Quotes about Values

A person who has no standard to live by other than the culture of the moment is a person whose principles might as well come from the latest public opinion polls.

Our generation has learned to hold to the standard of each other instead of the standard of God. That is the travesty: God is no longer the standard; we are.

America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.

More than anything else, let me be clear - we need to be willing to fight for freedom, and free markets, and traditional moral values. That's what the American people want to see this movement and this party return to.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to judge, but I've read the gospels quite a few times, and it seems pretty clear that 'Christian values' are: 1-humility, 2-non-judgementalism, 3-caring for the poor, 4-compassion, 5-love, and 6-serving God.

If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not kill each other? Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want.

The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.

We spend more time learning how to make a living than we do learning to make a life.

It is not enough just to know who we love; we need to know what we love. We need to know why we love the person we love. This is critically important for building a happy and successful marriage.

We could sum up thre entire message of this book in the following way; leaders stand for something - vision. Leaders stand on something - values.

Remember that no matter how great a leader you become, you could lose everything that you've gained due to a lack of character.

Have I placed more value on my status or title than on my character? What perceptions do I have about myself, other people, and the world? Are they aligned with my purpose? Do they reflect the values I claim to have? What is my true nature, apart from my reputation? What values will I refuse to deny because, to do so, I would violate my ideals and ethics?