Honor Quotes - Page 31

• I was eleven, then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were the lovely years.

  Truman Capote

  Years, Lovely, Sixteen

  Truman Capote (2012). “The Grass Harp”, p.9, Vintage

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• Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into American blues, gospel, folk hymnody, and hill country dance music. To that gumbo, he added the invigorating rhythms and harmonies of hot jazz. It was a new kind of American music, named in honor of his band The Blue Grass Boys to be known, simply, as bluegrass.

  Paul Zollo

  Music, Country, Boys

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• When you're as important as I am, getting your feelings hurt by me is almost an honor.

  Matt Groening

  Hurt, Feelings, Important

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• The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)... Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are worth our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.

  Colin Powell

  Our World, Effort, Principles

  Colin Powell's acceptance speech at the UN-USA Global Leadership Award, April 21, 1993.

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• Great power which incites great envy, hurls some men to destruction; they are drowned in a long splendid stream of honors.

  Juvenal

  Men, Long, Envy

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• Nicole will come up in conversations where it's in a part of the conversation. Or we may be somewhere and I would tell some story about their mother and I. You know, we always honor her birthday.

  O. J. Simpson

  Birthday, Sports, Mother

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• I define discipline as the ability to make + keep promises and to honor commitments.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivational, Commitment, Discipline

  Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

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• Look around you. It's an honor to fight beside you. Today we choose to fight. For the freedom to fight on other days. So we remember what's worth fighting for.

  Janet Morris

  Fighting, Looks, Today

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.447, Paradise Publishing

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• They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to war for gain or for territory; we go to war for principles, and we produce young men like these. I think I told every one of them that I would rather have that medal, the Congressional Medal of Honor, than to be President of the United States.

  Harry S. Truman

  War, Fighting, Winning

  United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1961). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

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• As the war was just in its origin and necessary and noble in its objects, we can reflect with a proud satisfaction that in carrying it on no principle of justice or honor, no usage of civilized nations, no precept of courtesy or humanity, have been infringed.

  James Madison

  War, Justice, Humanity

  James Madison, Robert Allen Rutland (2008). “The Papers of James Madison: 8 February-24 October 1813”

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• I do not intend for 'honor, courage, and commitment' to be just words; I expect them to frame the way that we live and act.

  Charles C. Krulak

  Commitment, Way

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• We remain committed to the conference and fully anticipate that the Big 12 will honor its commitment to Texas A&M.

  R. Bowen Loftin

  Commitment, Texas, Bigs

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• Thank you Rob for the honor you have brought to our city with this oustanding composition.

  Rocky Anderson

  Cities, Composition

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• A minimal level of sportsman ethics afield is mandated by written law. Beyond that, say, when an action is legal but ethically questionable, or when (as Aldo Leopold long ago pointed out) no one is watching, hunter ethics is an individual responsibility. As the existentialists would have it, we determine our own honor minute by minute, action by action, one decision at a time.

  David Petersen

  Responsibility, Long Ago, Law

  "The North American Model for Wildlife Conservation Is an Endangered Species in Colorado" by David Petersen, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 22, 2013.

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• That's the whole challenge of life - to act with honor and hope and generosity, no whatter what you've drawn. You can't help when or what you were born, you may not be able to help how you die; but you can - and you should - try to pass the days between as a good man.

  Anton Myrer

  Men, Generosity, Challenges

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• And you know what? If there is a God, and it's that same God who's so eager to have temples built in honor of his greatness, and wars fought over him, and people dropping to their knees telling him what a wonderful, magnificent being he is? If this all-powerful, all-knowing creature for some reason just can't get by without my worship? Then let him give me some proof. Or at least get over himself if I decide to go out and get some.

  Robin Wasserman

  Powerful, War, Greatness

  Robin Wasserman (2012). “The Book of Blood and Shadow”, p.302, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• It's such an honor to receive the Mark Twain Prize. To get the same award that has been given to people like Bill Cosby, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell, it really makes me wonder… why didn't I get this sooner?

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Awards, People, Fey

  "Ellen DeGeneres Birthday: 55 Reasons We Love Her" By Nina Bahadur, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 26, 2013.

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• Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting.

  Emilia Clarke

  Drama, Writing, School

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• It means abandoning being a poet, abandoning your careerism, abandoning even the idea of writing any poetry, really abandoning, giving up as hopeless - abandoning the possibility of really expressing yourself to the nations of the world. Abandoning the idea of being a prophet with honor and dignity, and abandoning the glory of poetry and just settling down in the muck of your own mindYou really have to make a resolution to write for yourself, in the sense of not writing to impress yourself, but just writing what your self is saying.

  Allen Ginsberg

  Giving Up, Writing, Mean

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• It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility.

  David Duchovny

  Responsibility

  Interview with Lawrence Grobel, www.playboy.com. December, 1998.

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• I don't think that (U.S. President) George Bush...is a man of honor.

  Harry Belafonte

  Men, Thinking, President

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• It's my privilege and honor to cook three meals a day for my family, and it's a luxury on a level that I didn't even realize, because it can be relentless for me on some days. You have pride in how you take care of your family.

  Julia Roberts

  Pride, Luxury, Meals

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• Defend my honor protect my pride the good advice i always hated but looking back it made me greater .. u make me laugh u make me hoarse from yelling at you and getting at u.

  Nicki Minaj

  Pride, Yelling, Laughing

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• I don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical. 'To love, honor, and obey.' If it weren't, you wouldn't have to sign a contract.

  Katharine Hepburn

  Marriage, Believe, Contracts

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• It is a privilege and an honor to perform on Steinway pianos.

  Diana Krall

  Piano, Privilege, Steinway

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