#dignity

I told you in the course of this paper that Shakespeare had a sister; but do not look for her in Sir Sidney Lee's life of the poet. She died young--alas, she never wrote a word. She lies buried where the omnibuses now stop, opposite the Elephant and Castle. Now my belief is that this poet who never wrote a word and was buried at the crossroads still lives. She lives in you and in me, and in many other women who are not here tonight, for they are washing up the dishes and putting the children to bed. But she lives; for great poets do not die; they are continuing presences; they need only the opportunity to walk among us in the flesh. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

#dignity #dreams #empowerment #equality #feminism

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep. ↗

— Marc Chagall

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The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#come #dignity #empire #empire state #integrity

These are tough times, and the New Yorkers I have met are facing economic adversity with grace and dignity. They worry about their future, care about their neighbors and hope this storm will pass so they can focus on better days ahead. ↗

— Harold Ford

#adversity #ahead #better #care #days

I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#characters #dignity #get #having #i

Dignity: the doomed man's final refuge. ↗

— Max Frisch

#doomed #final #man #refuge

The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

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Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. ↗

— Romain Gary

#befalls #declaration #dignity #him #humor

Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#cheerful #dignity #effect #either #epochs

I left the room with silent dignity, but caught my foot in the mat. ↗

— George Grossmith

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