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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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"Honor wears different coats to different eyes."
Barbara Tuchman
"Honor wears different coats to different eyes."
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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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"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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"When you celebrate a person, you are celebrating the creator of that person."
Sunday Adelaja
"When you celebrate a person, you are celebrating the creator of that person."
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"It's an honor to have been part of something so core to so many lives. The show has evolved beyond it's original intent and form and has transcended... itself!"
Christopher Knight
"It's an honor to have been part of something so core to so many lives. The show has evolved beyond it's original intent and form and has transcended... itself!"
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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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 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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"I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice."
Ozzy Osbourne
"I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice."
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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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"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'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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"It is not right to exult over slain men."
Homer
"It is not right to exult over slain men."
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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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"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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"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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"Words motivate."
Rajen Jani
"Words motivate."
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"Exactly. Since it is morally justifiable, I have only to consider the question of personal risk. Surely a gentleman should not lay much stress upon this, when a lady is in most desperate need of his help?"
Arthur Conan Doyle
"Exactly. Since it is morally justifiable, I have only to consider the question of personal risk. Surely a gentleman should not lay much stress upon this, when a lady is in most desperate need of his help?"
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"But you will win a fabulous honor!" Nike reached into a basket at her side and produced a wreath of thick green laurels. "This crown of leaves could be yours! You can wear it on your head! Think of the glory!"
Rick Riordan
"But you will win a fabulous honor!" Nike reached into a basket at her side and produced a wreath of thick green laurels. "This crown of leaves could be yours! You can wear it on your head! Think of the glory!"
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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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"There is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regain it again. But a woman cannot. She cannot."
Cormac McCarthy
"There is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regain it again. But a woman cannot. She cannot."
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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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"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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