Honor Quotes

"A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so"

Walter Lippmann, Journalist

"Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery"

Phil Donahue, Entertainer

"The presentation of the Golden Badge of the Movement is the highest honor the Third Reich has to offer"

Hjalmar Schacht, Economist

"After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America"

Russ Carnahan, Politician

"Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero"

David D. Burns, Writer

"Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor"

James Lane Allen, Author

"Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable"

Miguel de Cervantes, Novelist

"My honor is my loyalty"

Heinrich Himmler, Criminal

"True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price"

Bryant H. McGill, Author

"It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever"

Jimmy Carter, President

"I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I've done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?"

Douglas MacArthur, Soldier

"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be"

Douglas MacArthur, Soldier

"Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war"

Douglas MacArthur, Soldier

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death"

Julius Caesar, Leader

"You have to defend your honor. And your family"

Suzanne Vega, Musician

"The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today"

Hank Stram, Athlete

"Let's use the opportunities before us to stand for Christ. If we will do, God himself will honor our efforts and America can be restored"

Randall Terry, Celebrity

"You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause"

Carly Simon, Musician

"When we become a really mature, grown-up, wise society, we will put teachers at the center of the community, where they belong. We don't honor them enough, we don't pay them enough"

Charles Kuralt, Journalist

"The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction"

John Lennon, Musician

"And much as Wine has played the Infidel, And robbed me of my Robe of Honor Well, I often wonder what the Vintners buy One half so precious as the stuff they sell"

Edward Fitzgerald, Poet

"Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining"

Philo, Philosopher

"When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead"

John Greenleaf Whittier, Poet

"Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor"

Norman Mailer, Novelist

"Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men"

Norman Mailer, Novelist

"Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country"

Payne Stewart, Athlete

"I further value this gift as it gave me an opportunity to accept this distinguished honor in a country so devoted to this cause and whose history marks a wonderful chapter in world development"

Frank B. Kellogg, Politician

"At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot - it was a land dispute over six inches of property that ran a hundred yards through my grandfather's land. It was really over the honor of my family and that of another family"

Jack Bowman, Actor

"It's like being a Knight of the Garter. It's an honor, but it doesn't hold up anything"

Fulton J. Sheen, Clergyman

"It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind"

Branch Rickey, Athlete

"It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty"

Charles Schumer, Politician

"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave"

Calvin Coolidge, President

"All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation"

John Adams, President

"There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat"

Ann Landers, Journalist

"Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency to get the book written"

William Faulkner, Novelist

"Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it"

Zhuangzi, Philosopher

"Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor"

Eric Sevareid, Journalist

"For those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, we are grateful that such men and women were among us. For those who continue to serve, we honor their commitment. For those who return to civilian life, we honor their service"

Steve Buyer, Politician

"National honor is the national property of the highest value"

James Monroe, President

"I am still being recognized as Joanie and probably will as long as Happy Days is playing on TV and remembered by Happy Days fans. It has and will always be a pleasure and a honor for me to be a part of it"

Erin Moran, Actress

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