#dig

It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#anything #because #dignified #down #else

Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility? ↗

— Robert Casey

#assume #dignity #human #human dignity #people

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

#dignity #knowledge #mind #quality #quantity

Nuclear is not only emissions-free, but renewing our commitment to nuclear power will create countless jobs at a time when our nation endures nearly double-digit unemployment. ↗

— Fred Upton

#countless #create #double-digit #endures #jobs

We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#dignity

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. ↗

— John Ciardi

#every #father #his #hope #house

I thought a dignified thing to do would be to live in the country by the time I'm 50 and write books. ↗

— Julian Clary

#by the time #country #dignified #i #live

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

#prodigal #rebellion #reconciliation #repentance #restoration

I read Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Reader's Digest... I read some responsible journalism, and from that, I form my own opinions. I also happen to be intelligent, and I question everything. ↗

— Gary Coleman

#digest #everything #form #happen #i

My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You've got to dig through the overstuffed racks that everyone else just walks by. It's the only way to find the cool stuff. ↗

— Lily Collins

#dig #else #everyone #find #flea