Quotes About Values

Goldstein's central thesis is that anxiety is the subjective experience of the organism in a catastrophic condition . An organism is thrown into a catastrophic condition when it cannot cope with the demands of its environment and, therefore, feels a threat to its existence or to values it holds essential for its existence.

But no values are effective, in a person or a society, except as there exists in the person the prior capacity to do the valuing, that is, the capacity actively to choose and affirm the values by which he lives. This the individual must do, and in this way he will help lay the groundwork for the new constructive society which will eventually come out of this disturbed time, as the Renaissance came out of the disintegration of the Middle Ages.

Myth safeguards and enforces morality," as Malinowski proclaimed, and if there are no myths there will be no morality.

People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.

He had a good dream, to come out number one." But the other son accurately sees the contradiction which such an upheaval of values leads to, "He never knew who he was."*

Our aim is to discover ways in which we can stand against the insecurity of our time, to find a center of strength within ourselves, and as far as we can, to point the way toward achieving values and goals which can be depended upon in a day when very little is secure.

Loyalty is not the kind of exclusive deal, it's just a sincere communication and the same values.

No doubt about it: numbers are the future. The world's been learning to count since the days of chivalry ended and it's only going to get worse. We're about to witness the end of everything that isn't quantifiable—honor, for example.

Laura is adorable, father. But she is made for enjoyment of life, for gaiety, happiness. You must realize that these are not the qualities upon which one can found a family...

I'm a man of honor, Lili; of honor. — Yes, and the world ain't what it used to be, is it Colonel? — But I haven't changed, Lili, I refuse to change. I won't throw in the sponge.

That might be, but that's exactly where betrayal of human values begins: when the approach to science is merely scientific.

Social and economic inequality was accepted as normal by Vedic Brahmanism and whether one approves or disapproves of it, it was an established point of view. To propagate the texts associated with this assumption and yet insist that they are appropriate to modern values of democracy and secularism is hardly acceptable.

The noticeable decline in liberal values is disturbing, especially as fewer and fewer persons appear concerned about this decline.

He could give me plenty of money but he's got this philosophy that his boys ought to feel some hardships or else they'll all spoil." "A man of principles;" Jesse said. "People say that about themselves when really they only want to make you unhappy.

To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution.

As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldn't be the policemen of the world, and that we should not be nation building. And its time we got those values back into this country.

A free society acknowledges that authority over education begins with the family. I am not saying that a free society grants that authority. I do not believe that such authority is delegated by society.

He would rather decline 2 drinks than one German verb."18

I look at my life today, the things I value most about myself—my imagination, my love of acting, my passion for writing, my love of learning, my curiosity—all come from how I was parented and taught. And none of these qualities that I've just mentioned—none of these qualities that I prize so deeply, that have brought me so much joy, that have brought me so much professional success—none of these qualities that make me who I am…can be tested.

Contemporary society urgently needs to recover a deep respect for the full sanctity of human life, but our neighbors will hear our words much more clearly if we live out a completely pro-life vision in every area of life.

Religions find lasting utility in terms of prescription or parameter, rules for the conduct of human affairs.

When any individual or collection of individuals acts in disobedience to the moral order, short-term gratification may be experienced; but such behavior produces an inevitable deterioration of the personality and leads to a long term loss of what is truly worthy.

Whatever a person's ultimate concern may be, it will have an enormous influence on everything else the person does or believes.

Table 2.1. Percentage saying "Most people can be trusted" Cultural Zone % N Protestant Europe 61 (20,530) Confucian 46 (7,736) English-speaking 42 (10,533) Baltic 31 (4,147) Catholic Europe 28 (22,284) South Asia 25 (10,646) Orthodox 19 (21,321) Islamic 18 (28,990) Sub-Saharan Africa 15 (16,865) Latin America 11 (17,177) Total (160,229) Source: Latest available survey for each country in the Values Surveys. Weber predicted