Quotes about Ethic

The irony is that in our decades, the combination of rationalism, asceticism, and individualism (the so-called Protestant Ethic) has produced precisely the system of boondoggling, luxury-consumption, and status. Votes: 3

Roll-up those sleeves and work until you see the fruit of your labour. It takes Passion, Resolve and a Productive Work Ethic, meeting with Opportunity, for you to succeed. Votes: 3

My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately. Votes: 2

I don't have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours. Votes: 2

Parents should plant deeply the seed of the work ethic into the hearts and habits of their children. Votes: 2

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. Votes: 2

I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic. Votes: 2

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving. Votes: 2

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness. Votes: 2

American art in general... takes to surreal exaggerations and metaphors; but its Puritan work ethic has little use for the playful self-indulgence behind Parisian Surrealism. Votes: 2

The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic. Votes: 2

In the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility, and the origins of aggression in the failure of connection. Votes: 2

In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. Votes: 2

You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear. Votes: 2

Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic. Votes: 2

So anyway, I've learned a lot about myself just in terms of acting but just work ethic and interesting things like full-page monologues or talking straight into camera, which I had never gotten to do before. Votes: 2

I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes. The fairy tale is all about the shoe at the end, and I'm a big shoe girl. Votes: 2

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.' Votes: 2

I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me. Votes: 2

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone. Votes: 2

People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far. Votes: 2

When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day. Votes: 2

I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. Votes: 2

I have met many entrepreneurs who have the passion and even the work ethic to succeed - but who are so obsessed with an idea that they don't see its obvious flaws. Think about that. If you can't even acknowledge your failures, how can you cut the rope and move on? Votes: 2

I don't have any ego about it, but I find there's not a great work ethic in show business. A lot of people are in it to make money, and coming from stand-up, you have to work so hard because almost nothing works, and if you lose the audience for three minutes, you're dead. Votes: 2

Stabilizing the euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another. A world in which material values are everything and spiritual values nothing is neither a stable state nor a good society. The time has come for us to recover the Judeo-Christian ethic of human dignity in the image of God. Votes: 2

At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure. Votes: 2

It's often been said that you learn more from losing than you do from winning. I think, if you're wise, you learn from both. You learn a lot from a loss. You learn what is it that we're not doing to get to where we want to go. It really gets your attention and it really motivates the work ethic of your team when you're not doing well. Votes: 2

I have a strong work ethic. Votes: 0

My parents had a great work ethic. Votes: 0

Work ethic must exceed the expectation level. Votes: 0

I believe Americans have a strong work ethic. Votes: 0

I'm a peaceful person once work ethic is established. Votes: 0

Have a huge work ethic, be ambitious, aggressive, tough. Votes: 0

No ethic is as ethical as the work ethic. Votes: 0

Science, by itself cannot, supply us with an ethic. Votes: 0

I think I have a really good work ethic. Votes: 0

TALENT and WORK ETHIC, the most important and RARE combination. Votes: 0

Modernism was influenced by what they call a primativist ethic. Votes: 0

Work ethic is the most important component of being successful. Votes: 0

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic. Votes: 0

The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing. Votes: 0

I came into adult life equipped with an essentially romantic ethic. Votes: 0

Entrepreneurs are outsiders by nature - outsiders with a work ethic. Votes: 0

I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic. Votes: 0

Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other. Votes: 0

Horses have different levels of intelligence and different levels of work ethic. Votes: 0

The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do. Votes: 0

Love for life in all its forms is the basic ethic of Witchcraft. Votes: 0

It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets. Votes: 0

You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic. Votes: 0

The first qualification for success in my view is a strong work ethic. Votes: 0

An ethic isn't a fact you can look up. It's a way of thinking. Votes: 0

If we want to succeed, we need to recover our grandparents’ work ethic. Votes: 0

There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts. Votes: 0

If you can focus the energy into something valuable, put that into work ethic ... Votes: 0

The ethic of Reverence for Life is the ethic of Love widened into universality. Votes: 0

I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted. Votes: 0

I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles. Votes: 0

Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write. Votes: 0

The pen isn’t really the weapon - the work ethic is the weapon. Votes: 0

I like Cinderella - she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes. Votes: 0

