Honor Quotes

I used to be a discipline problem, which caused me embarrassment until I realized that being a discipline problem in a racist society is sometimes an honor.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called, gone where ordered, and defended our nation with honor.

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and women in uniform today and provide long overdue benefits for the veterans and military retirees who have already served.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honor.

Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men.

I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.

But for us Democrats, Obamacare is a badge of honor. Because no matter who you are, what stage of life you're in, this law is a good thing.

The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not fit to live.

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.

Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.

You honor me greatly and beyond my ability as an individual but in so doing you honor my colleagues also who made possible the results you have cited.

I have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican roots with honor and pride.

Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity.

Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage.

A woman is a citizen who works for Mexico. We must not treat her differently from a man, except to honor her more.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.

As a former cop, I respect and appreciate those who've dedicated their lives to serving others as well as those who appreciate the rule of law and honor it.