That we occasionally violate our own stated moral code does not imply that we are insincere in espousing that code. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
I try not to think in terms of good and bad but more in terms of helpful or unhelpful in regards to… — Richard Brancatisano Copy Share Image
“You broke your own moral code. I figured if someone like you would fight for me, I might actually be worth something.” — Tarryn Fisher Copy Share Image
Being an atheist makes someone a clearer thinking, fairer person. They [atheists] are not doing things to be rewarded in heaven; they're… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
We [Israel people] always blame Moses, that he was our greatest leader and one of the most gifted people in the world.… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
Conservatism, I believe, happens to be what happens when people behave according to a certain moral code, a certain sense of right… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The words of musicals were the moral codes that I lived by. I found meaning and messages in musicals that I didn't… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
Maxims in times of danger are useless, experience is incommunicable. The knotted strands of life, desire, assumptions, and moral codes cannot be… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
A choice is the root of all morality. Without choice, one can have no moral code. In a vacuum bereft of alternatives,… — Dave Galanter Copy Share Image
Deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, "There is something not right," no matter… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Direct action against the authority in the shop, direct action against the authority of the law, direct action against the invasive, meddlesome… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Two years ago I was on the train from Berlin to Frankfurt when I heard that the Nobel Peace Prize had been… — Liao Yiwu Copy Share Image
It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“It’s our work, our job, the most important gig of all: to make a place that belongs to us, a structure composed… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
I care not for the theoretical symmetry and impregnable logic of your moral code, I care not for the hoary respectability and… — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
“While the moral force of Judeo-Christian tradition and the law have sought to purify the penis, and to restrict its seed to… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
Religion shows a pattern of heredity which I think is similar to genetic heredity. ... There are hundreds of different religious sects,… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
A republican form of government requires four standards: It demands a highly educated population manifesting critical thinking that participates in the affairs… — Frosty Wooldridge Copy Share Image
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
I'm not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“Christianity is not primarily a moral code but a grace-laden mystery; it is not essentially a philosophy of love but a love… — Kay Bruner Copy Share Image
I would always encourage people of any age not to be so quick to follow other people's truths but to search and… — Jewel Copy Share Image
“I was a shoplifter, a pervert, you might say, and a liar, of course, but nobody knew that. I would enforce the… — Ottessa Moshfegh Copy Share Image
Adversity is a natural part of being human. It is the height of arrogance to prescribe a moral code or health regimen… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
We have this sense that there's something bigger than us, above and beyond. If you take away the idea of God, you… — Jonathan Trigell Copy Share Image
“Once it's no longer accepted that something is wrong, all the laws in the world will avail you naught. The law functions… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
“Morality is an evolutionary adaption for any sentient species. Our survival is promoted by working together, and any group requires a moral… — Jasper T. Scott Copy Share Image
Religion can be a good thing, but basically the way I look at it is that it provides a moral code, common… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
The Government of the Reich, who regard Christianity as the unshakable foundation of the morals and moral code of the nation, attach… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Among photojournalists there is still a sense that doing a photomontage is far graver than adding a filter. I am against this… — Joan Fontcuberta Copy Share Image
It would be a piece of ingenuousness to accuse the man of today of his lack of moral code. The accusation would… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
Perhaps the time has come to formulate a moral code which would govern our relations with the great creatures of the sea… — Jacques Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
“Her aunt and uncle worked fifteen hours a day in their desperate attempt to keep the corner shop in profit, and their… — P.D. James Copy Share Image
“If the blaming action produces a false apology, patronization of the moral code, and false promises with no intention of complying with… — Dr. Karin Huffer M.F.T Copy Share Image
The responsibility of the executive is (1) to create and maintain a sense of purpose and moral code for the organization; (2)… — Chester Barnard Copy Share Image
To kick off a merchant is to censor ideas and interfere with the free exchange of products at the core of commerce.… — Tobias Lutke Copy Share Image
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
I think it's a really admirable thing to be very sure of your own moral code and not waver from that. If… — Riley Keough Copy Share Image
“Some of us as individuals find abortion offensive to our most basic principles or morality, but that cannot control our decision,' she… — Joan Biskupic Copy Share Image