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"If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place."

"If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place."

Margaret Mead, American Scientist

Values, Culture, Will

4

"Ryan and I didn't grow up like this at all, with this much attention. We'll just try to keep their feet on the ground and raise them with the values we were raised with."

"Ryan and I didn't grow up like this at all, with this much attention. We'll just try to keep their feet on the ground and raise them with the values we were raised with."

Reese Witherspoon, American Actress

Values, Attention, Feet

4

"Be a person of value, but never try to define your worth."

"Be a person of value, but never try to define your worth."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Values, Value, Self-worth, Approval, Identity

4

"If you come back from the dead, you don't have the same value system, I think."

"If you come back from the dead, you don't have the same value system, I think."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

4

"In 2003, the value of Airbus's orders was more than twice as much as Boeing's."

"In 2003, the value of Airbus's orders was more than twice as much as Boeing's."

Norm Dicks, American Politician

4

"The more riches you have, the more you can share. So I like to share everything that I have that's of value."

"The more riches you have, the more you can share. So I like to share everything that I have that's of value."

Leonard Orr, American Celebrity

4

"From the subtle to the extreme, our culture and our values are under unrelenting attack from the media."

"From the subtle to the extreme, our culture and our values are under unrelenting attack from the media."

Tammy Bruce, American Author

Values, Culture, Extreme, Media

4

"We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe in. That's what we need for our nominee, whether it is me or whether it is someone else."

"We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe in. That's what we need for our nominee, whether it is me or whether it is someone else."

Michele Bachmann, American Politician

Values, Conservative, Fight, Will

4

"We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching."

"We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching."

Paul Tsongas, American Politician

Values, Children, Sense

4

"America does not fight for land, glory or riches."

"America does not fight for land, glory or riches."

Virginia Foxx, American Politician

Values, America, Fight, Glory, Land

4

"We desecrated the traditional values, but new values didn't come along."

"We desecrated the traditional values, but new values didn't come along."

Rocco Buttiglione, American Politician

4

"We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs."

"We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

4

"I see my job simply as helping disseminate the message of Barack Obama, working with the communications team to make sure that we're true to the ideals and the values and the programs that he wants to advance in this country. And that's the extent of my involvement."

"I see my job simply as helping disseminate the message of Barack Obama, working with the communications team to make sure that we're true to the ideals and the values and the programs that he wants to advance in this country. And that's the extent of my involvement."

David Axelrod, American Public Servant

Values, Country, Ideals, Job

4

"We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give."

"We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give."

James Cash Penney, American Businessman

Values, Results

4

"The Army damages itself when it doesn't live up to its own values."

"The Army damages itself when it doesn't live up to its own values."

Claudia Kennedy, American General

4

"Time is the only commodity in life that cannot be bought, sold, borrowed, given out as a gift and it cannot be inherited."

"Time is the only commodity in life that cannot be bought, sold, borrowed, given out as a gift and it cannot be inherited."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Values, Time, Commodity, Value, Irreplaceable

4

"As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles... its commercial values will be limited."

"As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles... its commercial values will be limited."

Elisha Gray, American Inventor

Values, Interest, Talking, Will

4

"The Pledge of Allegiance is an important expression of our shared values, and it should be preserved in its current form. I fully support the Pledge of Allegiance and urge my colleagues to do the same."

"The Pledge of Allegiance is an important expression of our shared values, and it should be preserved in its current form. I fully support the Pledge of Allegiance and urge my colleagues to do the same."

Judy Biggert, American Politician

Values, Expression, Support

4

"The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected."

"The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected."

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Politician

4

"The USA experiences the crisis of ideological and moral values."

"The USA experiences the crisis of ideological and moral values."

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian Politician

4

"In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it is. I also show that it's an expression of American values, and, thus, that a fight for free enterprise is very much a fight for our culture."

"In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it is. I also show that it's an expression of American values, and, thus, that a fight for free enterprise is very much a fight for our culture."

