Top 1200 Moral Integrity Quotes & Sayings - Page 14

The time has also come to recognize the painful truth that traditional Judeo-Christian moral values of pain and pleasure in human relationships have contributed substantially to child abuse and to the prevalence of physical violence in Western civilization.... The religious system upon which our culture is based holds that pain, suffering and deprivation are moral and necessary to save one's soul and make one a 'good person.' The crucifixion and scourging of Christ are examples.

Simple honesty is so remarkable a quality. It is of the very essence of Integrity.

Love softens everything except our sense of integrity.

It seems perfectly clear that Economy, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science. There exists much prejudice against attempts to introduce the methods and language of mathematics into any branch of the moral sciences. Most persons appear to hold that the physical sciences form the proper sphere of mathematical method, and that the moral sciences demand some other method-I know not what.

When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.

Americans want faith and trust in the integrity of their election processes.

That's one thing about Dave Filoni. He doesn't call me up unless there's something to think about or there's something that we have to work out on a philosophical or moral or a mythological riddle that we need to solve. Some sort of moral conundrum that we need to place our feet on one side or the other. It's fun when we can ambiguously put those feet into the sand and let the fans discover for itself what it all means.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

All beauty, resonance, integrity, Exist by deprivation or logic Of strange position.

How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people.

Conceptual integrity is the most important consideration in system design.

Golf instills incredible values, including collaboration, competitiveness, and integrity.

Its hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

Anger is an integrity-producing response to the invasion of your personal boundaries.

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.

It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

I never wanted to lose who I am, my character or my integrity for the sake of Hollywood.

The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

That's what I love about integrity. Each time we go inside, that's where it is.

The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country, his own government, his own culture. The more freedom the writer possesses, the greater the moral obligation to play the role of critic.

The virtue involved in helping those one loves is not 'selflessness' or 'sacrifice,' but integrity.

A quiet mind married to integrity of heart is the birth of wisdom.

I want to live my life moving forward with integrity and pride.

Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.

Mail-in voting is a proven and significant threat to election integrity.

Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.

We depend on the Supreme Court to uphold the integrity of our government.

It is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action.

I think a show can work anywhere if it's done honestly, with integrity, and with confidence.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

No genuine equality, no real freedom, no true manhood or womanhood can exist on any foundation save that of pecuniary independence. As a right over a man's subsistence is a power over his moral being, so a right over a woman's subsistence enslaves her will, degrades her pride and vitiates her whole moral nature.

I fought with integrity and heart and determination like no fighter has ever done.

Recreation in the open is of the finest grade. The moral benefits are all positive. The individual with any soul cannot live long in the presence of towering mountains or sweeping plains without getting a little of the high moral standard of Nature infused into his being ... with eyes opened, the great story of the Earth's forming, the history of a tree, the life of a flower or the activities of some small animal will all unfold themselves to the recreationist.

It seems fair to say that while the moral standards of the nineteenth century persisted almost unchanged into the twentieth, moral practices changed sharply, and that though the standards of the nineteenth century persisted the institutions that had sustained them and the sanctions that had enforced them lost influence and authority.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

At the center of the Christian faith is the affirmation that there is a God in the universe who is the ground and essence of all reality. A Being of infinite love and boundless power, God is the creator, sustainer, and conserver of values....In contrast to the ethical relativism of [totalitarianism], Christianity sets forth a system of absolute moral values and affirms that God has placed within the very structure of this universe certain moral principles that are fixed and immutable.

Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets.

Integrity rings like fine glass. True, clear, and reassuring.

This world is always working against a sense of honor, cleanliness, integrity.

You can understand the integrity of the filmmaker from his camera angles. You can't hide anything from it.

When done with heart, commitment, and integrity, every job is equally important.

I have the integrity of a teenager and that's never going to be stolen from me. I'm the original virgin.

If the rules aren't going to protect the integrity of the game, then they're wrong.

We stand for the segregation of the races and the racial integrity of each race.

Without Greece, it is not possible to preserve the integrity of the European phenomenon.

We can't literally talk with everybody else on the planet or even with representatives of every group. But we can be in favor of the respectful exchange of ideas in ways that don't presuppose that all the right answers are on our own side. Still, we should all have moral bottom lines. Once genocide or torture begins the priority shifts from understanding to stopping it. One hope I have for the global conversation as instantiated in human rights treaties is that we are slowly coming to consensus on certain moral baselines.

When it comes to our integrity: one moment in a dark place can cast a shadow for a lifetime.

A man's worth isn't measured by a bank register or diploma... It's about integrity

Sometimes milestones are not measured by the accomplishments of society, but by those of integrity.

You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

My first fundamental premise of our faith is that God is real and so are eternal truths and values not provable by current scientific methods. These ideas are inevitably linked. Like other believers, we proclaim the existence of the ultimate lawgiver, God our Eternal Father, and the existence of moral absolutes. We reject the moral relativism that is becoming the unofficial creed of much of modern culture.

Poetry interprets in two ways: it interprets by expressing, with magical felicity, the physiognomy and movements of the outward world; and it interprets by expressing, with inspired conviction, the ideas and laws of the inward world of man's moral and spiritual nature. In other words, poetry is interpretative both by having natural magic in it, and by having moral profundity.

I mistrust all systematizers and avoid them. the will to a system is a lack of integrity.

No man knows the value of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them.

There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.

Throughout my career, I have lived by the principles of personal honor and professional integrity.

From my perspective, the state has to assume responsibility for the integrity of international communications.

Integrity is crucial for business success - once you can fake that, you've got it made.