Quotes About Ethics

The Karen Ann Quinlan case is where the right to life and the right to die got bound together, and I don't think they've ever gotten untangled.

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.

The sovereigns of the Internet are acting like they have a divine right to govern.

We have made a full frontal attack on corruption. The question is whether we can address the question of governance in developing countries and, particularly, corruption.

And my Christianity, first and foremost, governed the way that I tried to deal with people.

Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.

Governments are run by people. People can be bad.

Killing is always wrong, even governments are not exceptions.

My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.

I don't think that attorneys should be in any way running for governor.

Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.

I don't think it's a matter of, do you win the game or not, it's how gracefully do you play it.

I know Democrats who have written Lindsey Graham checks.

If I needed money, I wouldn't sell $5 t-shirts. I'd sell a Grammy or an MTV award.

There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

It all comes down to money. If the money is right, I'll fight anybody, any time. I'll hit my grandma in the face if the price is right.

I always like to look at things and think, 'Would I be proud to bring my grandma and grandpa to come see me in this?' And if I wouldn't want them to see it, then it's not something that I should immortalize myself on film in.

The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents.

The cold grasp of corruption shackles the District of Columbia.

I feel very grateful that I have never had to be or ever chosen to be or accidentally found myself to be in the space of the other woman.

Sometimes nudity is gratuitous. We just live in a society where everything goes.

I would never condone anything which I thought was salacious, titillating, or gratuitous.

I do say no to things that I think are completely gratuitous.

I love the gray areas, but I like the gray areas as considered by bright, educated, courageous people.