Quotes About Values

The world doesn't make any heroes anymore.

I admire many people, but I am not sure that I have any 'heroes.'

My father's political heroes were Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

What is a society without a heroic dimension?

Heroes and heroines don't commit adultery.

Today, youths say 'Hi and Bye' even to their parents. Instead, they should touch parents' feet as a mark of respect.

I don't care where I sit in terms of hierarchy, box office takings, or any of that stuff.

You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.

In high school and college, I gathered a number of medals for marksmanship, but I have long since abandoned this activity, having concluded that the world would be a better place with fewer sharpshooters.

Being in the NBA, being successful, being able to win championships at the highest level in the world, there's certain core values that you have, certain things you have to follow.

I don't think about success to be famous, because I've done that at the highest level, but it's all about my children.

I prefer shows like Purushkshetra' on TV, which highlight the values and problems of the society.

The whole brunt of the media and the government is to encourage people to be highly competitive and totally selfish and uncaring of others.

I would not score very highly on religious value.

Marriage is traditionally old-school in many respects. It is highly antiquated, and, that being said, beautiful.

My career is really, really important, and I love it, but the life highs - like seeing my son graduate - need to me to be more important than the career highs, which are fleeting.

The Boy Scouts of America is no longer entirely what people think it is. Essentially, it has been hijacked by religious conservatives.

I haven't gone hillbilly rich, where you spend everything you have.

I believe that I'm a hillbilly in my values and in my attitudes, and I don't want to lose that. I think it's possible to maintain a big chunk of that identity so long as you're self-reflective and meaningful about it.

Progressive values are the best of traditional American values. Stand up for your values with dignity and strength. You are a true patriot because of your values.

Framing the truth at the deepest moral level matters.

that "meaning" in these traditions has very little to do with what people find meaningful in their lives.

The conservative moral system centers on the well-being system—on personal responsibility alone, on serving your own interests without depending on the empathy of others to take care of you and without having empathy and responsibility for others. There are nuances, but this gets at the heart of the difference.

Never answer a question framed from your opponent's point of view. Always reframe the question to fit your values and your frames. This may make you uncomfortable, since normal discourse styles require you to directly answer questions posed. That is a trap. Practice changing frames.