Quotes by Deserving I am more afraid of deserving criticism than of receiving it. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow deserving receiving criticism Life is like that, full of words that are not worth saying or that were worth saying once but not any more, each word that we utter will take up the space of another more deserving word, not deserving in its own right, but because of the possible consequences of saying it. Jose Saramago deserving life-is-like space Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned. Linda Tripp deserving assignments respect During misfortunes, nothing aggravates our condition more, than to be esteemed deserving of them. Norm MacDonald deserving conditions misfortunes True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it. Pliny the Elder deserving true-happiness happiness It is better to deserve without receiving than to receive without deserving Robert Green Ingersoll deserving receiving deserve A just fortune awaits the deserving. Statius deserving fortune I'm all for diversity - but diversity for deserving people. Lubna Olayan deserving diversity people