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"It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind."
Branch Rickey
"It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind."
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"What I'm going to be given I gather is not the key to the city, which in many cities is the case. It's the freedom medal, and for me freedom has always been associated traditionally within the city."
George Woodcock
"What I'm going to be given I gather is not the key to the city, which in many cities is the case. It's the freedom medal, and for me freedom has always been associated traditionally within the city."
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"Are you telling me, or are you asking me?' Kathel said sarcastically.'Depends on your answer,' Wharickreplied. 'Yes, Gwardian. It would be my honor to be your second.' 'Then I was telling you,' Wharick told him."
Madison Thorne Grey
"Are you telling me, or are you asking me?' Kathel said sarcastically.'Depends on your answer,' Wharickreplied. 'Yes, Gwardian. It would be my honor to be your second.' 'Then I was telling you,' Wharick told him."
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"The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction."
John Lennon
"The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction."
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"National honor is the national property of the highest value."
James Monroe
"National honor is the national property of the highest value."
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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
"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."
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"A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, ofcourse, a sight to behold, but a man with honor - ah, he is the one, dear reader, to which young ladies should flock."
Julia Quinn
"A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, ofcourse, a sight to behold, but a man with honor - ah, he is the one, dear reader, to which young ladies should flock."
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"Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child."
Alice Miller
"Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child."
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"Honor wears different coats to different eyes."
Barbara Tuchman
"Honor wears different coats to different eyes."
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"Honor is like a match, you can only use it once."
Marcel Pagnol
"Honor is like a match, you can only use it once."
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"Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor."
Joseph Addison
"Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor."
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"My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's."
Ryan White
"My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's."
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"If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with the honour of the body, we shall get a social revolution of a quite unparalleled sort."
Dorothy L. Sayers
"If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with the honour of the body, we shall get a social revolution of a quite unparalleled sort."
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"It's been a great honor for me to be a player for the Detroit Red Wings, to play for an Original Six franchise. I know I'm far from perfect, but I learned a lot."
Steve Yzerman
"It's been a great honor for me to be a player for the Detroit Red Wings, to play for an Original Six franchise. I know I'm far from perfect, but I learned a lot."
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"I still had some honor... I still have some now."
Roman Polanski
"I still had some honor... I still have some now."
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"If there's anyone in my lifetime who deserves honor it is Billy Graham. I think he is the most significant figure since the apostles."
Pat Boone
"If there's anyone in my lifetime who deserves honor it is Billy Graham. I think he is the most significant figure since the apostles."
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"Fame is something which must be won honour is something which must not be lost."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"Fame is something which must be won honour is something which must not be lost."
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"What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no."
William Shakespeare
"What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no."
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"A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so."
Walter Lippmann
"A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so."
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"He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so."
Walter Lippmann
"He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so."
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"I had the honor and privilege of working with John Ritter."
Will Friedle
"I had the honor and privilege of working with John Ritter."
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"I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever."
Jim Valvano
"I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever."
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"Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero."
David D. Burns
"Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero."
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"The real reason I run is to bring honor to Jesus."
Charity Fillmore
"The real reason I run is to bring honor to Jesus."
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"We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp," said Brom."And yours."
Christopher Paolini
"We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp," said Brom."And yours."
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"I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice."
Ozzy Osbourne
"I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice."
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"Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought."
Margaret Chase Smith
"Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought."
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"Words motivate."
Rajen Jani
"Words motivate."
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"There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the book, or the movie you're dealing with, but some aspect that maybe can explore something that the play couldn't do."
William Bolcom
"There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the book, or the movie you're dealing with, but some aspect that maybe can explore something that the play couldn't do."
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"If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm."
Christopher Paolini
"If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm."
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"But now that she was dying, I knew everything. My mother was in me already. Not just the parts of her that I knew, but the parts of her that had come before me too."
Cheryl Strayed
"But now that she was dying, I knew everything. My mother was in me already. Not just the parts of her that I knew, but the parts of her that had come before me too."
