Values Quotes

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America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and a large part of its… — Paula Gunn Allen
To be born in a free society and not to be born free is to be born into a lie. To be told by co-citizens… — James A. Baldwin
Scores do not reveal the most important facts about a wine. The written commentary (tasting notes) that accompanies the ratings is a better source of… — Robert M. Parker, Jr.
You need to find a way to live your life, that it doesn't make a mockery of your values. — Bill Ayers
Our task, then always, is to challenge the apparent forms of reality-that is, the fixed manner and values of the few, and to struggle with… — Ralph Ellison
Whenever the dollar is held supreme and capitalistic interests dominate, a higher value will always be placed upon property rights than upon human rights. — Dick Gregory
They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for… — Thomas More
More non-fringe, non-radical homosexuals emerge into public view every day. As the stereotype of the homosexual as antisocial deviant crumbles, a (political) party or faction… — Jonathan Rauch
Economic systems are not value-free columns of numbers based on rules of reason, but ways of expressing what varying societies believe is important. — Gloria Steinem
Today, people are talking about many things: the danger of war and frequent clashes, water and air pollution, hunger, the increasing erosion of moral values,… — Fethullah Gulen
Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice. — Kim Dae-jung
In many parts of the world the people are searching for a solution which would link the two basic values: peace and justice. The two… — Lech Walesa
I love life and want to hold onto it. But my passion for justice for my tormented people, for their dignity and freedom, must be… — Leyla Zana
Persons drinking coffee, as a general rule, eat less, though coffee, and also tea, have little direct food value; but they retard the waste of… — Maria Parloa
I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times. I learned not… — Lee Iacocca
Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of life before he can comprehend the full value of the greater. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our… — Barack Obama
Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and… — Jimmy Carter
We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we… — Jimmy Carter
The biggest atrocity of all is to indoctrinate our children into a system that does not value their creative expression, nor encourage their unique abilities. — Benjamin Greene

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