"As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents."

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"As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents."

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"Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Values, Value

"Two friends are ordering lunch. One says, 'I'm in the mood for a burger,' and orders it. The other says, 'I'm in the mood for a burger,' but remembers that there are things more important to him than what he is in the mood for at any given moment, and orders something else. Who is the sentimentalist?"

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Values, Sentiment, Choice, Discipline

"I am neither foe nor friend to my brothers, but such as each of them shall deserve of me. And to earn my love, my brothers must do more than to have been born. I do not grant my love without reason, nor to any chance passer-by who may wish to claim it. I honor men with my love. But honor is a thing to be earned.I shall choose friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters. And I shall choose only such as please me, and them I shall love and respect, but neither command not obey."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Values, Love, Respect, Freedom, Choice

"It is better to seek purity than the pleasure of sin."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Values, Purity, Sin, Choice, Faith

"Life's value is lost when the pursuit of money becomes the goal as opposed to the pursuit of true happiness."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Values, Money, Happiness, Pursuit

"We all need salespeople who deliver value that wasn't there before they arrived."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Values, Sales, Service, Contribution

"I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

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"If you help someones bank account rise But you can't help their heart feel... Really, what is your value?"

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

Values, Money, Heart, Help

"Do not love money more than yourself."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Values, Love, Money, Self

"I can lend you my money not my books."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Values, Money, Books, Trust

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"I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life."

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"We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection."

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"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."

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"I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be."

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"I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people."

People

"I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life."

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"To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved."

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"Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed."

"It is better to seek purity than the pleasure of sin."

"Life's value is lost when the pursuit of money becomes the goal as opposed to the pursuit of true happiness."

"We all need salespeople who deliver value that wasn't there before they arrived."

"I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool."

"If you help someones bank account rise But you can't help their heart feel... Really, what is your value?"

"Do not love money more than yourself."

"I can lend you my money not my books."

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"I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life."

"We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection."

"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."

"I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be."

"I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people."

"So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether."

"To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed."

"The journey has been incredible from its beginning."

"I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life."

"To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved."