Quotes About Ethos

enforce obedience thereto. The object, on either side, doth not justify the means; for the lives of men are too

Ambition - it is the last infirmity of noble minds.

When I was initially charged I still thought I was not guilty because I had followed the rules.

The notion of law enforcement as professional, not political, began developing as an aspiration and an ethos even while, in practice, the FBI was the personal fiefdom of J. Edgar Hoover.

I never played for numbers.

A good culture in a hospital can absorb and manage a few bad nurses, but once the culture becomes bad in itself, bad nursing practice is much harder to hide.

Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

The Master said, "If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.

a good company must "impute"—it must convey its values and importance in everything it does, from packaging to marketing.

The firm changed its name from frogdesign to frog design in 2000 and moved to San Francisco. Esslinger picked the original name not merely because frogs have the ability to metamorphose, but as a salute to its roots in the (f)ederal (r)epublic (o)f (g)ermany. He said that "the lowercase letters offered a nod to the Bauhaus notion of a non-hierarchical language, reinforcing the company's ethos of democratic partnership.

Four American traits were central to the evolution of that culture: industriousness, egalitarianism, religiosity, and an amalgam of philanthropy and volunteerism that was uniquely American.

As we seek what is possible, we must also seek what is right, and we must not forget that even the most noble ends do not justify any means.

We think cheating, in reasonable amounts, is okay. These

Everyone has some kind of philosophy, some general worldview, which to men of other views will seem mythological.

Bohemian and long on ideals, especially where the necessity of living up to them was someone else's.

Do your organization's ethics resonate with your own values? If not, your career will likely be marked by frustration and poor performance.

In his own way each man must struggle, lest the moral law become a far-off abstraction utterly separated from his active life.

We need a new universal moral code.

The spirit of America has nurtured responsibility and community unlike any other country.

My father is an intellectual and physical man, which is a rather unusual combination. He's great. As he brought up me and my brothers and sisters, he ingrained in us that your appearance is not your responsibility, other than that you should not be a slob.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.