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Value Quotes


"The very desire for guarantees that our values are eternal and secure in some objective heaven is perhaps only a craving for the certainties of childhood or the absolute values of our primitive past."


"I like the values in Flicka, and I wanted to do a movie my kids could see and be proud of."


"Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured."


"Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires - and these stem from the sense of a transcendent good."


"I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal."


"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."


"As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness."


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


"All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings."


"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."


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


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


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


"Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in."


"Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it."


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


"That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good. We are a diverse country, and getting more diverse. And these virtues are what keep this great country together."


"And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics."


"Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values."


"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."


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


"Let's stand up. Let's speak with pride about our morals and our values and redouble our effort to elect more conservative Republicans."


"Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values - and witnesses."


"Indeed, there are so many prejudices against everyday middle-class values on college campuses, and serving in the military and being pro-American just seems to be one of them."


"Anything that changes your values changes your behavior."


"The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday."


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



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


"When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your responsibility is to support candidates who will."


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


"I will use whatever position I have in order to root out hypocrisy. Democrats have strong moral values. Frankly, my moral values are offended by some of the things I hear on programs like "Rush Limbaugh," and we don't have to put up with that."


"Over the past two decades, we have clearly seen an erosion of ethical values."


"Human beings like variety, and they also like partnership... these are scientific values we can point to."


"Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called."


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


"You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish."


"Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community."


"Theodore Roethke was a poet I was raised with so he has a lot of sentimental value for me."
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