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“I just want to make stories. They don't have to have a moral or a reason. There might be some mild cautionary notes, but they're not moral. They don't impart any Judeo-Christian ethic of any kind.”

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Author:Neko Case

“I hope the story of 2011 is that America gets its mojo back. You've got to remember that America has the best universities; it's got some of the best businesses. It's got an unbelievable work ethic, rule of law. The story of 2011 will be America blossoming again.”

Stories America Remember Law Ethics University Work Ethic Unbelievable Rule Of Law Blossoming Best Business Mojo

Author:Jamie Dimon

“If you're going to figure something out, study ethics. You can ask What's the answer? What's Right and Wrong? What I learned is that nobody knows the answer and there is no Right and Wrong. So I'm incapable of becoming a fundamentalist because there are no absolutes, there's always a what if.”

Ifs Knows Asks Answers Study Figures Becoming Ethics Absolutes What If Incapable Nobody Knows Fundamentalist

Author:Duff Goldman

“They see a work ethic in both of us. But, they also see that my husband is more in control of his future, and I am more reliant on other sources for my career.”

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Author:Jami Gertz

“My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.”

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Author:Matthew Gray Gubler

“Except I'm aware that as a writer you can't get away with as much writing for children as you can with adults. Children have much more finely tuned senses of justice, morals, and ethics. They are much more Platonic: children are symmetrical, before we begin to fragment them with our own nonsensical ideas and squelch their natural joy in knowledge.”

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Author:Alan Bradley

“Some men don't gel when it comes to work - you have different work ethics, different opinions, different points of views, different methods of filmmaking - and we didn't gel.”

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Author:Antoine Fuqua

“We brought him [Raffi Torres] in because he was an emotional, physical player. He's had nothing but a great attitude and a great work ethic with us all year long. He comes to play, prepares himself real well. We need him to play the way he does. You know, he's a little bit sometimes outside the box, but you've got to let him be who he is.”

“If people knew of ethics violations, they should have sent them to the Ethics Committee. If you think there was serious ethics violation that ought to be looked at, you don't hold it back for retaliatory purposes.”

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Author:Barney Frank

“There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.”

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Book:I Can't Believe I Said That!

Source: I Can't Believe I Said That!

“My family are my priority but I've always had a strong work ethic and I like to be busy.”

Strong Ethics My Family Busy Priorities Work Ethic Strong Work Ethic

Author:Amanda Holden

“My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.”

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Author:Sally Hawkins

“One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.”

People Ifs Friendship Trust Ethics Mess Distrust Real Friends Trustworthy Trustworthiness Trust Others Trust Worthy Not Trusting Trusting People Not Trustworthy

Book:Two Cheers for Democracy

Source: Two Cheers for Democracy

“I guess something people wouldn't expect me to listen to are artists like Alicia Keys. But she is so incredibly talented. She has this huge voice and great work ethic, which I really respect in an artist. She is also very humble and gracious and devoted to her skill.”

People Artist Voice Huge Keys Skills Ethics Humble Devoted Work Ethic Great Work Gracious Great Work Ethic

Author:Zola Jesus

“I gravitate toward the law, I think, certainly more times than not, because it's our best mechanism for legislating human behavior, and morality, and ethics.”

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Author:David E. Kelley

“A lie repeated may build power, but it cannot build trust.”

Philosophy Truth Power Honesty Trust Integrity Ethics Lies Authenticity Deception

Author:Lawrence Nault

“Business is not merely profit—it is responsibility. True success lies in creating value, fostering trust, and building a legacy that extends beyond balance sheets. Ethical decisions and empathy define companies that endure the test of time.”

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Author:Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“Ethics guide actions when choices are difficult. Decisions rooted in integrity ensure trust, fairness, and respect. Consistently choosing what is right strengthens character and community.”

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Author:Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“Leaders are custodians of trust. Their actions should uplift the weakest, inspire the capable, and protect the vulnerable. Leadership without accountability is merely authority, and authority without justice corrodes society.”

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Author:Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“Corruption corrodes more than finances; it erodes trust, justice, and morality. A corrupt act may enrich one person but impoverishes an entire society. Integrity is the true currency of public life.”

Justice Responsibility Society Trust Morality Integrity Ethics Corruption Fairness Governance

Author:Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“Trust is the social glue that keeps us one step from savagery.”

Stories Humanity Leadership Business Society Trust Communication Ethics Narrative Story

Book:Business Storytelling from Hype to Hack: How Do Stories Work? Unlock the Software of the Mind

Source: Business Storytelling from Hype to Hack: How Do Stories Work? Unlock the Software of the Mind

“Honor is earned not by words, but by the integrity you live every day.”

Values Leadership Kindness Trust Honor Integrity Respect Ethics Dignity Tales Of Habib The Hoaxter

Book:Tales of Habib the Hoaxter: Sometimes Hoaxed, Always Good for a Laugh

Source: Tales of Habib the Hoaxter: Sometimes Hoaxed, Always Good for a Laugh

“Trust is earned. So is distrust. And I often wonder which of the two we spend most of our time earning?”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Never ever trust a Non-Muslim girl who has been/ is in a relationship with a Practicing Muslim Man.”

