Quotes About Ethos

Wasn't it evil to wish without moving—or to move without aim?

You don't need the technical understanding to make the moral judgments.

Stephen R. Covey

Notice the sequence: ethos, pathos, logos—your character, and your relationships, and then the logic of your presentation.

The Buddha encouraged people to "know for yourselves that certain things are unwholesome and wrong. And when you do, then give them up. And when you know for yourselves that certain things are wholesome and good, then accept them and follow them.

Never, ever think that people will do something just because it is the "right" thing to do.

But when it comes to solving problems, one of the best ways to start is by putting away your moral compass.

Well, yes, and I suppose one could say that architecture has produced both museums and gas chambers, that classical music both stimulates economic activity and inspired the Nazis, and so on. But this strange equivocation between the utilitarian and the nefarious was not applied to other disciplines, and the statement gave no indication that we might have good reasons to prefer understanding and know-how to ignorance and superstition

Moore noted that it is sensible to ask, "This conduct is more evolutionarily successful, but is it good?" The mere fact that the question makes sense shows that evolutionary success and goodness are not the same thing.

I think moralistic science is bad for morals and bad for science.

Business leaders must find ways to infuse mundane business activities with deeper, soul-stirring ideals, such as honor, truth, love, justice, and beauty.

Those who break the rules ethically are those who have mastered them first and disciplined themselves to understand the necessity of those rules, and break them in keeping with the spirit rather than the letter of the law.

Traduzco: no es necesario cometer un delito para ser un delincuente.

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.

He tells them that there is a line that separates killing bugs from killing frogs, and that no matter how hard it is, that line must never be crossed

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way of life.

The culture of capitalism is self-contradictory, demanding that people be hard workers by day and hedonists by night.

I always remember that I am a representative of my country, and I always think about the culture I'm bringing to people.

As a manager, first and foremost I want a team with a good mentality, a team with character, a team that represents the club and the fans.

I am excited Sundial and Unilever have created this partnership, rooted in a purpose-driven ethos, that represents an incredible opportunity to take our Community Commerce economic empowerment and impact model to another level.

This guy Jimmie Rivera, I like his attitude. I like what he represents. He's a hard-working guy, he's a respected guy, a respectful guy.

I'm a Reagan Republican, which means I don't speak ill of other Republicans.

I think in Brooklyn they respect the hustle and playing the right way and because of that, fans come out and support that.

Being considered a dirtbag is not illegal.