Quotes About Values

This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be.

My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

I've had to take a lot of stick down the years but the one thing that really got to me was when someone questioned my integrity. It's the one thing that really grates with you.

The one thing I say, I will invest in anything - I don't care what it is - as long as it doesn't cut across my ethical code, because at the end of the day I want to be able to live with myself. I want to feel proud of what I do.

The one thing more important to my parents than my career is that I am happily married.

The one thing we have that the other parties do not have is a political integrity. No one thinks you join the Green party because you're politically ambitious, or have your own agenda.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character.

The only thing I have to go by is what my mother and father told me, how I was brought up.

The problem with Islam is that it's a law, not a religion, and it's incompatible with our values, our rights, and our freedoms.

The problem with living in a fast-food nation is that we expect food to be cheap.

In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have moral criteria for how to make those choices.

This is my favourite thing about being raised in Africa: we don't do labels very well; we don't do this, 'Oh, you're a Democrat; oh, you're a Republican.' Because we live in the real world.

I actually always say that I have a son and a daughter, but I work more for my son, because I want him to respect women when he gets into the real world like he respects his mom right now.

We're not perfect, but we want to do the right thing.

If you just make every effort to do the right thing, you'll come out ok. It comes down to priorities and making good decisions.

I believe in God. I believe in doing the right thing. I believe in helping people if I can.

There's a difference between doing things right and doing the right thing.

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

My childhood, I wouldn't say it was bad. It helped me grow up. I stayed out of trouble. My parents taught me what's wrong and right, and knowing that I had a little brother following me, I had to make sure I was doing the right thing so he knows what's right, too. I was in the house nine days out of 10. There wasn't nothing good outside for me.

Creating a strong company culture isn't just good business. It's the right thing to do, and it makes your company better for all stakeholders - employees, management, and customers.

I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll.

So many athletes are afraid to use their platform to do the right thing and speak what they feel, and that's very depressing. Sure, they are afraid of insulting people and losing money because of it, and everyone wants to make the maximum amount of money in their lifetime. But at the expense of who you are? I don't know. That just wasn't in my DNA.