Quotes About Values

We live in a society that, for the most part, is morally and spiritually bankrupt. Our culture is a culture of consumerism. How sustainable is that?

So much business is based on the belief that we should do whatever we can within legal limits to make as much money as we can. Ben & Jerry's was based on values, and we try to operate a business that not just sells ice cream but partners with all our stakeholders - whether that's suppliers or customers - to bring about a more sustainable world.

I've worked for some amazing leaders, and I've worked for the opposite, and that gave me the perspective of what I knew I never wanted to be, and the perspective of what had lasting, sustainable impact.

Louisiana values both compassion and sustainable employment that provides for our families.

The family has a social function and so it should be sustained.

You've got to have sustained success, you've got to stand for certain things in our community and I think that's what people are going to see with Coach Schiano.

Men and women do not live by bread alone. They also need sustaining ideas.

Yes, my mum had a huge influence on my life and the love she had for me, the love we had between each other, did sway me to not do bad things. Sometimes they say the street raised you, but my mum did the raising.

In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.

I swear a lot; I always have. So does my husband. Our son, surprisingly, does not swear much at all.

I don't smoke, drink, do drugs or even have affairs. If I don't even swear, I should be put in a shrine and sanctified.

I was brought up in the Boys' Brigade and grew up not swearing. It's so lovely to behave decently, civilly.

Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right.

Now, I don't sweat the small stuff, just the things that really matter.

I've no interest in fashion, shoes, handbags, or sweaty shopping.

Sweden is a good country to raise a family in because there is an equality there I don't feel in the States.

We don't do 'dating' in Sweden.

I don't get carried away by looks; only her character can sweep me off my feet. But for that I need to know her talk to her.

My grandmother told me a long time ago, 'I don't care if you're sweeping a porch for a living.' She said, 'You need to do your best.' So I've lived by that every single day.

Troy was a sweet, good man. We just were never destined to be married. We just didn't have the same values. But I'm not bitter. He taught me how to laugh.

Being attracted to someone plays a big part, but there's also so much more than that for me. It's about finding someone sweet and kind - and that has a servant's heart.

We didn't have a lot of money growing up, so my mom didn't buy a lot of extras, like sweet things.

Why don't women have respect for themselves nowadays? What happen to the woman who learned her grandmama's recipes and made her man sweet potato pie? I tell you, they don't make 'em like they used to. Will my real women stand up, please?

I would like to be the chronicler of something that I think is going down the drain very swiftly, and that is small-town, middle-class southern life.