Character Quote by Pamela Warrick

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.

— Potter Stewart

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is the right thing to do.

— Max Allan Collins

“the term ethics is often used interchangeably with the word morality. That the two have become virtual synonyms is a sign of the confusion…

— R.C. Sproul

At times, morality can be dismissed as a matter of personal conscience, no matter how widespread its acceptance. Ethics, on the other hand, arises…

— Sherwin B. Nuland

The human dilemma is not whether to do right or wrong, but rather to do right when it matters the most, and wrong when…

— Anonymous

Right and wrong as moral principles do not change. They are applicable and reliable determinants whether the situations with which we deal are simple…

— Ezra Taft Benson

All ethical people strive to choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or the other.

— Derrick Bell

“Ethics define what people ought to do; morals describe what people actually do. The difference between them is between the normal and the descriptive.”

— R.C. Sproul

Ethics is not just an abstract intellectual discipline. It is about the conflicts that arise in trying to meet real human needs and values.

— John Ziman

A moral choice in its basic terms appears to be a choice that favors survival: a choice made in favor of life.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able…

— Dalai Lama

When facing a dilemma, choose the more morally demanding alternative.

— Harold S. Kushner