Quotes About Values

I've never really thought of myself as an entrepreneur. I think of an entrepreneur as someone who wants to make a lot of money. That has never been at the top of my list.

If you sincerely want to know if you're "going too far," don't ask yourself, "Is this bad?" Instead ask yourself, "Is this pure?"

If by how you dress, you are saying to guys, "Hey, look at my body," why would a guy want to get to know you?

In L.A., it's easy to get caught up in what you look like or how much money you have, and those aren't values I want my kids to adopt.

I grew up with the Boston vibe and the Catholic vibe. I don't want to put anybody out.

I've got twins and a lovely wife and a great life and I don't want to miss that. So if I'm going to miss that it's got to be for something really good.

I don't have prejudices. I'm against taboos. But of course there are some things I'll never touch - because as a mom, there are things one doesn't want their children to be around.

I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want

I'm cursed with this puritanical streak that makes me want everything to be about something. It's a terrible affliction.

First, define your credo- the belief system of the organization. Secondly, define your real ambition, or where do you want to go as a collective community.

Money and fame? I never had it, don't really know if I want it.

I think everyone wants for their kids the good things that they had.

I am my parents' daughter, and I always want to be. But I first wanted to make sure that I was standing on my own two feet.

When your kid is being selfish or greedy and you want to help them not be that way, you have to find a way to articulate it and inspire them.

How you choose to present yourself to the world shows what's meaningful to you - and what you want others to think is meaningful to you.

Every generation in America has faced the same question, do we we want America to be special? Or do we just want America to be another country? The time has come again.

Everybody's mainspring is different. And I want to say this - folks whose mainsprings are busted are better dead.

When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn't want any rich man.

Jesus, man. Why do people want to be Paris Hilton and nobody wants to be Spider-Man?

What really dissatisfies in American civilisation is the want of the interesting, a want due chiefly to the want of those two great elements of the interesting, which are elevation and beauty.

Who I am is a dad and a family guy. When I look in the mirror and talk to myself, that's what I want to reflect.

I use my financial values to set my limitations. I have three children I want to put through college debt free. So that means I can't spend wildly or with disregard.

If someone wants to give you, like, $100 million, it's hard to say no. But I don't want to accept that kind of money right now. I'd feel burdened by it.

I actually live a very mediocre lifestyle. So I decided to step back and do things not just for the sake of doing them, but because I believe in them and I want to do them.