Own Values Quotes

38 quotes by 35 authors

Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. One gains a profoundly personal, selfish… — Ayn Rand
We cannot idealize technology. Technology is only and always the reflection of our own imagination, and its uses must be conditioned by our own values.… — William J. Clinton
Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The scientist seeking to… — Milton Friedman
This is not the kind of country where you would feel comfortable if you were opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, independent courts and so I… — Peter Costello
I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness.We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own values, and our… — Gretchen Rubin
What? You're thinking for yourself? You're deciding on your own? You're applying your own yardsticks, your own judgments, your own values? Who do you think… — Neale Donald Walsch
Our culture has few taboos that can't be violated, and our establishment has largely given up on setting standards in the first place. Except where… — Ross Douthat
Since you own your life, you are responsible for your life. You do not rent your life from others who demand your obedience. Nor are… — Ken Schoolland
Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities. — Stephen Covey
People will do somethingâ€”including changing their behaviorâ€”only if it can be demonstrated that doing so is in their own best interests as defined by their… — Marshall Goldsmith
When we fear punishment, we focus on consequences, not on our own values. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
To be true to ourselves, however, is not an easy task. We must break free of the seductions of society and live life on our… — Robin Sharma
More people should visit Antarctica, metaphorically speaking, on their own. That is one of the conclusions I have reached, one of my recommendations: explore something,… — Phyllis Rose
The elderly have weathered enough squalls to know that this one, too, shall pass. They own the courage to be original; they've learned to hold… — Sarah Ferguson
The statement I made in regard to, 'Will can do whatever he wants,' has illuminated the need to discuss the relationship between trust and love… — Jada Pinkett Smith
Twentieth-century art may start with nothing, but it flourishes by virtue of its belief in itself, in the possibility of control over what seems essentially… — Al Alvarez
I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved in order to stand up for my… — Ronald Reagan
The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before. — Arthur Erickson
It's your life - but only if you make it so. The standards by which you live must be your own standards, your own values,… — Eleanor Roosevelt
The best thing we can do for family values is to repeal the income tax. Then families will have the resources they need to implement… — Harry Browne

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