What I love about the theater is the work ethic. I grew up with it. Votes: 0

We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption. Votes: 0

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic. Votes: 0

I have a work ethic. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it. Votes: 0

I have a great work ethic - from watching Lucille Ball, not necessarily my own family. Votes: 0

I wasn't the biggest, the fastest, the strongest, and then I bought into something called work ethic. Votes: 0

The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print. Votes: 0

If Americans are reluctant to go on the dole that's because they have a healthy work ethic. Votes: 0

All My Children' taught me a great work ethic; you work so hard on a soap opera! Votes: 0

Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old. Votes: 0

The ethic of conviction and the ethic of responsibility are not opposites. They are complementary to one another. Votes: 0

The ethic behind songs of conscience doesn't change, even though the issues are altered from generation to generation. Votes: 0

Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well. Votes: 0

I will be guided by the Christian ethic and an awareness that human action is by nature transient. Votes: 0

I will be guided by the Christian ethic and an awareness that human action is by nature transient. Votes: 0

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic. Votes: 0

You can never control how people respond to your work. You can only control your own work ethic. Votes: 0

I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic. Votes: 0

I think that purity creates not only a higher level of artistic vision but a purer work ethic. Votes: 0

The beast in us must be[78] wheedled: ethic is necessary, that we may not be torn to pieces. Votes: 0

Work ethic, confidence, a laser focus and commitment to accomplish a goal that most people can never imagine. Votes: 0

I've never had any kind of work ethic. I've never sat down with the intention of writing a song. Votes: 0

So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school. Votes: 0

My family are my priority but I've always had a strong work ethic and I like to be busy. Votes: 0

I try to be very much in control when it comes to work. I have a strong work ethic. Votes: 0

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy. Votes: 0

One cannot prescribe to anyone whether he should follow an ethic of absolute ends or an ethic of responsibility. Votes: 0

Money doesn't know about clocks, schedules or holidays and you shouldn't either. Money loves people that have great work ethic. Votes: 0

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.' Votes: 0

If you don't have an ethic of conservation, you basically have a license to drive a Hummer through the Amazon. Votes: 0

Donald Evans is a favorite person of mine. His worth ethic, his attitude and his dedication really set him apart. Votes: 0

An ethic gone wrong is an essential preliminary to the sweat shop or the concentration camp and the death march. Votes: 0

A can-do attitude, a positive personality, and a strong work ethic are still the primary ingredients for success at Nordstrom. Votes: 0

I believe work is good. There is dignity in work. I also believe that a hard-work ethic forges strong leaders. Votes: 0

The writing ethic was influenced - when you have to write every day, there's no such thing as writer's block. Votes: 0

The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job. Votes: 0

Face your problems head on. Do what you have to do to take care of it. Develop a good work ethic. Votes: 0

My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people. Votes: 0

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts. Votes: 0

The real nature of an ethic is that it does not become an ethic unless and until it goes into action. Votes: 0

I come from the home-grown punk ethic, where it doesn't matter if you can't play a note, it's how you communicate. Votes: 0

The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British. Votes: 0

In a disparate world, children are a unifying force capable of bringing us all together in support of a common ethic. Votes: 0

I'm not a guy who did drugs or drank alcohol. I had a good work ethic and gave back to the community. Votes: 0

I can't control the naysayers. I can control my attitude and work ethic and determination and that's what I'm focused on now. Votes: 0

In the end, there's something of the puritan work ethic about me that roles really must sustain me on an intellectual level. Votes: 0

The Leftovers is a great basketball book that shines a light on what true competitors can overcome with a solid work ethic. Votes: 0

An ethic is not an ethic, and a value not a value without somesacrifice for it. Something given up, something not gained. Votes: 0

I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others. Votes: 0

A land ethic for tomorrow should...stress the oneness of our resources and the live-and-help-live logic of the great chain of life. Votes: 0

Strength and strength's will are the supreme ethic. All else are dreams from hospital beds, the sly, crawling goodness of sneaking souls. Votes: 0

