Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes

Far beyond the bounds of human decency …. soldiers ought not be asked to defend a Constitution indifferent to their essential human dignity.

Small town people assume you are a friend if you simply remember their names.

The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings.

There is no more important value than upholding the right to life in all circumstances.

A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.

The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically.

It will do all of us good if every child begins to learn that they’re endowed by the Creator and, by the way, so is the person next to them … So if you’re a rapist, the person you’re raping is endowed by God.

If we care about life and the dignity of all life, then we care about the dignity of all life, and that includes the human life of children.

Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.

I think I got people confidence because I was not looking at them like insects that I would film.

Lindsay Lohan isn't a DJ, but because of her celebrity power she can do a gig somewhere, put her name on a flyer, and she'll probably bring in more people and make more money than I ever will.

A sellout is putting your name on any piece of crap and then expecting people to buy it because it's got your name on it. That's what a sellout is to me.

Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who are forever trying to invest themselves with importance by calling important people by their first names in or out of print. Such first-naming for effect makes me cringe.

If you get your face and your name out there enough, people will start to recognize you.

I?m much bigger in Britain than I am there. I'm well-known, but my name's That Guy in America. . . . People shout: "Hey ? I know you! You're That Guy.".

Self-checkout is negative because more and more retailers are losing the personal touch. People want to do business where people know their name and communicate with them. With a world full of email and more self-service we will begin to start seeking out the basics from retailers who create emotion. There is not emotion out of self-service and most people buy out of emotion.

My agent pointed out one day that I had been quoted by a columnist in some American newspaper, and he noted with some glee that they simply identified me by name without reminding people who I was, apparently in the clear expectation that their readers would know who I am.

And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things.

I suggest that people make an effort to reach out to five people a month. Not just by Facebook or email or Twitter. I'm talking hard-copy note.

People aren't for hitting.

Do you know when you may concede your insignificance? Before God or, perhaps, before the intellect, beauty, or nature, but not before people. Among people, one must be conscious of one's dignity.

And one more thing...You will never again refer to him as 'Hazara boy' in my presence. He has a name and it's Sohrab.

There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other.

When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.

No matter how convenient it is for us to reach out to people remotely, sometimes the most important task is to show up in person.