Quotes About Ethics

I'm not a gambler, let's just say that, nor have I ever been a dealer at a casino.

I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist.

When I was growing up, kids used to talk about snitching... It never extended as a cultural norm outside of the gangsters.

You'd just be amazed what people will do. You really would. And not crazy people. Ostensibly normal people. When the right person touches the right button in someone, you can get them to do almost anything.

Greed is normally balanced by fear.

Breaking of norms and disregard for decency have huge, long-term costs.

The domestic policy of any president, U.S. or otherwise, is his or her own concern, as long as democratic norms are followed.

The Ecuadorean and Latin American press is not like the European or North American press, which has some professional ethics. They are used to being above the law, to blackmail, to extort.

My real concern is what happens if China becomes the next Cambridge Analytica, what happens if North Korea becomes the next Cambridge Analytica?

What annoys people is the idea that somebody has everything, and they're allowed to get away with anything. It's the sense of entitlement that gets up people's noses.

I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.

I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders.

One can criticize the Israeli government, but it is not fair to judge the people of Israel.

When I was initially charged I still thought I was not guilty because I had followed the rules.

I'm not interested in money.

I'm so not interested in gossip. It just gives me the creeps. I love the work; I love what I do. If somebody sends me an interview that has any connotation of something that's not interesting or genuine, I'm not interested. I really detach myself from it.

I'm not interested in business for business's sake.

The billionaire who sits on his money and doesn't do anything for the common good - I'm not interested in that person.

It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.

I told Birmingham I don't want nothing, I'm not interested in the money.

I believed that regardless of political ideologies - the reality was I didn't even have any - which is no excuse, and it's a horrible thing to admit, but I've admitted it - you can't get into something not knowing who the players are, but also not understanding that policy and ethics go together.

I'm not perfect and I know it. I've done all sorts of things that are frowned upon these days - big-game hunting, fishing. I still enjoy fishing but I don't kill warm-blooded animals any more - I make an exception with birds sometimes.

I think I'm a pretty moral guy, a very moral guy, but I'm not perfect.

I'm not perfect - I'm human, and I can make mistakes - but I'm always going to fight clean; I'm always going to go out there and try to put on a good show.