Ethical Quotes

528 Ethical quotes by 398 unique authors

What our species needs, above all else, is a generally accepted ethical system that is compatible with the scientific knowledge we now possess. — Unknown Author
Unfortunately for ethical egoism, the claim that we will all be better off if every one of us does what is in his or her… — Peter Singer
"You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by-"* You'll find universal agreement on the value of a behavior… — Price Pritchett
We live in a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants, in a world that has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. We have… — Omar N. Bradley
Eventually we have to "settle up" and pay the price for our ethical violations. Just remember the old line that says, "You can pay me… — Price Pritchett
Your ethical muscle grows stronger every time you choose right over wrong. — Price Pritchett
The fashion industry tends to attract people with serious personality defects. They just want to be rich and famous. But at some point you have… — Katharine Hamnett
It is not people who break ethical standards who are regarded as aliens. It is people like me who are isolated. — Grigori Perelman
It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that. — Edward Tufte
The State becomes society or humanity on the ethical side, a production and trade system on the economic side — Francis Parker Yockey
Somehow it must be made plain that the lawyer's moral judgment is not for hire, that there are occasions when the lawyer . . .… — Harry Jones
I believe this choice is ethical, and what makes it ethical is it is a choice. — Brittany Maynard
We shall never understand the ethical system taught by Jesus unless we realize that he was a Jew, not only by birth, but that he… — Arthur Keith
The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards. — Johan Huizinga
I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution. — Luc Montagnier
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for… — Michael Josephson
We live in a war of two antagonistic ethical philosophies, the ethical policy taught in the books and schools, and the success policy. — William Graham Sumner
The most ethical diet just so happens to be the most environmentally sound diet and just so happens to be the healthiest. — Michael Greger
We have voluntarily agreed to let an invisible government sift the data and high-spot the outstanding issues so that our field of choice shall be… — Edward Bernays
Religion must completely encircle the spirit of ethical man like his element, and this luminous chaos of divine thoughts and feelings is called enthusiasm. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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