Values Quotations | Page 9

If you take a perfectly well-adjusted normal person of any age from anywhere in the country and stick them in L.A., within about a week I do believe that a lot of their values and morals will start to degrade.

In this case, the people of the United States and most of Adams County believe that we should preserve our national treasure intact and not bring in a business that is so contrary to the values of sacrifice, hard work and integrity that characterize our nation and the soldiers who fought here.

Investors took advantage of the sell-off Friday to add to their portfolio. There are some good values with the blue chips.

I just think that the Victoria's Secret girl values herself by the way she looks. And that might be linked with being healthy, but that's all it is, and it sets a negative example to other people.

I just think you have to look for the better values to make money in the stock market.

If you want to understand what drives Cisco, look at our approach to customers. The manner in which we serve our customers defines our company values and demonstrates our priorities. Cisco is proud to be honored with this important certification that recognizes the foundation of our culture -- the importance that we place on ensuring our customers are successful with Cisco technology.

By their strong values and determination to create a better life for themselves and their children, immigrants from Mexico enrich American life,

Hip-hop started as this niche moment, and the values of it, the cultures that it carried on its back; language, clothes, the way you wear your clothes, the items that you consume, all came with the music as an art form. And those things helped transform how people buy, shop, speak, engage.

There are no monotone "values" in biology.

By and large, we're looking at lower pollution values with bio-diesel.

By focusing on the personal values of the artists ? their determination, perseverance and love of the natural world ? the children begin to sense that the artists are real people.

been a voice of reason and moderation on the court. It is vital that she be replaced by someone like her, someone who embodies the fundamental American values of freedom, equality and fairness.

Hopefully, that will stimulate better sales numbers. Prices were perhaps getting a little out of hand, and sellers were getting unrealistic about the values of their homes.

He took a lot less to come back to the Yankees because he values the Yankees tradition.

I purchased a house a few years ago. I do not want to see a bar in that area. I don't think it's feasible. I have no objections to a restaurant or a coffee house. I think (a bar) is going to take away from my property and make my property values go down.

I don't know if we should use the word 'war,' ... Now we are faced with a conflict of a completely new nature, a conflict that is attempting to destroy human rights, freedom, the dignity of man, and I believe that everything must be done to safeguard these values of civilization.

The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.

I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. ...

by implying that pro-choice Americans have the same values as terrorists, Hughes insulted millions of American men and women, who believe women should make their own choices about their reproductive health.

Gerard brings the best of liberalism, of fiscal responsibility and social justice. He knows the balance of independent freedom and collective responsibility. In short, Gerard is a true Liberal, a Liberal of ideas, values and a history of action.

He's a pretty versatile player. He's taller than average at 6-11 and he can shoot it, he can pass it and he values the game. If he doesn't have a good shot, he'll pass it, but he also knows he's got the green light to shoot it.

The voters of Arizona will discover that my core values - limited government, economic freedom, secure borders and family values - are their core values.

There's very little keeping up with the Joneses and it helps you instill different values in your children.

there was a reluctance to go forward until everyone felt there was a script that echoed the kind of sincerity and values the first one had, and had some poignancy like the first one had.

The rest of my family are obsessed by 'The X Factor:' I'm intrigued by it, although its musical values are far away from mine, like a cup of tea with 400 lumps of sugar in it. There's something very strange about Simon Cowell's lips, isn't there?

This is a very good proving ground for the belief that Democrats can talk about values and their faith and it will make a difference,

They've never been able to see the whole store. Now we're turning on the lights. Buyers can see home values to avoid overpaying.

It was one of those against-all-odds things. Not many people would have played, because there is a chance of hitting her head and having the stitches burst open, but Rachael said that she wanted to play. She's a senior so she values every game and her family came down from Canada to watch. It was a great night for them.

It's an alternative to hanging out at the mall and getting in trouble. But it's more than just giving people a place to hang out. It's also about instilling good values in them, and keeping them positively engaged.

It's clearly important work, ... My question is, is this the best place for it? Will Teen Challenge raise property values ... and (neighborhood) standards?

It's certainly part of the same group-think. They're doing the same thing -- branding -- with universities. We see economic values being weighed much more heavily than human values.

He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.

In 2005, lending markets continued to support deals in the ARM industry and buyers were particularly aggressive, causing a notable rise in deal values for well-run, niche ARM companies; especially those in the debt buying sector.

