Honor Quotes

"Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family"

"There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity"

Claud-Adrian Helvetius, Philosopher

"I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice"

Ozzy Osbourne, Musician

"Not only did God deliver me from the bondage of alcoholism, he also blessed my family financially because of my commitment to honor what he had done for me and for not doing what I believed could possibly be destructive to others"

Richard Kiel, Actor

"A woman is a citizen who works for Mexico. We must not treat her differently from a man, except to honor her more"

Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Statesman

"From a Christian point of view of course we do want a peaceful world, and I think September 11 did actually make people aware not only of vulnerability and how transitory life is, but there are forces of good and honor and justice which speak to us of God and his love for us"

George Carey, Clergyman

"When this sad war is over we will all return to our homes, and feel that we can ask no higher honor than the proud consciousness that we belonged to the Army of the Potomac"

George B. McClellan, Soldier

"A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself"

Marguerite de Valois, Royalty

"Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor"

Ray Charles, Musician

"The honor of about 30 million votes remains with the Iranian nation and no enemy scheme would take away this dignity and honor from the Iranian nation"

Ayatollah Khamenei, Statesman

"I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I am very happy about that!"

Ken Hensley, Musician

"I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history"

Sidney Sheldon, Novelist

"I responded to the request because during these times when we are asking so much of our men and women in the armed services it is especially important that we properly honor those who died in the service of their country"

Robert A. Brady, Politician

"First of all, it was such an honor to be chosen. You had to be voted in by players and coaches that time. But having it in Hawai'i was a brilliant idea"

Dan Fouts, Athlete

"Honor is like a match, you can only use it once"

Marcel Pagnol, Dramatist

"The honor is overpaid, When he that did the act is commentator"

James Shirley, Dramatist

"Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor"

Emily Post, Author

"We just kind of did our own thing and got made fun of by the popular kids. It was kind of like a badge of honor to be an outcast"

Mark Hoppus, Musician

"Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish"

David Mallet, Dramatist

"Talk of unusual swell of waist In maid of honor loosely laced"

Matthew Green, Poet

"As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who strive academically, just as we honor athletic champions. Meeting the President of the United States is just the honor we should bestow on our academic champions"

Brad Sherman, Politician

"Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you"

Aron Ralston, Celebrity

"We can best honor the memories of those who were killed on September 11 and those who have been killed fighting the war on terrorism, by dedicating ourselves to building a free and peaceful world safe from the threat of terrorism"

Jack Reed, Politician

"A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was"

Zebulon Pike, Soldier

"Humans love truth and justice, and rejoice in ceremonies that honor those qualities. For that sentiment we should indeed thank God"

Alfred Day Hershey, Scientist

"But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics"

Tim Holden, Politician

"I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd dive on a live grenade to get this message out, so thank you for this forum"

Karen Duffy, Actress

"We must honor our country's tradition of openness and continue to welcome new immigrants"

Jose Serrano, Politician

"I think Mr. Clarke had a tendency to interfere too much with the activities of the CIA, and our leadership at the senior level let him interfere too much. So criticism from him I kind of wear as a badge of honor"

Michael Scheuer, Public Servant

"A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor"

Irwin Shaw, Novelist

"It was a real honor to be able to work with someone like that that I've been watching since I was a kid. I mean, to play his brother left some people scratching their heads but something about it really worked"

Jared Leto, Actor

"If there's anyone in my lifetime who deserves honor it is Billy Graham. I think he is the most significant figure since the apostles"

Pat Boone, Musician

"I didn't always know, but I always wanted to. I always wanted to be the very best receiver the Cowboys ever had. That was my goal coming in as a rookie and my goal throughout my career: being the best they ever had, going up in the Ring of Honor"

Michael Irvin, Athlete

"These opportunities don't come around too often. It's quite an honor and a privilege to be able to sit here today saying that I'm a part-owner of an NFL team"

Marc Anthony, Musician

"Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness"

John Howe, Artist

"We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people"

Bob Ney, Politician

"Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country"

Ricardo Montalban, Actor

"God is concerned with nations, but nations also need to be concerned with God. No nation can have a monopoly on God, but God will bless any nation whose people seek and honor His will as revealed by Christ and declared through the Holy Spirit"

John Haggai

"And the university's reputation will only continue to grow as stories like Elaine's are spread. Delaware State University's motto 'a past to honor, a future to insure,' couldn't be any more fitting for this transitional period you are going through"

Michael N. Castle, Politician

"I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that"

Kathy Mattea, Musician

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