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"Our elders, and our elders' kin, and their kin before them, fought to keep Sunningrocks in our territory. Many of them lost their lives, giving up their last breath for stones that belong to us. Can we give up where they did not, turn tail and flee when they kept fighting so that their kits could hunt and play and bask on these rocks? Will you fight with me now, in honor of all our elders and all our unborn kits?"
Erin Hunter
"Our elders, and our elders' kin, and their kin before them, fought to keep Sunningrocks in our territory. Many of them lost their lives, giving up their last breath for stones that belong to us. Can we give up where they did not, turn tail and flee when they kept fighting so that their kits could hunt and play and bask on these rocks? Will you fight with me now, in honor of all our elders and all our unborn kits?"
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"I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it."
Kristen Bell
"I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it."
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"Do you think the memory of someone should dictate how we live going forward?' he asks, threading and unthreading his fingers together.'It depends,' I say. 'I think you can probably honor someone's memory, but you can't live for them, because that means living in the past."
Alexandra Bracken
"Do you think the memory of someone should dictate how we live going forward?' he asks, threading and unthreading his fingers together.'It depends,' I say. 'I think you can probably honor someone's memory, but you can't live for them, because that means living in the past."
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"It is not right to exult over slain men."
Homer
"It is not right to exult over slain men."
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"A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself."
Marguerite de Valois
"A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself."
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"Darius began to walk away, but as if he thought better of it, turned back to face Wharick. He stared into the Gwardian's eyes for a moment and then spoke quietly. 'If ever a blade comes that close to my neck brother, the only debt you owe me is to make sure it connects."
Madison Thorne Grey
"Darius began to walk away, but as if he thought better of it, turned back to face Wharick. He stared into the Gwardian's eyes for a moment and then spoke quietly. 'If ever a blade comes that close to my neck brother, the only debt you owe me is to make sure it connects."
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"Damsel," said the Prince, bowing to her. "You are of a high courage, and therefore, I doubt not, you come of a noble blood in your own world."
C. S. Lewis
"Damsel," said the Prince, bowing to her. "You are of a high courage, and therefore, I doubt not, you come of a noble blood in your own world."
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"Verily, there is no dishonor in death at the hands of a far superior enemy."
Wayne Gerard Trotman
"Verily, there is no dishonor in death at the hands of a far superior enemy."
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"We have to let the Warrior Code rule our hearts. The death of a warrior does not mean victory."
Erin Hunter
"We have to let the Warrior Code rule our hearts. The death of a warrior does not mean victory."
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"Talk of unusual swell of waist In maid of honor loosely laced."
Matthew Green
"Talk of unusual swell of waist In maid of honor loosely laced."
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"I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account."
Preston Brooks
"I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account."
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"Give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and I'll sleep more easily by night."
George R. R. Martin
"Give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and I'll sleep more easily by night."
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"GETTING KILLED BY TARTARUS didn't seem like much of an honor. As Annabeth stared up at his dark whirlpool face, she decided she'd rather die in some less memorable way-maybe falling down the stairs, or going peacefully in her sleep at age eighty, after a nice quiet life with Percy. Yes, that sounded good."
Rick Riordan
"GETTING KILLED BY TARTARUS didn't seem like much of an honor. As Annabeth stared up at his dark whirlpool face, she decided she'd rather die in some less memorable way-maybe falling down the stairs, or going peacefully in her sleep at age eighty, after a nice quiet life with Percy. Yes, that sounded good."
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"In Washington it is an honor to be disgraced. you have to have been somebody to fall."
Meg Greenfield
"In Washington it is an honor to be disgraced. you have to have been somebody to fall."
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"Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead."
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"Eagle rises to the top of the precipice with its wings; man, to the top of the honour, with his morals!"
Mehmet Murat ildan
"Eagle rises to the top of the precipice with its wings; man, to the top of the honour, with his morals!"
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"Without honor, a knight is no more than a common killer. It is better to die with honor than to live without it."
George R. R. Martin
"Without honor, a knight is no more than a common killer. It is better to die with honor than to live without it."
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"A man who was aware that there could be no honor and yet had honor, who knew the sophistry of courage and yet was brave."
F. Scott Fitzgerald
"A man who was aware that there could be no honor and yet had honor, who knew the sophistry of courage and yet was brave."
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"Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor..."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor..."
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