In fact at the outset he had said 'I'm not going to tell you who to vote for,' ... He spoke in terms of our values ... basically urged people to vote on issues such as war and poverty, to have those values in mind.

a real alternative, a set of meanings and values that can stand at a critical and redemptive distance from contemporary culture.

Any new road has to be beneficial to the forest ecosystem rather than providing access to a stand of forest to be cut. The other values of the forest must balance against the quest to log all areas.

As fixed rates rise, ARMs will become a bigger factor. The rate of increase in home values will slow or will start to stagnate.

A shared set of ethical values is the glue that can hold us together during an intense crisis. A key lesson from the SARS outbreak is that fairness becomes more important during a time of crisis and confusion. And the time to consider these questions and processes in relation to a threatened major pandemic is now.

A number of years ago in the '90s, we used to see a world of independent film that was more insular, a more personal world, with genres that tended to be more limited. People are very much aware the world they're living in now is much more polarized. A lot of films in this festival are dealing with moral values in very specific, detailed social and political environments.

The names of our civic places reflect our values and our aspirations, ... It's wrong to sever the link between civic names and civic virtue.

Sometimes when you mix a fabulous business with a more mundane one, the market values it as a more mundane business. And literally just separating the two enables the market to understand the values.

Some type of planning and zoning will keep property values up and keep Bracken County beautiful.

The business has substantial further trading potential which will be unlocked through a return to the core values of quality, value, service, innovation and trust,

A growing number of investors want to carry their values over into investing and they're looking for funds that screen on certain issues.

The Gallup Poll confirmed what we thought, which is the whole reason we set up the Coalition Information Center. We've got a big job ahead in communicating our values to the world.

The game is still full of joy and the lessons learned from it stay with you . . . even though the game has changed, the old values still flow through it.

The combination of many of the world's most sophisticated financial powerhouses to operate jointly hedge-fund activities may add up to more sway over relative currency values than any central bank or finance ministry in the world can match,

The cultivation of Human Values alone is Education.

The climax is the place where the opposing forces in your story finally clash. This is true whether those opposing forces are two armies or two values inside a character's soul.

The closer children are to their parents, the more likely they are to internalize the values and norms that their parents promote or model. Nearly two-thirds of adults are overweight and 30 percent are obese.

The fundamental values of a democracy cannot be changed because we are provoked by terrorists.

The founding fathers of this alliance would be proud of what we have done and what we are doing, ... Fifty years after its creation, the Atlantic alliance continues to demonstrate that for us, values have meaning.

The goal of the conference is to revive the interest and knowledge about Albert Schweitzer and the humanitarian values he promoted.

You will have significant variety up and down. You'll have towns with a low tax rate and low values matched up with towns with high values, but not necessarily high property-tax rates. . . . Where there is a clear ability to pay, with low rates, then those towns would be consequently impacted.

The earnings environment still looks strong. The values that we're looking at for the economy and earnings -- all the good news that exists in stocks -- has not been reflected in prices yet.

The Hawaii Medal of Honor is a symbol of our remembering those who stood tall for our values so that we may live in a land perpetuated in righteousness.

The industry continues to enjoy increasing real estate values and rents, and they can easily afford the kind of increases we need.

The increase in land values is having an impact on the industry.

All fine architectural values are human vales, else not valuable.

This is a community issue that goes to the very core values of what we're trying to protect.

The fog of war is thick, but these acts of abuse and humiliation contradict international norms, military regulations and the very values that our military fights to defend,

The emphasis is on the values behind the events. The events and stations are merely vehicles that we use to reinforce the values.

the ideals and fulfillment of a united Europe and the propagation of European values elsewhere in the world.

Already, China has undermined U.S. foreign policy in efforts to gain access to oil resources in Iran and Sudan. We simply cannot separate the political and economic values of oil.

The first option is to see how the market values the refinery.

The financial environment, ... is significantly different than it was in 1999, when interest rates were higher, and property values in Manhattan have increased substantially over that time.

The central issue is that they will not change fast enough to meet customer needs, ... Customers will either reward or punish you for how you create values such as cyber service.

The challenge is to really empower people to voice their values and concerns and get them to talk to their friends, their families, their neighbors and the people that represent them. That is really where the Sierra Club is now moving: more locally, getting individual citizens reconnected to their communities, and helping them really take responsibility for the future of the environment. Not just nationally but in communities where they live.

