when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or read more

when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I am going to live-or at least try to live-the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humor, with composure.

Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.

Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act read more

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life

Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only read more

Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.

Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.

Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.

Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.