Character Quote by Ruth Gordon

We can assume that most people, most of the time, are moral creatures. But imagine that this morality is like a gearshift that at…

— Philip Zimbardo

Morality, like other inputs into the social process, follows the law of diminishing returns- meaning ultimately, negative returns. People can be too moral.

— Thomas Sowell

I do think sometimes people get morally superior without understanding situations.

— Sienna Miller

People are very inclined to set moral standards for others.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

You get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

— Penn Jillette

Morals exist in those who understand the gift of life.

— Jasmina Siderovski

So long as one believes in God, one has the right to do the Good in order to be moral.

— Jean-Paul Sartre

If you are doing something for reward or punishment, you do not have morality.

— Penn Jillette

I love when someone says they have morals but never follow them,

— Kiera

Once you've seen certain things, the moral compunction drives you to act.

— Tom Hiddleston

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get it.

— Henry David Thoreau

Do you know what morals are? Morals are an obedience to rules that people laid down to help you live among them.

— Theodore Sturgeon