Honor Quotes - Page 9

• We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated from the Divine Nature; for that which is foreign by nature does not share in the same honors.

  Saint Basil

  Father, Son, Together

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• I have no desire to be president of the United States. Zero desire. I don't think that I would be electable. And there are far too many people that are far smarter than me to be president. I'd like to find one with some honor and integrity. I haven't seen them yet, but they'll show up.

  Glenn Beck

  Zero, Integrity, Thinking

  "Glenn Beck on 'Restoring Honor' Rally, America's future and His Critics". "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace", www.foxnews.com. August 29, 2010.

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• Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.

  Robert Foster Bennett

  Life, Motivational, Choices Made

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• God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know us best and love us most and will not leave one thing undone for our eternal welfare. Should we not love them for it and honor them first?

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Jesus, Brother, Father

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• Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Growing Up, Stress, Sacrifice

  Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain

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• And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government that honors our Constitution and stands up for the values that have made America, America: economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility.

  John Boehner

  Responsibility, Government, America

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• Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God to bear witness to the promises we make with the implicit expectation that He will hold us accountable for the manner in which we honor them.

  James L. Buckley

  Expectations, Promise, Today

  James L. Buckley (2010). “Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State”, p.245, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• We remain at peace with all nations, and no efforts on my part consistent with the preservation of our rights and the honor of the country shall be spared to maintain a position so consonant to our institutions.

  Martin Van Buren

  Country, Rights, Effort

  Martin Van Buren (1969). “Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862: chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”

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• The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor.

  George H. W. Bush

  George H W Bush, Great Things

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• I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.

  James Cameron

  Mean, Successful, Agreement

  "Man of Extremes The Return of James Cameron" by Dana Goodyear, www.newyorker.com. October 26, 2009.

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• What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea. It is something out of his own unique potentiality for experience, something that never has been and never could have been experienced by anyone else.

  Joseph Campbell

  Inspirational, Life, Unique

  Joseph Campbell, Bill D. Moyers (1988). “The Power of Myth”, Harmony

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• When I did Comic Relief, I did it to be on the show; it's a badge of honor as a comedian to do that show.

  Drew Carey

  Comedian, Relief, Comic

  "Stand-Up Guy". Interview with Nick Gillespie & Steve Kurtz, reason.com. November 1, 1997.

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• In honor of Surgeon General Koop's legacy, we should ensure that the position of surgeon general is protected from political interference, funded appropriately and nominated from the ranks of career public health professionals who merit consideration, as is done in the other uniformed services.

  Richard Carmona

  Careers, Political, Done

  "Surgeon General Koop: The Legacy of a Health Warrior" by Richard Carmona, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 1, 2013.

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• After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America.

  Russ Carnahan

  America, Design, Memorial

  Russ Carnahan's remarks at the United States House of Representatives (October 28, 2005), as quoted in "Congressional Record, Volume 151 - Part 18: October 27, 2005 to November 7, 2005 (Pages 23969 to 25296)" by Government Printing Office (p. 24193), 2010.

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• These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror.

  Michael N. Castle

  Country, Memorial Day, Hero

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• The working class owes all honor and respect to the first men who planted the standard of labor solidarity on the hostile frontier of unorganized industry.

  Ralph Chaplin

  Men, Honor And Respect, Class

  Ralph Chaplin, Ben Hur Lampman, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Dept. of Research and Education (1971). “The Centralia case: three views of the Armistice Day tragedy at Centralia, Washington, Novemeber 11, 1919: The Centralia conspiracy”, Da Capo Pr

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• Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

  Ray Charles

  Years, Music Is My Life, Academy

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• Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Long, World, Remember

  Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (1855). “The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author”, p.157

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• Honor is the reward of virtue.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Philosophical, Rewards, Virtue

  Marcus Tullius Cicero, George Barnes, Edward Jones (1860). “Cicero on Oratory and Orators”, p.349

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• As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor gave to his disciples.

  Adam Clarke

  Jesus, Resurrection, Christ

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• There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor, beneath which are shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness.

  Eldridge Cleaver

  Loss, Greatness, Self

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• The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head.

  Jean Cocteau

  Truth, Intuition, Trying

  "Moments of Clarity". Book by Thomas L. Jackson, March 31, 2002.

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• You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.

  Joseph Conrad

  Integrity, Men, Sound

  Joseph Conrad (2015). “Complete Short Stories of Joseph Conrad (Including His Memoirs, Letters & Critical Essays: Unforgettable Tales like Heart of Darkness, Point of Honor, Falk, Secret Sharer, The Return & Freya of Seven Isles”, p.1154, e-artnow

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• I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.

  Pierre Corneille

  Disgrace

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• Individual honors and scoring championships are great, but my No. 1 goal is to win the Stanley Cup.

  Sidney Crosby

  Winning, Goal, Cups

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