Values Quotes

I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community.

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?

We are committed to a world in which we keep America safe, but we recognize that our power doesn't just flow from our extraordinary military but also flows from the strength in our ideals and our principles and our values.

America is a country of strong families and strong values. My life's been blessed by both.

Sanitation is more important than Independence.

Don't give your son money. As far as you can afford it, give him horses.

A nation's greatness is measured not just by its gross national product or military power, but by the strength of its devotion to the principles and values that bind its people and define their character.

I was worth about over a million dollars when I was 23 and over ten million dollars when I was 24, and over a hundred million dollars when I was 25 and... it wasn't that important — because I never did it for the money.

The newer people of this modern age are more eager to amass than to realize.

Don't confuse wealth with success.

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.

The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are they should be living for.

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion.

There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

True marketing starts...with the customer, his demographics, his realities, his needs, his values. It does not ask, "What do we want to sell?" It asks, "What does the customer want to buy?"

The one thing the terrorists cannot do -- not one of them, not 10 of them, not 10,000 of them -- they cannot change who we are.

Every decision in your life is controlled by your beliefs and values. You may not realize it, but you have the power to choose what you believe about your life, people, money and health. You can either choose beliefs that limit you, or beliefs that empower you to move toward success. Your beliefs energize you to create the world you want to live in right now. The key is to be aware of them because what you value determines what you focus on.

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition

Money ain't everything.

Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.

India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

Let there be worse cotton and better men.

How right the working classes are in their "materialism." How right they are to realize that the belly comes before the soul, not in the scale of values but in point of time!

We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are.

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.

There is something in this universe that justifies the biblical writer in saying, "You shall reap what you sow." This is a law-abiding universe. This is a moral universe. It hinges on moral foundations. If we are to make of this a better world, we've got to go back and rediscover that precious value that we've left behind.

Youth loves honor and victory more than money.

For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.

Inner values like friendship, trust, honesty and compassion are much more reliable than money - they always bring happiness and strength.

Striving for social justice is the most valuable thing to do in life.

The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.

Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.

Money can't buy me love.

You show your worth by what you seek.

Cities degrade us by magnifying trifles.

If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless.

There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

America should stand for more than just wealth.

I wish we didn't live in a world where buying and selling things seems to have become almost more important than either producing or using them.

There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.

Every human actions becomes dangerous when it is deprived of human feeling. When they are performed with feeling and respect for human values, all activities become constructive.

If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent.

A poor spirit is poorer than a poor purse. A very few pounds a year would ease a man of the scandal of avarice.

We all have the potential to show others love and affection, but as we progress in our materialistic world, these values tend to remain dormant. We can develop them on the basis of common sense, common experience and scientific findings. The response to the recent tragedy in the Philippines is an example of how such values are awakened; people helped simply because others are suffering and in need of support.

If you're looking for work and have a choice of a job, choose a job that allows the opportunity for some creativity, and for spending time with your family. Even if it means less pay.

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.

Next to gold and jewelry, health is the most important thing you can have.

Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

Our diplomacy and development budget is not just about reducing spending and finding efficiencies. We need a frank conversation about what we stand for as that 'shining city on a hill.' And that conversation begins by acknowledging that we can't do it on the cheap.

An America that is militarily and economically strong is not enough. The world must see an America that is morally strong with a creed and a vision. This is what has led us to dare and achieve. For us, values count.

Michael Jackson? He was something more (than one of my favorite entertainers), a true friend. He wasn't just a genius. Above all, he was a good person, who gave so much. He gave people values, he encouraged them to better themselves all the time. He was far deeper and more authentic than people could see. He was misunderstood too many times

Replace your pursuit of success with the pursuit of contribution.

I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.

Money is worth nothing if it can't buy you the opportunity to love more.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent.

Dont think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.

Let your capital be simplicity and contentment.

I am simply unable to understand the value placed by so many people upon great wealth.