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"I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect."

"Watching a person lose their dignity used to be uncomfortable, and now it's an expected part of the program that we're becoming comfortable with."

"Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself."

"When you begin to run after miracles you dehumanize yourself."

"Through their teachings they dignify even the most mundane professions. According to them any profession or work that adds to the common good of man must be respected and it is dignified."

"Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency."
Explore more quotes by Greg Lake

"I just got a call one day from Ringo asking me if I wanted to go out on the tour. It was as simple as that. He was putting together this band and he heard of me in the context of doing this and he gave me a call. I jumped at the chance."

"When we made that album with Gary Moore, I was still kind of searching for the right direction for myself. Although the music is quite good the direction was like a box of fireworks that caught light all at the same time."

"I would like to involve myself in some black music. I would like to do some blues and some gospel music. I want to try stuff from other genres and try to widen my musical base."

"When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference."

"Philosophically, what I have learned is to thy own self be true. That is the biggest lesson of all. Relax; music is fun. To many people take it to seriously because of the money involved."

"As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world. That's the difference."

"I feel with ELP that I wasn't making the most of my life and I wasn't making the most of my creativity. I was marking time. I don't want to do that. Life is to short."

"I don't think art is a goal orientated business. I don't do things for the challenges, I only do them because I love them, I'm not really a goal orientated, achiever type of person."
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