Action Quote by Jerry Pournelle Download Open image “In any ethical situation, the thing you want least to do is probably the right action.” — Jerry Pournelle ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Action Character Ethical Ethical Situation Right action Situation Situation Thing Want Want Probably
The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to. — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
“On a practical level, there are two vital steps to ethical behavior: knowing what is right and doing it.” — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Those ethical choices often are made every day at a time, minute by minute in ways that you may not even relate to ethics,… — Jayson Blair Copy Share Image
If I can encourage and get somebody to get through what they're dealing with, their set of circumstances, that's the right thing to do. — Chuck Pagano Copy Share Image
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I strongly believe in work ethics and when certain people do not follow the procedures, I'd rather step back and weigh my options. — Madhura Naik Copy Share Image
Ethical is 'I'll wait and do what's right even in the hardest times and even if I have to give up gains to do… — John J. Mack Copy Share Image
There is no ethics in general. There are only-eventually-ethics of processes by which we treat the possibilities of a situation. — Alain Badiou Copy Share Image
I should not deal with things that aren't founded on ethical principles, because that's not who I am as a human being. — Rohan Marley Copy Share Image
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching- even when doing the wrong thing is legal. — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
I think it takes about a million words to make a writer. I mean that you're going to throw away. — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
The American way of war is to build an army, then another, then a third, while building fleets. If the war is still on… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
You see, I used to do a certain amount of market research by going to the local drugstore and seeing what the truck drivers… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
A Dark Age is not just a period in which people no longer know how to do things. The real key is that people… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
Asimov was the reason why we changed some rules in the SFWA, and I'm not convinced we changed it for the best. — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
We have for years been building a society in which everybody plunders everybody, and while we are weary of being plundered, we enjoy the… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
It's not only possible, but likely that the Nobel Prize in economics will go in alternate years to people who disagree on nearly everything… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
So, I guess the answer to your question is very few people can bring off a novel of the future because it's just so… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
Of course most people underestimate the warrior characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman peoples anyway. It takes a heap of piety to keep a… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
Gates has always understood Moore's Law better than anyone else in the industry. If you can make something run at all, get it out… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
“Funny thing about this world,” Adams said carefully. “Legally, a sovereign government can protect its interests pretty well as long as it doesn’t start… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds — Kahlil Gibran Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behaviour. Begin to act the part of the person you would like to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Action is a powerful thing. When you smile through your sadness, it can completely change your outlook. Try it! Smile :) Now hold onto… — Leticia Rae Copy Share Image
