Honor Quotes

"He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young"

Joseph Addison, Writer

"It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor"

Andre Gide, Novelist

"Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time"

George W. Bush, President

"When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned"

Herbert Hoover, President

"No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him"

Herbert Hoover, President

"A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice"

Walter Savage Landor, Poet

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

Hjalmar Schacht, Economist

"I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society"

Kathleen Turner, Actress

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

Eric Sevareid, Journalist

"I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor"

Grover Cleveland, President

"Honor lies in honest toil"

Grover Cleveland, President

"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

"The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power"

Xun Kuang, Philosopher

"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

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

Walter Lippmann, Journalist

"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

"I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor"

Pierre Corneille, Dramatist

"I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace"

Pierre Corneille, Dramatist

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

"My honor is my loyalty"

Heinrich Himmler, Criminal

"It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment"

Jasmine Guy, Actress

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

John Lennon, Musician

"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

"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

"Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor"

John McCarthy, Politician

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

Suzanne Vega, Musician

"Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots"

Jessica Savitch, Journalist

"We believe that salvation is to be found in wholesome work in a beloved land. Work will provide our people with the bread of tomorrow, and moreover, with the honor of the tomorrow, the freedom of the tomorrow"

Theodor Herzl, Journalist

"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

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

Branch Rickey, Athlete

"I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart"

Alice Walker, Author

"I believe honor thy mother and father is not just a good commandment to live by, it is good public policy to govern by. That is why I feel so strongly about Medicare"

Barbara Mikulski, Politician

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