Quotes About Values

lack of preference is itself a preference. To put the true leaders of the people on the same level as princes and pretenders and pimps is not virtuous but vicious.

But the most important part, he says, is that you have to believe in something that is real and true. A lot of guys don't believe in anything. They will tell you what they are against, what they don't like,but they can't tell you what they are for. Because they don't actually believe in anything.

Weber's asking us to step back and say what kind of political order, and the values associated with it that it promotes, are we willing to really give a lot for, including sacrifice.

If democracy is about participating in self-government, its first requirement is a supportive culture, a complex of beliefs, values, and practices that nurture equality, cooperation, and freedom. A rarely discussed but crucial need of a self-governing society is that the members and those they elect to office tell the truth.

What was the value of "values"? To obscure more fundamental issues and to divide society along ideological lines rather than class conflicts: the religiously obedient Catholic worker, the evangelical African American, the church- and family-oriented Hispanic, the struggling white family with a son in the military because he aspired to go to college: all vote for the party trumpeting values that impose virtually no cost on its affluent and corporate beneficiaries and their heirs.33

We don't really know what we believe in or care about until what we believe in or care about is threatened, challenged, or measured.

Everything that's important - you can take with you.

Talk about burning the flag and he gets all choked up. Funny, so many of these guys think the country stands for the flag instead of the other way around.

It's not whether you win or lose, it's about how you play the game.

We don't need your pity. We get along just fine without it and them other things too. You don't need electronic crap to live. You know, people lived for thousands of years without it. There's a big difference between stuff you want and stuff you need. (Nick)

Remember what I've told you. Looks can often deceive you. A poor man can don the robes of a prince and a prince can be shoeless in the street. We judge people by what their actions are, not by the clothes they wear. (Eleni)

Where I come from, family's defined as those who don't screw you over a paycheck. Blood makes no difference. If you can trust them with your life and know that they'll be there come whatever hell rains down, then they're your family.

The depth and strength of our character is defined by our moral code. People only reveal themselves when they're thrown out of the usual conditions of their lives. That's when the truth of who they are is revealed...

Out of curiosity, why would you have tried to destroy the world?" "Ever attempted to hunt down a parking space at Christmas? Buy a shirt in a store the day after Thanksgiving? Those two things alone will make you doubt the humanity of humans, and question if survival of the species is in anyone's best interest. What are we fighting for, anyway? Better department store sales?

If your life becomes only a medium of production, then many of the good human values and characteristics will be lost.

Education (the institution) has now adopted values, attitudes, and practices that make any rigorous understanding of the human self and life impossible.

It's not my cause in life to be filthy rich. Being comfortable is enough.

Kindness and freedom are not "has been" values in films and in life in general. And that we can still be young and free even if we are 70.

Focusing on values does not simplify your life. It gives meaning and direction-and a lot more complexity.

How did they manage to raise their children in righteousness? The principles become part of their lives, and when it becomes part of their life, it isn't difficult to do.

It's worth noting that you can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck. You can spend your life on Wall Street and be a hero

These teenager looks aren't going to last forever, and that there are much better foundation to build a life upon than how attractive you are.

As a matter of fact, I think there are more things important in life than "relationships.

The home is the basis of a righteous life and no other instrumentality can take its place nor fulfill its essential functions.