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Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny. (Quote by - Ronald Knox)

Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held. (Quote by - Huxley)

I'm really proud of what she's been able to accomplish, because she's so dedicated. Jeannie conducts herself with a lot of class. In 10 years, I've never seen her lose her cool or exhibit poor sportsmanship. It takes dignity to lose with dignity. That's just who she is. But she doesn't lose much anymore. (Quote by - Brian Lawrence)

Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her Eye, In every gesture dignity and love. (Quote by - John Milton)

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. (Quote by - Dag Hammarskjold)

I think our title of the coalition says it all. We want peace, justice and more than all, dignity. (Quote by - Yesenia Balcazar)

This Othello has the naturalness and dignity and mind of a highly educated Moor. (Quote by - James Agate)

Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity. (Quote by - John Brown)

There never was yet a people who must not have somebody or something to represent the dignity of the state. (Quote by - John Adams)

One by one the objects are defined It quickens: clarity, outline of leaf But now the stark dignity of entrance Still, the profound change has come upon them: rooted, they grip down and begin to awaken. (Quote by - William Carlos)

Dignity comes not from control, but from understanding who you are and taking your rightful place in the world. (Quote by - Real Live Preacher, Real Live Preacher weblog, 05-01-05)

It's better to lose with honesty and dignity than win by cheating. (Quote by - James Parker)

The privacy and dignity of our citizens are being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen -- a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a person's life. (Quote by - William Orville Douglas)

Dignity is often aveil between us and the real truth of things. (Quote by - EdwinPercyWhipple)

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse. (Quote by - Benjamin Spock)

For me, living out my faith is to exemplify Christ's example. When I read my Bible, it tells me to care for the hungry and do it in a way that maintains their dignity. It says to me, 'By this they will know that you are my disciples ..' (John 13:35). Christ treated people with dignity, and that's why I do what I do and why I respond to America's hunger. (Quote by - Robert Bush)

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Judy Garland. (Quote by - Judy Garland Quotes)

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion. (Quote by - Steven Weinberg)

Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity. (Quote by - Charles Dawes)

The law has always balanced the sanctity of life versus the dignity of the person, but right now we're not protecting the dignity of the person and we're only paying lip service to the sanctity of life. (Quote by - Sanjeev Anand)

You are indebted to you imagination for three-fourths of your importance. (Quote by - David Garrick)

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. (Quote by - W. Somerset Maugham)

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage, dignity. (Quote by - Ruby Dee)

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it. (Quote by - Christina of Sweden)

Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down. (Quote by - Madagasy Proverb)

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