Quotes About Values

A Republican is a man who wants you to go t'church every Sunday," Bathhouse John pointed out. "A Democrat says if a man wants to have a glass of beer, he can have it.

'Cake' is a simple, almost traditional and relatable story, that highlights family values and intimate relationship dynamics within a family.

I have never done intimate scenes on any of my shows, and now, after marriage, it's a complete 'No.'

There are certain things I couldn't write because they're not intrinsic to my beliefs. For instance, I couldn't write a hero or heroine who didn't put children first.

I think that whether someone is a Christian or not, the idea that a human life has dignity and intrinsic worth should be clear enough.

I truly believe the way to build a good civilization is to do it on Judaeo-Christian values because whenever you do it on Judaeo-Christian values you build amazing countries that give human beings intrinsic value.

Invest in brands that make you feel good and that you believe in.

One rule we have at my house is, be proud of what we invest in.

The important thing in investing is to be true to your compass.

You don't have to become an investment banker as a way of demonstrating that education has worked for you. But librarians have to believe in the values of high culture. Not just high culture but middle culture, low culture, kinds of exciting eye-catching crap of all kinds. Everyone needs that.

When making an investment, the people are more important than the product.

There were times at Harvard when I actually longed to hang out with a few more Trotskyists, rather than yet another set of future consultants and investment bankers. At least the Trotskyists cared about the important stuff.

I'm only going to make investments with people that I'd want to spend time with anyway.

It was a deliberate policy not to invite Hello!' into my home. I could have done that stuff and made a lot of money, but I've never regretted not doing it.

If people aren't clear on what business you're in, what you're trying to accomplish, your values, your goals, then shame on you. It doesn't mean you shouldn't involve them. It's just your responsibility to make sure that that's clear.

I believe that you have to live a life that involves both courage and compassion.

I want to make money but not if it involves exploitation.

Altruism, especially involving basic freedoms, can be what shareholders value most.

I was raised in a very old fashioned Ireland where women were reared to be lovely.

We live in a funny time. If you don't go corporate, you can't compete. You're relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that.

Conservatives conserve and that is why they became irrelevant.

How much money you have earned is irrelevant because most important thing is to earn and give respect. I think it all starts with how you have been brought up.

For me, when I choose a script, I put my heart and soul into it, and that is exactly what I look for in a film. A good film is a good film. And if it's a bad film, irrespective of whether it's made 300 crores or 200 crores or any amount of money, it doesn't matter to me.

I know there are a lot of others who are willing to take shortcuts for the sake of money, but when I see that... I get real irritated. I hate it.