Quotes About Values

The best leaders over the long term are those who have a sound home life.

The term 'celebrity' makes my skin crawl.

People under-invest in family because it doesn't pay off until the long term.

It seems like those of us who run a business can't go five minutes without encountering the term "company culture." The phrase is always uttered with extreme adoration, yet the very concept seems as nebulous as it is elusive.

My parents had a strong impact on who I am today. My mother and dad both encouraged us to think about the long term - where you wanted to be - to think about education, to think about what is right and what is wrong, and to do things that will help you in the long run.

Nowadays, the term 'selling out' doesn't exist anymore because everyone is trying to make a living.

We shouldn't measure everything in terms of GDP figures or economics. There is something called quality of life.

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

My mother herself is a very independent woman, and I've had a leading example in this respect. And my father is a very liberal father who has always taught us to question things. He lives life on his own terms and stands by his beliefs. So, he has also been a great example.

My on-set, keep-warm jacket is a Patagonia, and they make sure the people who make their clothes are paid fairly, along with a load of other great stuff and initiatives. They're a business, but they put their money where their mouth is in terms of caring and responsibility.

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

In terms of being a famous person, it hasn't changed anything. It's not important for me.

In terms of companies, they must stand for something bigger. They must be dedicated to something larger than financial results. I reject the Milton Friedman belief that a company's sole responsibility is to the shareholders.

It's not that there is a terrible morality in Hollywood. I think there isn't any. There isn't any, by and large.

The government is sending some terrible signs about what we really stand for.

It's easy to show terrible people's behavior on screen, and we all just kind of nod and go, 'Isn't that terrible.' It's more interesting when you can show terrible behavior in the interest of something good.

My success at living a moral life is pretty terrible, but I still aspire to do it! I identify with the Johnny Cash thing that trying to live a good life and be a good person are not necessarily the same thing!

He asked me whether I had seen the movie 'The Color Purple.' I said no she hadn't. And Bobby said, 'Well, it's a terrible picture. They don't make good, decent, moral pictures nowadays.'

I feel terrible that I once put too much emphasis on material prosperity.

Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money came my way, I'm certainly not going to say no. But it hasn't come my way as yet, and I'm not heartbroken.

My kids completely understand that I may be on a huge show or in a big movie, but most of the time, they are not terribly impressed.

Quakers are terrific.

I was raised in a really terrific, close family, and I've never needed to escape anything or to really let myself go by dancing on tables.

I'd say I'm a true conservative. Liberals have got a monopoly on protecting the environment, or all the cool technology, and I don't think we should cede that territory.