#dignity

Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves. ↗

— Dave Eggers

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It is a good idea sometimes to think of the importance and dignity of our every-day duties. It keeps them from being so tiresome; besides, others are apt take us at our own valuation. ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

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I will remember this, thought Ender, when I am defeated. To keep dignity, and give honor where it's due, so that defeat is not disgrace. And I hope I don't have to do it often. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

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Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity. ↗

— Naomi Klein

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Von Loewe really should know me well enough by now to realize that I am not going to face my execution without a fight. Or with anything remotely resembling dignity. ↗

— Elizabeth Wein

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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

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Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career. ↗

— Antonio Banderas

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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress. ↗

— Benazir Bhutto

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I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

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