Sania Hamady Quotes

Village feuds often had to do with an idea of honor. Perhaps it was a peasant idea; perhaps this idea of honor is especially important to a society without recourse to law or without confidence in law.

I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something - losing your life is secondary to losing your honor.

My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards.

Self-respect, the value of 'face,' is universal but is most pronounced in China, then in Japan where the Confucian ethic is most influential.

To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.

The nice thing with the Arabs is that with age comes respect.

Fire is more bearable than disgrace.

In most crimes of honour, there is no concrete evidence. The women are killed just because of rumours or suspicions that they may have crossed the line of 'decent' behaviour. In cases where women are deemed to have 'dishonoured' the family through their conduct, the husband is considered to have the first right to avenge, followed by the father, and then the brother.

Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.

Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame or praise is to be divided.

A man whose life has been dishonorable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.

Family honour is the most important thing.

If I ever spat at an opponent, I'd never be able to show my face to my family ever again.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

What is left when honor is lost?

I'm just an actor, and if I can leave something behind that my kids will be proud of, then that's what I want. I don't want my kids to be embarrassed by anything I've done.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy.

The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

I promise not to become a source of shame for you.

When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.

In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge.

My dad has worked so hard his whole life. He doesn't deserve to see his daughters going out embarrassing themselves and flashing their knickers. I want to make my parents proud.

For a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.