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Author:Anupam S Shlok

“Civility and good decision making do not require a multipage statement of ethics that a team of lawyers drafts. All it takes is a desire to do the right thing and a simple code of conduct like The Four-Way Test to bring out the best in every person who uses it.”

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Book:The Trusted Way: A Story About Building a Life and Business of Character

Source: The Trusted Way: A Story About Building a Life and Business of Character

“It’s better to die for what’s right than live for what’s wrong.”

Values Choices Sacrifice Ethics Good Wrong Morals Right Die Bad

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“People don’t want the truth, they want a version of morality that always puts them on the right side, even when they are wrong.”

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Author:Marc Kandalaft

“Embrace what is ‘right’ and you will have concurrently rejected what is ‘wrong.’ Embrace what ‘feels right’ and you’re unlikely to reject anything.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“To do ‘a little evil’ in order to achieve ‘a greater good’ is to errantly assume that evil is ever little.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“It’s not about declaring all things ‘right’ so that we can finally relieve ourselves of the guilt of having done so much that is wrong.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“This thing called ‘right’ is an ingenious compilation of the values that keep us safe from others, but mostly safe from ourselves…for on our own we do not seem to do either very well.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The gap between what’s right and what’s convenient only gets wider the more that we attempt to cross it. And that’s why the only bridges are the ones at the bottom.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Doing the right thing may come with enormous cost. However, the cost of not doing the right thing will cost me myself. And that is not a price that any of us can afford to pay.”

Self Values Principles Cost Ethics Wrong Morals Right

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Ethics are not the things that kill my fun. Rather, they are the things that keep me from getting killed by the things that I thought were fun.”

Christian Values Principles Ethics Wrong Morals Right Godly

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“My rights do not include the right to do wrong.”

Values Rights Ethics Selfish Wrong Morals Right Self Centered Entitlement

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“To do something that’s just a ‘little bit less’ than the right thing is to do a whole lot of the wrong thing.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Don’t think that trying to make something ‘right’ because you wish to engage in that which is ‘wrong’ is going to fool your conscience.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I would rather lose the battle to my enemy than lose my integrity in the way that I fought the battle with my enemy.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If our goal is to discover the easy way, there’s a really good chance that we will stumble upon the wrong way, which is anything but an easy way.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Crime exists because immorality is wicked and morality is weak.”

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Book:Wealth of Words

Source: Wealth of Words

“All moral judgment is ultimately about the direction toward better or worse, never an absolute truth or fact.”

Morality Ethics Judgement Who We Are Wrong Right Better Direction Worse

Book:The Unfinished Book About Who We Are

Source: The Unfinished Book About Who We Are

“As long as we have inequality we can never have peace.”

Peace Justice Morality Conflict Ethics Inequality Who We Are Wrong Right

Book:The Unfinished Book About Who We Are

Source: The Unfinished Book About Who We Are

“We know enough to know that all of this is not quite right. And we know enough to know that settling for what’s not quite right is quite wrong.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“We live in a highly complex, technological world – and it's not entirely obvious what's right and what's wrong in any given situation, unless you can parse the situation, deconstruct it. People just don't have the insight to be able to do that very effectively.”

“THE CONSCIOUS HUMAN You are not just white, but a rainbow of colors. You are not just black, but golden. You are not just a nationality, but a citizen of the world. You are not just for the right or left, but for what is right over the wrong. You are not just rich or poor, but always wealthy in the mind and heart. You are not perfect, but flawed. You are flawed, but you are just. You may just be conscious human, but you are also a magnificent reflection of God. Suzy Kassem “The Conscious Human” Poetry by Suzy Kassem”

Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“You believe stealing is wrong, but if your family was starving and could not afford bread, wouldn't you say it’s okay to steal a loaf to feed them?”

Food Morality Ethics Stealing Bread Wrong Morals Acceptability

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Right and wrong applies to internet interaction. It's #Netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net”

Internet Ethics Social Media Online Wrong Engagement Interaction Right Netiquette Internet Etiquette Internet Manners

Author:David Chiles

“Silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality. It quietly aligns with power rather than principle. Moral courage often begins with the refusal to look away.”

Justice Responsibility Courage Society Morality Ethics Conscience Injustice

Author:Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“Truth in journalism isn’t just about facts — it’s about courage to question power and clarity to enlighten the public.”

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Book:KhojX: News Age

Source: KhojX: News Age

“Justice is the foundation of a thriving society. Laws alone cannot ensure fairness; it takes courage, integrity, and the willingness of individuals to defend truth. True justice preserves dignity, protects the vulnerable, and holds power accountable.”

Truth Law Justice Responsibility Courage Society Integrity Ethics Equality Fairness

Author:Shivanshu K. Srivastava

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