Values Quotes

6303 Values quotes by 3429 unique authors

Reason cannot establish values, and its belief that it can is the stupidiest and most pernicious illusion. — Allan Bloom
Many of the rites of passage, those rituals of growing up found in our society, are in the form of such comic, practical joking affairs--which… — Ralph Ellison
Now more than ever, as the role of memory in our culture erodes at a faster pace than ever before, we need to cultivate our… — Joshua Foer
I feel in some ways I've had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what… — Melissa Bank
Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism's high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function,… — Gilbert Adair
Snobbery is not merely a silly human weakness but something basic in the mentality of modern man-a symptom which reflects the general sickness, the dislocation… — Arthur Koestler
We, perhaps, have corrupted our children and our grandchildren by heedless affluence, by a lack of manliness, by giving the younger generation more money and… — Taylor Caldwell
Great pressure is brought to bear to make us undervalue ourselves. On the other hand, civilization teaches that each of us is an inestimable prize.… — Saul Bellow
An educator should think of a child as a garderner thinks of a plant, as something to be made to grow by having the right… — Bertrand Russell
I wonder whether art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value? — Bernard Berenson
Our treatment of both older people and children reflects the value we place on independence and autonomy. We do our best to make our children… — Margaret Mead
I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not taking this at face value… — James Fallows
We who follow Christ are men and women of eternity. We must put no confidence in the passing scenes of the disappearing world. We must… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values. — William Inge
But tell me: how did gold get to be the highest value? Because it is uncommon and useless and gleaming and gentle in its brilliance;… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Black painters have done all kinds of work. It's the treatment of forms they engage in-that's what determines the value of the work, not whether… — Kerry James Marshall
A budget is more than just a series of numbers on a page; it is an embodiment of our values. — Barack Obama
I hate the title of being called 'the richest woman in India,' but it's the recognition that this was the value that I had created… — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Modern slavery - be it bonded labor, involuntary servitude, or sexual slavery - is a crime and cannot be tolerated in any culture, community, or… — Hillary Clinton
For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine… — Carol S. Dweck
What greater value could you possibly have than to be delighted in and sacrificed for by the Maker of the universe. — Timothy Keller
I don't hold myself dictated to by what everyone is saying, by the tabloids or popular opinion. I don't like bourgeois values. I say you… — James Salter
Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires -… — Arthur Peacocke
God does not measure everything by numbers or dimensions. He has another scale of values, according to which-asJesus Himself told us-one human soul is worth… — Derek Prince
If a Jew is fascinated by Christians it is not because of their virtues, which he values little, but because they represent anonymity, humanity without… — Jean-Paul Sartre

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