Quotes and Sayings about Dignity

I think it's better to leave with decorum and great dignity.

Our constitution includes this wonderful article 1: "Human dignity is inviolable." What we're experiencing every day: Aggression against Jews, aggression against immigrants, violence and hate speech - that's what we have to stand up against!

If it is meant for you, you won't have to beg for it. You will never have to sacrifice your dignity for your destiny.

Elliot: "I'm not hiding, I was just looking for my... you know, the... I was looking for my dignity."
J.D.: "Did you find it?"
Elliot: "No. I must've left it at college."

Never let pride be your guiding principle! Let your accomplishments speak for you.

If pride gives us pause, my love, then perhaps we have lived long enough already.

People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.

I hate pride, but if I were going to be proud of anything it would have to be something I'd done myself. Race pride is kind of stupid.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur.

Sometimes we have to let go of our pride and do what is requested of us.

Only love creates things that are alive and last, pride is fruitless, because it knows only itself.

...yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.

If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all.

I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.

Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Your kindness warms my heart more than the brightest flame ever could.

Kindness is like snow - it beautifies everything it covers.

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.

A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Elliot: "When did you meet Morgan Freeman?"
Turk: "That's my mom."
Elliot: "I like her freckles."

I started an 'I hate Cox'-chatroom. Hasn't worked out the way I planned. It's me, two interns and 14,000 lesbians.

It doesn't really matter what color your dress is. What matters is the heart inside.

I believe in Europe. I am convinced by Europe. Not only as a heritage from the past, but as hope and a vision for the future.

Men must be free to do what they believe. It is not our right to punish one for thinking what they do, no matter how much we disagree.

It's our "white" responsibility to make sure people who speak out about racism are safe at all times. This means ending structural racism in our societies, authorities and media.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

Because nothing sucks more than feeling all alone, no matter how many people are around.

I've spent the past three-and-a-half years staring at greaseboards full of equations; before that, I spent four years working on my thesis; before that, I was in college, and before that... I was in the fifth grade.

Sometimes in life when you get what you want, you end up missing what you left behind.

J.D.: "What's wrong with me?"
Dr. Cox: "You're an annoying, whining man-child."
J.D.: "That question wasn't directed to you!"
Dr. Cox: "What question?"

Nothing in this world that's worth having comes easy.

One way or another, everyone stops bleeding.

Turk: "Eight seconds! Is that a new record, baby?"
Carla: "That depends, what are we talking about?"

Helping someone move is like oral sex. You do it once and they owe you for life.