Quotes About Values

Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.

There is only one way to solve the alleged crisis of the erosion of 'family values.' And that is to get right down to the root cause of the problem.

If a dad does his job, we don't need prisons, we don't need jails. That's what I saw growing up.

TO reach some major goal or milestone of achievement and sustain it, you will need a solid sense of who you are: your own history, your ideas and aspirations, your strengths and weaknesses, the values and standards you hold, and other things which make you you. Who you have been is a key to who you might become or what you might need to overcome, to establish your special place on the planet.

America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard.

Kitsch excludes everything from its purview which is essentially unacceptable in human existence.

There are things you can't back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it's up to you to decide what them things are. You have to demand respect in this world, ain't nobody just gonna hand it to you. How you carry yourself, what you stand for--that's how you gain respect. But, little one, ain't nobody's respect worth more than your own.

There are things you can't back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it's up to you to decide what them things are.

There are things you can't back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it's up to you to decide what them things are. You have to demand respect in this world, ain't nobody just gonna hand it to you. How you carry yourself, what you stand for - that's how you gain respect. But, little one, ain't nobody's respect worth more than your own. You understand that?

It's not your blue blood, your pedigree, or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.

My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them.

I like the West. That's where men are men and women are women, and it's hard to beat a combination like that.

Society doesn't have values. People have values.

The leader beyond the millennium will not be the leader who has learned the lessons of how to do.... The leader of today and the future will be focused on how to be ... how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage. —Frances Hesselbein

Her father had taught her not to judge people on such shallow points: What a man wore or owned had nothing to do with his heart and character.

The peasants knew that a spoiled son did more harm to a family than a dead one, and they kept themselves from indulging him too much.

What a man wore or owned had nothing to do with his heart and character.

O pai ensinara-a a não julgar ninguém por coisas tão superficiais: o que um homem vestia ou possuía nada tinha que ver com o seu coração e caráter.

Yumi felt that her three elder half sisters were as sexually indiscriminate and common as barn animals.

He believed in many ideas, including the idea that a wife must be loyal to her husband. If Kyunghee left a broken man, she would be less worthy of his devotion.

Hansu did not believe in nationalism, religion, or even love, but he trusted in education.

You must go to school. . .you represent our family, and you must be an excellent person. . .no matter what anyone says or does. . .be a diligent person with a humble heart. Have compassion for everyone. Even your enemies.

Anybody can have a birthday. It requires nothing. Murderers have birthdays. It's the opposite of anything that I believe in. And I don't like at work where you stop everything to sing 'Happy Birthday' to someone. I feel like that's for children.

But my secret is: even though I wish I could be thin, and that I could have the ease of lifestyle that I associate with being thin, I don't wish for it with all of my heart. Because my heart is reserved for more important things.