Quotes About Value

We saw our natural role as being to affirm, enjoy, and value him. We also conscientiously worked on our motives and cultivated internal sources of security so that our own feelings of worth were not dependent on our children's "acceptable" behavior.

Integrity is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It's our ability to make and keep commitments to ourselves, to "walk our talk

Nothing has a greater, longer lasting impression upon another person than the awareness that someone has transcended suffering, has transcended circumstance, and is embodying and expressing a value that inspires and ennobles and lifts life.

If there is one message to glean from this wisdom, it is that a meaningful life is not a matter of speed or efficiency. It's much more a matter of what you do and why you do it, than how fast you get it done.

unless we value the differences in our perceptions, unless we value each other and give credence to the possibility that we're both right, that life is not always a dichotomous either/or, that there are almost always third alternatives, we will never be able to transcend the limits of that conditioning.

Independence is an important, even vital, value and achievement. The problem is, we live in an interdependent reality, and our most important accomplishments require interdependency skills well beyond our present abilities.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. GOETHE

Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you want to study love, study those who sacrifice for others, even for people who offend or do not love in return. If you are a parent, look at the love you have for the children you sacrificed for. Love is a value that is actualized through loving actions. Proactive people subordinate feelings to values. Love, the feeling, can be recaptured.

Integrity is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves.

definición del liderazgo: enseñaba que liderazgo es comunicar la valía y el potencial de los demás con tanta claridad que se inspiren para verlo en ellos mismos.

Covenant did not reply at once. He trembled also, and hand to clench himself before he could say without a tremor, Why? Why do you trust me? The Hirebrand's eyes gleamed as if he were on the verge of tears, but he was smiling as he said, You are a man who knows the value of beauty.

Service enables service. Hope came from the power and value of what was served, not from the one who served it.

Si bien compartir muchos rasgos de personalidad puede hacer que una relación sea más fácil, son las diferencias las que lo hacen mucho más interesante y valioso para tu vida. En general, una pareja complementaria te puede permitir hacer lo que haces mejor y no preocuparte por lo que odias.

time, which was one commodity that money could not buy.

Respect is earned.

A glory that costs everything and means nothing.

A first kiss after five months means more than a first kiss after five minutes.

A person of average (or even below average) ability and experience can figure out how to use the thing to accomplish something without it being more trouble than it's worth.

I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.

She started converting objects of beauty into objects of value.

She has learned that her body is precious and it mustn't be offered carelessly ever again, as it holds a direct connection to her heart.

ART VS. COMMERCE he artist stood back to view the geometric precision of his latest creation. Beautiful, he murmured, but will it sell? No time to examine the philosophic implications. Customers, buzzing with excitement, hovered near the piece. He wrapped up a deal quickly. This is business, the spider said with a vicious smile. It ain't art.

To my mind, voyaging through wildernesses, be they full of woods or waves, is essential to the growth and maturity of the human spirit. It is in the wilderness that you really learn who you are. It is in facing the challenges of the wilderness that the thickness of your wallet becomes irrelevant and your capabilities become the truer measure of your value.

Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve