Honor Quotes

Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

Honor your commitments with integrity.

The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere. It casts a light of peace and reason upon us all; and for that I am especially grateful.

I'm proud of the USA. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.

Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.

I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.

It's an honor to see that green jacket in the bedroom closet, but I'm not going to become somebody else because I won the Masters.

I went to law school. And I became a prosecutor. I took on a specialty that very few choose to pursue. I prosecuted child abuse and child homicide cases. Cases that were truly gut-wrenching. But standing up for those kids, being their voice for justice was the honor of a lifetime.

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.

My honor is my loyalty.

It was dripping and, you know, and there was a whole line of cameras and microphones. I felt like - you remember the honor guards, only it was a dishonor guard.

To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages.

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of person you are. For you show me what your idea of humanity is.

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.

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

As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace.

In Washington it is an honor to be disgraced. you have to have been somebody to fall.

Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mostly with honor - who will?

I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I've done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?

Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.

Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.

For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go.

We can never fully repay the debt of our proud nation to those who have laid down their lives for our country. The best we can do is honor their memory, ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain, and help provide for their families.

Those of us who participate realize the incredible honor bestowed on us, but to really understand the true scope and depth of the movement requires more investigation and concentration.

Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play basketball. This is the highest honor that can ever be paid, and it's mind-blowing.

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

Honor is but an empty bubble.