We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Reason is not the sole basis of moral virtue in man. His social impulses are more deeply rooted than his rational life. — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
Why are empirical questions about how the mind works so weighted down with political and moral and emotional baggage? — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
There's a real moral imperative in being an organization that takes the time to sit and listen to the customers and the… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
Jesus was a master of grace: he attracted sinners and moral outcasts even as he offended the religious and responsible people of… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Camp is a solvent of morality. It neutralizes moral indignation, sponsors playfulness. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
I wish all critics, no matter their color, were more sophisticated when it comes to the moral questions a film like 'St.… — James McBride Copy Share Image
There has to be some kind of order and some moral code. I don't know how people can function without a belief… — Mel Gibson Copy Share Image
Sufism is not a religion or a philosophy, it is neither deism nor atheism, nor is it a moral, nor a special… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as… — Tim Walz Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is a mainstream conservative who wants to profoundly take on the left. The left is infuriated that anybody would challenge… — John S. Dickerson Copy Share Image
When people treat corruption as a routine part of the process, you have something far worse than wrongdoing or moral failing. You… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
People want to know if I have a moral standpoint that they should be picking up on, and the truth is, I… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Neiman's book is written with considerable flair, as many critics have already noted, but it possesses a far rarer and more valuable… — Mark Kingwell Copy Share Image
In government-directed economies, the collective takes priority over the individual. The moral ideal is equal results. That approach could not be further… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
It is true that we have not deliberately or wholly abandoned the Christian element in our tradition, but does that element count… — Robert McCracken Copy Share Image
The United States of America is a flawed society. As it comprises human beings, it must be flawed. But in terms of… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want. Rich people are… — T. Harv Eker Copy Share Image
That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by false words, but only by true words, with which people transform… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
So behave that the odor of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere, that when we behold or scent… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Religion is not about accepting twenty impossible propositions before breakfast, but about doing things that change you. It is a moral aesthetic,… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
In my public statements I have earnestly urged that there rested upon government many responsibilities which affect the moral and spiritual welfare… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The cool thing about Watchmen is it has this really complicated question that it asks, which is: who polices the police or… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
A city like London was always going to be a paradox, the best of it so very riddled with the opposite, so… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science and inferior morals. The combination is unstable… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic duty of insuring the safety and continuance of the nation. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Whenever "A" attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon "B," "A" is most likely a scoundrel. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Once you start doing something bad, then it's easy to take the next step - and in the end, you're a moral… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude. — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
I find it a challenge to cooperate in a society where it's considered moral to critique a résumé yet immoral to critique… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Because man is endowed with Reason, he can subdue his impulses in the service of moral and religious ideals, and is born… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
...to any one for whom wild things are something more than a pleasant diversion, (conservation) constitutes one of the milestones in moral… — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
... it is as true in morals as in physics that all force is imperishable; therefore the consequences of a human action… — Tennessee Celeste Claflin Copy Share Image
Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
Education becomes most rich and alive when it confronts the reality of moral conflict in the world. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Empathy makes you more aware of other people's suffering, but it's not clear it actually motivates you to take moral action or… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
