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Valuing Quotes (page 18)

There is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote. David Foster Wallace
Walt Whitman quote: "The sum of all known value and respect, I add up in you,..."
The sum of all known value and respect, I add up in you, whoever you are. Walt Whitman
As a man cannot lift a mountain, and as a kindly man cannot kill an infant, so a man living the Christian life cannot take part in deeds of violence. Of what value then to him are arguments about the imaginary advantages of doing what is morally impossible for him to do? Leo Tolstoy
Ayn Rand quote: "Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from..."
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's value. Ayn Rand
Words do not express thoughts very well. they always become a little different immediately they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom to one man seems nonsense to another. Herman Hesse
There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm. The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value. Conservation means development as much as it does protection. Theodore Roosevelt
One thing we know for sure is that change is certain. Progress is not. Progress depends on the choices we make today for tomorrow and on whether we meet our challenges and protect our values. Hillary Clinton
Part of the puzzle, surely, lies in the disconnect between official rhetoric and lived realities. Americans are constantly extolling “traditions”; litanies to family values are at the center of every politician’s discourse. And yet the culture of America is extremely corrosive of family life, indeed of all traditions except those redefined as “identities” that fit in the larger patterns of distinctiveness, cooperation, and openness to innovation. Susan Sontag
Terry Goodkind quote: "But emotions when based on valued things can be a faithful and..."
But emotions when based on valued things can be a faithful and consistant sum of truths. Terry Goodkind
Henry James quote: "Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable."
Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable. Henry James
Humanists recognize that it is only when people feel free to think for themselves, using reason as their guide, that they are best capable of developing values that succeed in satisfying human needs and serving human interests. Isaac Asimov
Why do they make things so complicated?"So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand.," he said. "Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold would lose its value."It's those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work. Paulo Coelho
Orson Scott Card quote: "There is no society that does not highly value fictional..."
There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever. Orson Scott Card
There is no pain greater than this; not the cut of a jagged-edged dagger nor the fire of a dragon's breath. Nothing burns in your heart like the emptiness of losing something, someone, before you truly have learned of its value R. A. Salvatore
C. S. Lewis quote: "Very few modern people think Friendship a love of comparable..."
Very few modern people think Friendship a love of comparable value [to Affection or Eros] or even a love at all. C. S. Lewis

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