John Jay Hooker Quotes

Man is worth more for what he is than for what he has.

There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings.

There is purpose and worth to each and every life.

I'm a human being, god-dammit. My life has value!

The noble soul reveres itself

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

The government is not best which secures mere life and property -- there is a more valuable thing -- manhood.

Every human life is worth so much.

Our self-respect does not have a price tag.

Things have a price and can be for sale. But people have a dignity that is priceless and worth far more than things.

Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity and he will feel free.

Man is not made better by being degraded.

Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community. We all can treat one another with dignity and respect, provide opportunities to grow toward our fullest lives and help one another discover and develop our unique gifts. We each deserve this and we all can extend it to others.

We are defined by our dignity to rise above debasement. We are certainly better people for doing so.

A person fully awakened to the jewel-like dignity of their own life is capable of truly respecting that same treasure in others.

Never, be argued out of your soul, never be argued out of your honor, and never be argued into believing that soul and honor do not run a terrible risk if you limp into life with the load of a debt on your shoulders.

There is dignity in your being even if there's indignity in what you're doing.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

We are the world. We are the people and we deserve better not because we're worth it but because no worth can be put on the incalculable, on the infinite, on life.

You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.

Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

Honor is a gift a man gives himself. You can be as good as anyone that ever lived. If you can read, you can learn everything that anyone ever learned. But you've got to want it.