Top 1200 Good Values Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

Painting is, I think, inevitably an archaic activity and one that depends on spiritual values.

In contemporary society secular humanism has been singled out by critics and proponents alike as a position sharply distinguishable from any religious formulation. Religious fundamentalists in the United States have waged a campaign against secular humanism, claiming that it is a rival "religion" and seeking to root it out from American public life. Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from science, ethics, and philosophy.

It has been said that a nation reveals its character by the values it upholds.

Those aren't the kinds of folks who represent our core American values.

I want to be a good friend, a good sister, a good person and a good actress.

Great music is in a sense serene; it is certain of the values it asserts.

The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations.

The Army damages itself when it doesn't live up to its own values.

It would be easier for me to reject all established values, if I knew what they were.

A conflict of values is not a misunderstanding. Islamic orthodoxy and the German constitution are not compatible.

Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things.

When we fear punishment, we focus on consequences, not on our own values.

The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are.

A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people

The joy of life consists in the inevitable, continual triumph of new values.

Reason teaches us that what is good is good for something, and that what is good for nothing is not good at all.

One of the values of a human being is to be honest and admit at times knowing when to apologize.

I like to do movies that provoke rather than reinforce conservative values.

You know I don't think we need the Republicans to steal family values from us.

An author values a compliment even when it comes from a source of doubtful competency.

Life's values originate in circumstances over which the individual has no control.

America and Israel share an unwavering commitment to democracy and shared values.

Health and a positive body image are part of my personal values.

Donald Trump is to traditional values what I am to marathon running.

I have never obtained any ethical values from my scientific work.

I've been having an affair, but I still believe in family values.

Tax policy should reflect a country's values and address its problems.

Two years ago I was on the train from Berlin to Frankfurt when I heard that the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to my close friend, the writer Liu Xiaobo, who is imprisoned in China. To me it was confirmation that universal values and a moral code do exist, and that the point of the Nobel Prize is to encourage writers to stand up for this moral code. Last Thursday I was once again on the train from Berlin to Frankfurt when I heard that the Nobel Prize for Literature had gone to Mo Yan. He is a state poet. I am utterly bewildered. Do these universal values not exist after all?

I couldn't just be good on the mic. I needed to be good on the mic; I needed to be good in the ring; I need to be good in my presentation; my ring attire need to look good, my appearance. Everything about me needed to be the best. I couldn't be weak in any area because you're only as good as your weakest aspect.

At the end of the day, tech workers are not robots: they feel, they think, they have values.

Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.

I don't know how you can tell a good actor in the movies. I really don't. I think you simply just do the part and hope to God that the director has a good cutter and a good editor, and it'll all get cut and put together so that you look good in it.

Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families.

A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people.

The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and still be inside the law. The same thing goes for rules, policies and procedures - you know, the organization's "internal laws." You can "go by the book" and still behave unethically. Still not move beyond mediocrity. High standards-the ethics of excellence-come to life through your basic values, your character, integrity and honesty. Obeying the law is the bare minimum.

The anti-elitist values in America, I think, are very destructive to education.

The stock market clearly values companies that can deliver disruptive innovation.

But all our differences hardly measure up to the values we all hold in common.

Find people who share your values, and you'll conquer the world together.

How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values?

Three of our core corporate values are inclusiveness, collaboration, and humility.

I will always support legislation which respects and values life.

Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.

When you are looking to be validated by others, you are living according to their values, not yours.

We need to challenge the dominant culture: by ethics, principles and values.

American values don't begin and end with destroyers and aircraft carriers.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

Turkey shares Europe's fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law.

Family and the natural surroundings played a big role in shaping my values.

You also have to surround yourself with people who have the same dreams and values as you do.

One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.

Family values stand up to injustice and power outside the household.

Its cool when people notice that you make an effort to live certain values.

A pleasant natural environment is a good - a luxury good, philosophical good, a moral goody-good, a good time for all. Whatever, we want it. If we want something, we should pay for it, with our labor or our cash. We shouldn't beg it, steal it, sit around wishing for it, or euchre the government into taking it by force.

My parents did an excellent job of bringing me up with values.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

Joy springs from a life lived with eternity's values in view.

Victorian values meant brutalizing people who were often poor.

Every good that you do, every good that you say, every good thought you think, vibrates on and on and never ceases. The evil remains only until it is overcome by good, but the good remains forever.

Massive immigration brings with it cultures that are sometimes in contradiction with our values.