Quotes About Values

True socialism is based not on equality of income or character, but on the equality of manners.

I shall stick to it," she continued, smiling. "I am not saying it to educate you; it is what I really think. I believe that in the last century men have developed the desire for work, and they must not starve it. It's a new desire. It goes with a great deal that's bad, but in itself it's good, and I hope that for women, too, 'not to work' will soon become as shocking as 'not to be married' was a hundred years ago.

People lost their humanity, and took values as arbitrary as those in a pack of playing-cards.

We have morals and behaviour also, and I don't think this continual secrecy improves them.

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.

Some people never have anything except ideals.

Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense.

Truth is not mathematical concept that needs to be proved with equations. Its singleness demands an intact moral compass, with certainties about what is good and bad.

I couldn't help but wonder: are we pushing the idea of carnival too far, and turning everything into entertainment?

Humans are incapable of functioning and living together without a good story to bind them and keep a certain set of values intact. That's why the lack of a story in neoliberalism, the lack of meaning and cause, can be unbearable for the human mind.

There are only two precious things on earth: the first is love; the second, a long way behind it, is intelligence.

And yet what a man is speaks louder than what he does.

Every church and believer must ask: What are we known for in the community? What do we represent?

Together we are called to ask, What does it mean to be followers of Christ in our local community? In what ways do our values and beliefs shape how we live out the gospel and its implications in our cultural context? How can we best communicate the hope and truth in Jesus' Kingdom to our friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family?

Never confuse having a career with having a life

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.

How, what, and who we celebrate reflects what and who we value, and how we celebrate our past reflects ultimately who we take ourselves to be today.

Power mattered. But in the end, for Jimmy, what kind of human beings we aspired to be mattered more. And I am convinced he was absolutely right, especially for our after times.

Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.

Gran, I love you," Sarah said, "but your blind adherence to the dominant culture's values makes me want to scream.

Beyond these general points about culture, why do specific aspects of the U.S. culture make Humble Inquiry more difficult? THE MAIN PROBLEM–A CULTURE THAT VALUES TASK ACCOMPLISHMENT MORE THAN RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

This may seem like a harsh view of our culture, and there are certainly trends in other directions, but when we deal with culture at the tacit assumption level we have to think clearly about what our assumptions actually are, quite apart from our espoused values. The result of a pragmatic, individualistic, competitive, task-oriented culture is that humility is low on the value scale.

we value task accomplishment over relationship building and either are not aware of this cultural bias or, worse, don't care and don't want to be bothered with it.

Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.