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Quotes About Ethic

The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
~ Simon Cowell
Personally, I have nothing against work, particularly when performed, quietly and unobtrusively, by someone else. I just don't happen to think it's an appropriate subject for an 'ethic.'
~ Barbara Ehrenreich
Let the spirit of your work be right, and whether your task be great or small you will then have the satisfaction of knowing it is worth while.
~ Grenville Kleiser
I'm the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In the final analysis, it's still about the work.
~ Jim Carrey
When that punk strain came to Britain and infected everyone. It was more than just a sound. There was an ethos, an ethic that went with it.
~ Jim Kerr
como si eso fuera una especie de medalla de honor que simboliza ética laboral,
~ Timothy Ferriss
Develop a philosophy of giving as soon as you enter the working world.
~ Timothy Ferriss
The older liberal theology, which indeed was still primarily a theology or a view of God, died and was resurrected in the form of a social ethic that one could share with people who had no reliance on a present God or a living Christ at all. Total inclusivism of all beliefs and practices except oppressive ones, such as the exclusivism of traditional Christianity itself, was the natural next step.
~ Dallas Willard
the development of the Christian ethic slowly eroded Christian theology. Christ destroyed Jehovah.
~ Will Durant
While Lucretia [Mott]'s public life was inspirational, I also want to to discuss her private life: her quiet actions. I agree with Lucretia's ethic that private acts of integrity are the foundation of a more just and more equitable society. She taught us that small moments of love in action can add up to potent agents of change.
~ Helen LaKelly Hunt
The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment.
~ Henry Louis Gates
A biblical metaphysics implies a biblical theory of knowledge and a biblical ethic.
~ Henry R. Van Til
An inner voice tells us we are in the wrong if we are idle.
~ Leo Tolstoy
The way you do anything is the way you do everything.
~ Les Brown
Self-respect, the value of 'face,' is universal but is most pronounced in China, then in Japan where the Confucian ethic is most influential.
~ F. Sionil Jose
Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.
~ Jim Costa
There's nobility in hard work, traditional values.
~ D. B. Sweeney
A great work ethic isn't about working whenever you're called upon. It's about doing what you say you're going to do, putting in a fair day's work, respecting the work, respecting the customer, respecting coworkers, not wasting time, not creating unnecessary work for other people, and not being a bottleneck. Work ethic is about being a fundamentally good person that others can count on and enjoy working with.
~ Jason Fried
It was good work, the kind of work that let you sleep soundly at night and, when you awoke, look forward to the day.
~ Jeannette Walls
Honest work is much better than a mansion.
~ Leo Tolstoy
Labor, in itself, is neither elevating or otherwise. It is the laborer's privilege to ennoble his work by the aim with which he undertakes it, and by the enthusiasm and faithfulness he puts into it.
~ Lucy Larcom
I believe work is good. There is dignity in work. I also believe that a hard-work ethic forges strong leaders.
~ Mike Krzyzewski
I like Cinderella - she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes.
~ Amy Adams
Work hard. Someone's always watching.
~ Donald Trump