Ethics Quotes

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We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The truth needs so little rehearsal. — Barbara Kingsolver
A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral. Knowledge is the novel's only morality. — Milan Kundera
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but… — Dalai Lama
I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic. — Diane Lane
When I'm doing something I love, I can lose sleep. I can go and go and go and go. My work ethic is pretty intense.… — Queen Latifah
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. — D. H. Lawrence
I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the time to learn their craft. It doesn't matter… — Denis Leary
Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old. — Lisa Leslie
In the end, there's something of the puritan work ethic about me that roles really must sustain me on an intellectual level. — Damian Lewis
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion. — Abraham Lincoln
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. — Abraham Lincoln
I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back. — Abraham Lincoln
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day. — Abraham Lincoln
To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in… — John Locke
He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self. — Martin Luther
I don't have any ego about it, but I find there's not a great work ethic in show business. A lot of people are in… — Norm MacDonald

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