Arthur C. Brooks, American Author

Values, Culture, Economy

4

"First, he must hold rational values, and to do this he must be a thinker."

"First, he must hold rational values, and to do this he must be a thinker."

Andrew Bernstein, American Philosopher

4

"The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred."

"The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred."

Adrian Cronauer, American Entertainer

4

"With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy."

"With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy."

Adam Osborne, American Author

Values, Hardware, Machines, Software

4

"Common sense as well as common values all lead us. Our future depends upon it and our present is going to be vastly better when we get back to these basics."

"Common sense as well as common values all lead us. Our future depends upon it and our present is going to be vastly better when we get back to these basics."

Joan Blades, American Businessman

Values, Commonsense, Future, Present

4

"Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess."

"Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess."

John W. Gardner, American Educator

3

"We need someone who is a strong representative of our value system."

"We need someone who is a strong representative of our value system."

Kenneth Lay, American Businessman

3

"I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel."

"I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel."

Ryne Sandberg, American Athlete

Values, End, Play, Reward, Right

3

"He's part of the product and will make no bones about creating that image to bring the value up in his product, bring the value up in everything he touches."

"He's part of the product and will make no bones about creating that image to bring the value up in his product, bring the value up in everything he touches."

Marla Maples, American Actress

Values, Value, Will

3

"Some of these things I saw in foreign films - African films, Cuban films - long before I decided to really go on this course as an actor. I started to think about what values I saw in those films that I wanted to bring to my projects."

"Some of these things I saw in foreign films - African films, Cuban films - long before I decided to really go on this course as an actor. I started to think about what values I saw in those films that I wanted to bring to my projects."

Danny Glover, American Actor

Values, African, Projects

3

"An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion."

"An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion."

Garrett Hardin, American Environmentalist

3

"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are."

"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are."

Roy E. Disney, American Businessman

Values, Decisions

3

"You might be a redneck if... the blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it."

"You might be a redneck if... the blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

3

"Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties."

"Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties."

Loretta Young, American Actress

3

"The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice."

"The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice."

Harold Rosenberg, American Writer

Values, Conservative, Practice

3

"There are some fundamental values it's impossible to be wrong about."

"There are some fundamental values it's impossible to be wrong about."

Antonio Tabucchi, Italian Writer

3

"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective."

"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Values, Perspective, Value

3

"I urge the Bush Administration to rethink its priorities. We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities."

"I urge the Bush Administration to rethink its priorities. We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities."

Joe Lieberman, American Politician

Values, Being, Community, Priorities

3

"I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by."

"I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by."

Danny Aiello, American Actor

3

"I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch."

"I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch."

Ella Maillart, Swiss Writer

3

"Never underestimate the value of cold cash."

"Never underestimate the value of cold cash."

Gregory Nunn, American Athlete

3

"This year, as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence, please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear."

"This year, as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence, please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear."

Kenny Marchant, American Politician

Values, Admiration, America, Country

3

"Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being."

"Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being."

Bjorn Ulvaeus, Swedish Musician

Values, Being, Rights, Human rights

3

"Clint Eastwood is an extraordinary director because he knows the value of a buck. He knows where it will show on the screen."

"Clint Eastwood is an extraordinary director because he knows the value of a buck. He knows where it will show on the screen."

Angela Lansbury, American Actress

Values, Value, Will

3

"What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both."

"What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both."

Dick Gephardt, American Politician

Values, Democracy, Desire, Freedom

3

"The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spirit-ual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain."

"The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spirit-ual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain."

Olympia Dukakis, American Actress

Values, Rest, Spirit, Trying

3

"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others."

"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others."

William Greider, American Author

3

"Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values."

"Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Values, Abuse, Order

3

"Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important."

"Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important."

Brittany Murphy, American Actress

Values, Choices, Listening

3

"Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values."

"Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

Values, Destruction

3

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