Top 1200 Human Dignity Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

I've struggled to get respect and dignity for my profession, and I do it in the way I lead my life as a fighter and as a human being.

In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is acknowledged to all human beings; and as a consequence there is proclaimed, as a fundamental right, the right of free movement in search for truth and in the attainment of moral good and of justice, and also the right to a dignified life.

All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.

Yet there is a dignity in the human spirit which can become most clearly visible in the moment of defeat and disaster.

I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity an actor gets.

It's a strange thing that every human being has a sort of dignity or wholeness in him, and out of that develops relationships to other human beings, tensions, misunderstandings, tenderness, coming in contact, touching and being touched, the cutting off of a contact and what happens then.

Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace.

One compels respect from others when he knows how to defend his dignity as a human being.

Where are the real sources of human dignity, freedom and modern democracy, if not in the concept of infinity to which all men are equal?

If we are to be as a shining city upon a hill, it will be because of our ceaseless pursuit of the constitutional ideal of human dignity.

The right to religious freedom has its foundation, not in the church or society or the state, but in the very dignity of the human person.

There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control. They would rate a generous deed as no more praiseworthy than a wink, a crime as no more voluntary than a sneeze. . . Such a philosophy undercuts all human dignity. . . All of us have the power of choice in action at every moment of our lives.

Staring prejudice in the face imposes a cruel discipline: to structure your anger, to achieve a certain dignity, an angry dignity.

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.

A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function

Human beings are not property. On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. And let us redouble our efforts so that the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - 'no one shall be held in slavery or servitude' - ring true.

Dignity is different from respect in that it is not based on how people perform, what they can do for us, or their likability. Dignity is a feeling of inherent value and worth.

Nothing is more destructive of human dignity than a rule which imposes a mute and blind obedience.

They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.

Human rights means that each individual should be treated with respect, dignity and equality.

I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good.

Every situation of justice is an occasion where someone is being humiliated and they want to restore their dignity. They think, "I am a human being and I may not be able to defeat these people or destroy them, but I will hit out at them, because I am not a thing, I am human."

As for my dignity... the hell with my dignity. I will get along alright in this world. I don't have to be dignified, professional.

There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right.

The dignity we seek in dying must be found in the dignity with which we have lived our lives.

Education is a human right - a recognition of dignity that each person should be afforded.

I like to make films about people who changed the lives of others and asserted human dignity.

Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.

Dignity was the first quality to be abandoned when the heart took over the running of human affairs.

There is no dignity like the dignity of a soul in agony.

I think the dignity of Congress and the dignity of the country demands something more than merely censure here.

Every institution has its own dignity, and if people don't respect the dignity of those institutions, it affects the whole system.

It's really not hard to keep your dignity and sign to a major label... Most people don't have any dignity in the first place.

History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation.

To be united to God in unity of person was not fitting to human flesh, according to its natural endowments, since it was above his dignity; nevertheless, it was fitting that God, by reason of his infinite goodness, should unite it to himself for human salvation.

When you do stand-up, you're just concerned with trying to leave with some semblance of human dignity at the end of your performance.

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator.

There is dignity in being a celebrity. Let us not lose that dignity.

Trump can embrace dictators and gulags, but we the people stand for human rights, for dignity, for keeping families together.

Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.

Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.

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

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

The protection of human rights to promote the dignity of the individual is too important a matter for symbolic gestures alone. It is only through the pursuit of practical and effective efforts to promote human rights that we show our real commitment to the welfare of individuals and society.

Sex and the City is the opposite of dignity. You have to have dignity for your body - this is with men and women.

You know, all work has dignity. I fundamentally believe that. So all paychecks must have dignity.

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

I have not seen much dignity in the process by which we die. The quest to achieve true dignity fails when our bodies fail.

Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one’s own and that of other people.

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.

Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians.

Within the soul of America is freedom of mind and spirit in man. Here alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit. Here alone is human dignity not a dream but an accomplishment. Perhaps it is not perfect, but it is more full in realization here than any other place in the world.

Human dignity begins to assert itself only at the point where man is distinguishable from the beast by pity for it.

Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters.

It is up to us to push for a transformation in political culture in which the basic human dignity of migrants is unequivocally respected.

How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity.

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

I think that whether someone is a Christian or not, the idea that a human life has dignity and intrinsic worth should be clear enough.

Freedom ultimately is dignity. And dignity, not income, is the opposite of poverty.

America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.