Quotes About Ethics

The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity.

No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people.

If the ends don't justify the means, what does?

People will justify whatever for a good cause.

If the end does not justify the means - what can?

Nothing can justify war.

I think comedy directors tend to feel a need to justify the bad behavior, and I just never think that. I like bad behavior, I've always liked bad behavior, I'm a fan of bad behavior, and I don't think you have to justify bad behavior.

The ends must justify the means.

I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.

When no one's buying your records, it's easy to justify selling a song. But once you start selling records, you can't really justify having two songs in Cadillac commercials. It looks greedy. And it is greedy. This whole music thing should be about music.

The end doesn't justify anything, because all we ever live with is the means.

Human beings will justify anything.

Nobody sees themselves as being an evil person or doing something for a bad reason. There's always something that justifies it to themselves.

It doesn't mean you can't discuss important things, but I would never do a joke about cancer, just because I don't think any joke is funny enough to justify upsetting someone who is going through that.

I never think the ends justify the means.

Some of the things I've done, like getting Justin Edinburgh sent off in the cup final by going down, I'm embarrassed - I cringe when I see all that.

He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?

My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you.

I don't believe in karma.

I always say karma is a thing that is real.

I believe in karma.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.

I have a pretty keen ethical compass.

I am not keen just for the position; I'm keen to help and to serve. If I can really avoid any bad things on my country, I will not hesitate one second.