Sarah Addison Allen Quotes

What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.

One compels respect from others when he knows how to defend his dignity as a human being.

Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own.

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

You can be sexy, but respect yourself and make sure you get that respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

I think everyone deserves dignity.

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.

No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man.

Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

The essence of government lies with unceasing concern for the welfare and dignity and decency and innate integrity of life for every individual.

A degrading procedure that so detracts from human dignity and self-respect that it shocks the conscience and offends this court's sense of justice.

There is no right more fundamental than the right to be born and reared with all the dignity the human person deserves.

I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity.

It's a principle of my philosophy that you have to respect the individual human being.

I believe no matter who you are, respect yourself, respect others.

You don't ever want to seem less than a person.

We have always wanted to make sure that we start the conversation by saying that all people are of value and their lives should be respected and that we should respect them.

Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.