The Champions Academy is a non-profit corporation. Although the people who run it are all Christians, we don't hand the kids a Bible when they come to our camp. Instead, we teach by example through experiences on the basketball court and we use the opportunities presented to help instill positive values and show the glory of God and promote the Gospel.

The company is highly encouraged by the geographical extent of the gold values encountered so far and we remain confident that further drilling will enhance and expand the mineral potential that we have already identified.

Gold is the corpse of value...

The city can't tax those people outside of their jurisdiction. They can't assess them in a way to recover those costs. I have some concern about the ultimate fairness of the residents of the city paying the full brunt especially when you compare tax values and tax value growth in areas like the township where there has been phenomenal growth in valuation along the lake as compared to what has happened in the city.

We put our values in the wrong things. And it leads to very disillusioned lives.

For it is the nature of people to love, then destroy, then love again that which they value most.

You can pile all the evidence you want on the premier about whether or not private delivery of health care is a good way to go. His ideology and his personal values may in fact be blinding him to any evidence that might be provided to the contrary.

This has reduced the number of estates required to pay tax and the amount of taxes owed. But, despite these changes, appreciating land values and increasing farm size mean a larger share of farm estates are subject to the federal estate tax.

This is a great opportunity for 3S because we can provide a very cost-effective signal conditioning ASIC chip for a variety of industries. Our technology uses a digital approach, simplifies setting trim values for sophisticated applications, and is ideal for mass production, especially in the automotive market.

These harmful cuts to vital programs are out of line with the values of working Americans and the spirit of black history which emphasizes opportunity for all.

Value yourself according to the burdens you carry, and you will find everything a burden.

And it has to be dealt with - albeit within the framework of what sustains Australian values while we do it,

Lolitas value independence and beauty above all else.

The value of e-commerce is not in the e, but in the commerce.

A judge's own values and perspectives on cases cannot help but have a major influence,

As soon as a woman's primary social value could no longer be defined as the attainment of virtuous domesticity, the beauty myth redefined it as the attainment of virtuous beauty. It did so to substitute both a new consumer imperative and a new justification for economic unfairness in the workplace where the old ones had lost their hold over newly liberated women.

Stories about food are stories about us-our history and our values.

What you really value is what you miss, not what you have.

The trust that German voters showed in you confirms that the ideas and values that we share are correct.

The truth is that a very small number care very deeply about these issues, and they make for very good story lines on right-wing TV and radio. But in the end, an advertiser wants to to be seen as sticking to a set of values and not twisting in the wind.

The trick of creating character is to try to see all people, even unsympathetic ones, without projecting one's own personality and values on them.

History is only a value of relation.

The meaning or value of a thing consists of what it affords.

Throw not my words away, as many do;They're gold in value, though they're cheap to you.

Foreign buyers started considering Argentina when we devalued our currency and property values dropped 40 percent. Those values have only just recovered to 1997 levels, and with airfare from Miami only $700 round-trip, we are drawing in a lot of Florida investors.

It's just another layer of protection for the residents, ... You're preserving property values. You pay into a fund that makes everybody's property values higher.

a chance to say to people in the neighborhood, 'We share values -- rule of law, justice, human rights, human dignity, the right for women to participate equally in society.' These are very powerful messages.

It?s the biggest tax hike for homeowners ever considered. Replacing the mortgage interest deduction would punish millions of homeowners, particularly those living in high-cost markets. The proposals would reduce home values and send a chill through the housing market.

It's not very often in your career when you get to see the passions and the vision and the values of people coming together in one place. I think they will do things here a lot different than has ever been done before.

For many kids, the only thing they know about money is how to spend it. That's not surprising considering that the American family spends an estimated $1.22 for every $1 it earns. Bankers have the skills and knowledge to help turn this trend around and create a generation that values saving over spending.

It's a growth opportunity for Coach. Since we don't go on sale in our stores, it's the only way someone who values Coach can have an opportunity to buy at reduced prices. We target a value-oriented, brand-loyal consumer.

As we work to restore our margins and profitability to historical levels, we are keeping our focus on the core values that have served Lear well over the years. This means running the business with a customer focus and continuously improving quality and service levels. At the same time, we are working collaboratively with all of our customers to reduce product costs and improve overall value.