Quotes About Ethics

Major religions are examples of 'noble lies' aimed at uplifting human stature.

An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright.

O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!

Moral Education is the source of that spiritual equilibrium on which everything else depends and which may be compared to that physical equilibrium or sense of balance, without which it is impossible to stand upright or to move into any other position.

If you are an upright journalist, nothing will happen to you.

Everybody thinks I'm very clean and sort of upright, don't they?

It is almost impossible to imagine that any one could be so insensible to the high morality of Mr. Mill's character as to suggest to him any course of conduct that was not entirely upright and consistent.

The roles that I get offered are very good and of serious women who are morally upright, righteous and honest.

A disciplined and morally upright nation is built by disciplined and morally upright institutions.

I get roles where I'm the activist type or I'm always morally upright.

Personally, I'm not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats.

Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to slam the board shut and upset all the letters over the floor.

There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.'

It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil, heinous, and morally wrong fan fiction and fan fiction writers are, and then the Internet gets all upset and shocked, and then the author is shocked that people could get so upset.

If a writer I represent gets a bad or unfair review, I suffer. I'm upset and outraged and do everything I can to try and change that. But I would never do that on behalf of my own book because I wouldn't expect my writers to do that.

I'm not at all upset to be considered a crime novelist. But for me, it's never really about the crime or the violence. I'm much more interested in exploring issues.

There's no reason ever to steal because you're upset.

I never want to make people upset, but sometimes we may. When I interview people, I try to make it clear that our obligation is to what we uncover and to telling that story and to presenting it fairly and making sure everyone has a say.

To be labeled a 'science-denier' in 2017 often just means you've upset someone who insists on teaching strict, Darwinian orthodoxy in schools or who advocates particular climate legislation or who supports ethically fraught research on embryos.

If I am lining up for a race, and I know there is someone there who cheats, it upsets me.

You don't mess with politics and religion. Leave it alone. People get upset at that sometimes.

Journalism is not what it used to be. I thought it was an important job, but it is not. I'm idealistic, and it pretty much upsets me that negativity sells and that even if I wanted to tell the truth, I wouldn't be able to if my boss does not okay it.