Ethical Quotes
A vegan who beats his wife is far further down the ethical ladder than a meat eater who's kind to his children.
The moment that you impose your will on another person or animal, that's when we are allowed to say you have committed an ethical breach.
I believe that there has to be an ideal and I favour an ethical anarchism which can be cohered into an ideal.
Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
As soon as you start mixing up politics and some sort of ethical code in music, you've got it all wrong.
The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this.
Teacher preparation should go beyond the technical preparation of teachers and be rooted in the ethical formation both of selves and of history.
If we're going to live an ethical life, it's not enough just to follow the thou-shalt-nots. … If we have enough, we have to share some of that with people who have so little.
I take the ethical truths to be the stable elements that emerge out of ethical progress and that are retained under further ethical progress.
One goal of ethical inquiry might be to uncover strategies available for use when values conflict or when rules are incomplete.
Ethical inquiry has always been motivated by the aim of improving human conduct. It doesn't follow from that that the goal is to produce a complete rule book that would be applicable to all cases.
On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act.
Notice that "I" is at the center of the word "ethical." There is no "they." Achieving the ethics of excellence is our individual assignment.
John Frame's magnificent work on the Christian life fully endorses the authority of Scripture and practically addresses the need to consider the situations and people involved in ethical decisions.
I'd like to see people, instead of spending so much time on the ethical problem, get after the problems that really affect the people of this country
Ethical maxims are bandied about as a sort of current coin of discourse, and, being never melted down for use, those that are of base metal are never detected.
An organization filled with honest, motivated, connected, eager, learning, experimenting, ethical and driven people will always defeat the one that merely has talent. Every time.
I've always liked politicians and lawyers. They keep the PR professional's status at least two from the bottom of the ethical food chain.
The influence of being in New York, made me realize a lot of the ethical and political ideas I want to push or promote are best articulated within an anarchist program.
There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.
When a doctor refuses money, even the most ethical ones, you usually start driving a good bargain with the undertaker.
All ancient history was written with a moral object; the ethical interest predominates almost to the exclusion of all others.
My belief is that no human being or society composed of human beings ever did or ever will come to much unless their conduct was governed and guided by the love of some ethical ideal.
I'm pretty cynical about the future, but I feel like that's not an ethical position for me to take. It's not okay for me to behave as if I'm cynical about the future. Even if I am.
The justification of majority rule in politics is not to be found in its ethical superiority.
A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of work and human organisations
We live in a war of two antagonistic ethical philosophies, the ethical policy taught in the books and schools, and the success policy.
Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
Never underestimate the power of a tweet.
Don´t let your work define you. But let you define what works for you to defy and refine you even more.
Ignorance rises in our counity because people do not utlize their common knowledge to express their thoughts to others that can be considered fair and rational.
Ignorance rises in our community because people do not utlize their common knowledge to express their thoughts to others that can be considered fair and rational.
Shame on the misguided, the blinded, the distracted and the divided. Shame. You have allowed deceptive men to corrupt and desensitize your hearts and minds to unethically fuel their greed.
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
Leader of Character: someone who uses influence to achieve a moral or ethical goal.
Funny how money speaks even more loudly than morals in this beautiful, superficial material world.
The amount of money you make ethically is directly proportionate to the value you add in others people’s life
To demonstrate integrity, a person must have the courage to consistently adhere to a strong ethical code, even in difficult situations.
The ‘fact’ of my actions frequently collide with the ‘fiction’ of my words. And at what point will I live what I say, so I will avoid what I do?
Life is not about getting everything right, as much as it’s about working to live right.
Morality is societal, but kindness is universal. Be kind even if it not always ethical.
All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.