimes, then you have a pretty limited approach to life. I don’t need a lot of money to live with dignity.
Work does have some value and some dignity, but I don’t think working 14 hours and not being able to pay your bills, or working two jobs and not being able – there’s nothing inherently dignified about that.
Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians.
Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters.
Promoting tolerance and human dignity is one of mankind’s unfinished challenges.
Since taking office, President Obama has worked to restore a positive vision of American leadership in the world – leadership defined, not by the threats and dangers that we will oppose, but by the security, opportunity and dignity that America advances in partnership with people around the world.
Very few fighters get the consideration of racehorses, which are put out to pasture to grow old with dignity and comfort when they haven’t got it anymore.
I think there is room out there to show the grace and dignity of women like Laura Bush.
The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man’s dedication to world peace… a representation of man’s belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness.
Treating everyone with dignity and respect is of utmost importance to me and are values we instill and take very seriously at Mylan.
To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.
The best thing we can do when we want to elevate civil dialogue in our American political discourse is to do whatever we can to make sure we treat others kindly with dignity and respect, and that’s what I intend to do.
Gentrification is stripping people not only of their homes but also of their dignity and their lives, and it is effectively whitening public spaces.
When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.
When I was young and getting bullied at school and really not feeling like I would amount to much and staying isolated, my mom used to say to me a lot about how you treat people and always having dignity and respect.
Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage.
Walking away from fame, whether by choice or necessity, isn’t a bad thing. In fact for many, it’s likely saved their lives, careers, families and basic dignity. More celebrities should probably try it.
The dignity of our neighbors deserves to be defended.
Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility?
When you talk about a man like David Bowie, you have to go in there with dignity.
We want for everyone to be treated with dignity and respect in any situation. And so we’ve been thinking about how do we use our platform to empower women. More than half of our hosts are women, and many are using the extra income to start their own businesses.
I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples’ lifestyles that tend to be ignored.
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.
Al Qaeda’s message that violence, terrorism and extremism are the only answer for Arabs seeking dignity and hope is being rejected each day in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and throughout the Arab lands.
Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity.
Chan Ho had a great career and was the exemplification of class, dignity and character.
