Quotes About Values

It was Augustine who famously said, "Love God, and do what you will," and coming from a former hedonist like Augustine, you might expect that to be a license for bad behavior. But what he meant, very simply, was this: If you love God completely and totally, if your values are God-values, then the choices you make will tend to be in tune with His will for your life.

If Washington was unable to bring prosperity, stability, and meaningful democracy to Latin America, a region that falls squarely within its own sphere of influence and whose population shares many of its values, then what are the chances that it will do so for the world?

My mother, a teacher, encouraged me to use my creativity as an actual way to make a living, and my father, a Mississippi physician, did two things. First, he taught me that all human beings should be treated equally because no one is better than anyone else, and he never pressured me to become a doctor.

that right meant more than might; that being faithful and good meant more than being rich; that honor superseded all.

Pastor Bill Hybels says that seekers might look at our lives and ask themselves, "If I become a Christian, am I trading up or trading down?

When I seek him, root my values and desires in him, when I found my relationships and sense of self on him, my capacity for joy increases. The more I "have" Jesus, the deeper my enjoyment of him. He increases my desire for those things that are good, adds value to that which is benign, and diminishes the strength of the negative (the evil) that threatens to throttle me. My dependence on material values and experiences as the means by which I define or please myself decreases.

One did not need to believe in the Force to know right from wrong.

If you're more concerned about our reputation than about me, then I'll just withdraw and not have a family anymore. p.32

In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to the next generation the skills and values of the parents, but the attempt always fails because cultural transmission is geared to learning, not DNA.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Estos son mis principios; si no le gustan, tengo otros

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.

In our youth, we may have ridiculed the cost-of-living-index family, with their house, two cars, and two kids, but today we are pro-family. We have seen the damage done by the previous generation and have doubled our efforts when it comes to caring for our families. Our children come first.

I say we make our voices heard. For us, for our kids, I say that it is time to figure out a new approach to spirituality, one that honors rationality.

La vie nous met parfois dans des situations dont nous ne pouvons nous extraire qu'en renonçant aux valeurs que nous défendons...

Ako stvarno misliš da pisci imaju moralne vrednosti koje daju svojim likovima, onda si stvarno naivan. ?ak i pomslo glup.

Život nas ponekad stavlja u situacije iz kojih ne možemo iza?i a da ne pogazimo vrednosti koje branimo.

ako pogazimo sopstvene vrednosti, pogazili smo sve.

I like to win. I like to train, but above all, I want to teach people to compete representing universal values: values based on respect and education. Giving everything while competing with dignity is a victory, whatever the scoreline suggests.

there are few pure footballing training sessions and there is a lot of co-existence and it isn't easy. But the lucky thing in this team is having found people with important human values.

place an emphasis on preparation and player recuperation; maintain discipline in the dressing room while being respectful of all opponents and possess a sound knowledge of the Spanish league. Furthermore, the next manager of FC Barcelona would have to have a feel and understanding for the club, its values, significance and history.

He cleansed the dressing room of players who were uncommitted and oblivious of the club's core values: prioritising good football and hard work ahead of individual talent. Before they met for pre-season, Pep received messages from key players in the squad backing his bravery; the squad's leaders were effectively opening the door to the dressing room for him.

From his very first day in the job as coach, Pep went out of his way to appeal to the feelings of his players: demanding solidarity and effort from everyone. Those values represent a reflection of himself. He knew that in order to lead the group he must be consistent, manage the little details and big egos – and convince everyone, not only to do as he asked, but to believe in what he was asking them to do.

An old man's beliefs matter little. I am the past. You, the future. What are your beliefs?