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Letter "D" » Dignity
«Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.»
Author: Baltasar Gracian
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Dignity,
Politics
| Keywords:
deserved, insist
«The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him»
Author: Cyril Connolly
| About:
Dignity,
Friendship,
Respect
| Keywords:
dignity, friendships, Point of, respects, the point, to the point, wanting, wherein
«Such is an actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes. [On filming MacHale's Navy]»
«when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I am going to live-or at least try to live-the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humor, with composure.»
«True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn»
«The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.»
Author: Dag Hammarskjold
(Statesman)
| About:
Apathy,
Dignity,
Indifference,
Self-confidence,
Self-love
| Keywords:
dignities
«There is only one terminal dignity - love.»
«The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.»
Author: Helen Hayes
(Actress)
| About:
Dignity,
Eternity,
Love
| Keywords:
glimpse, terminals, The Terminal
«These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around.»
Author: Bill Cosby
(Actor, Comedian, Producer)
| About:
Civil rights,
Dignity,
Education,
Freedom,
Opportunity
«Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important.»
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