Solve the problem yourself or accept a fate you may not like... from this perspective, the ethic of personal responsibility gains appeal. Votes: 0

In virtually every Western society in the 1960s there was a moral revolution, an abandonment of its entire traditional ethic of self-restraint. Votes: 0

Records, radio, television, movies, magazines-all are monopolized by the money managers who are guided by one ethic, the words wealth and power. Votes: 0

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important. Votes: 0

I do see a big difference in the American work ethic compared to the British work ethic in a lot of artists. Votes: 0

I want the ethic of being independent and open-minded, having a lot of integrity, intellectually, to be part of anything I do. Votes: 0

The summum bonum of this [Puritan] ethic is the earning of more and more money combined with the strict avoidance of all enjoyment. Votes: 0

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton possesses an extraordinary intelligence and a remarkable work ethic. I am proud that she will be our next secretary of state. Votes: 0

We need a new system of values, a system of the organic unity between humankind and nature and the ethic of global responsibility. Votes: 0

I credit my parents for instilling in me a good work ethic and the sensibility that God serves those best who serve themselves. Votes: 0

There are really exercises in a kind of consumerist ethic that I think don't have the same moral weight as medicine or health. Votes: 0

If you've worked in Australia, you can't get away with bad behaviour like showing up late. We take our work ethic very seriously. Votes: 0

I never met a winner who had a work ethic. Not somebody who says I have so much talent that naturally I won. Votes: 0

I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'. Votes: 0

I do notice that when I come in to meet casting people, they love that I'm Australian. Maybe it's our good work ethic. Votes: 0

I'm kind of the long-hauler type of person. I also have a strong work ethic and gratitude for people that I work with. Votes: 0

I think leadership is more than being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic. Votes: 0

I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it. Votes: 0

Design can be both a manifestation of a company's design ethic and an outward communication of a company's design ethic and drive for excellence. Votes: 0

If there was a simple ethic for the band, it was that we want to be able to do whatever we want to do. Votes: 0

Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in. Votes: 0

In terms of my own work ethic, I've always been a determined person. When I'm focused on something, I try to see it through. Votes: 0

I had no kind of work ethic and I always felt that music - especially rock 'n' roll - was a more for boys. Votes: 0

Self-respect, the value of 'face,' is universal but is most pronounced in China, then in Japan where the Confucian ethic is most influential. Votes: 0

My father was a big influence - it was very important to him that we traveled, and he gave me my strong work ethic. Votes: 0

English country life is more like Chekhov than 'The Archers' or Thomas Hardy or even the Updike ethic with which it is sometimes compared. Votes: 0

If you want something you can have it, but you have to do some work. It's the ethic my mother brought me up with. Votes: 0

English country life is more like Chekhov than The Archers or Thomas Hardy or even the Updike ethic with which it is sometimes compared. Votes: 0

Choices and decisions must be supported by your passion, resolve and a productive work ethic. If these meet opportunity - your success has finally come! Votes: 0

I've seen plenty of ballplayers way better than me, but they didn't have the work ethic. It comes down to how bad you want it. Votes: 0

What a model of an artist was for me was an artist who worked. Picasso was the ultimate model, because the work ethic he had. Votes: 0

I never took the work less than serious, my work ethic is ingrained in me. But I've always had a sense of humor about myself. Votes: 0

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic. Votes: 0

Jesus of Nazareth ushers in not simply a new religious possibility, not simply a new ethic or a new way of salvation, but a new creation. Votes: 0

Puritanism carried the ethos of the rational organization of capital and labor. It took over from the Jewish ethic only what was adapted to this purpose. Votes: 0

I'm very proud of being Jewish. It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humour and you're allowed to tell Jewish jokes. Votes: 0

I have gotten disturbed at... some of the Democrats' anti-business behavior, the sentiment, the attacks on work ethic and successful people. I think it's very counter-productive. Votes: 0

Only people who are assured of daily food can concern themselves with matters of principle and ethic. A man will become a slave rather than starve. Votes: 0

What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff. Votes: 0

For too long our culture has said, "If it feels good, do it." Now America is embracing a new ethic and a new creed: "Let's roll". Votes: 0

A strong work ethic is a form of accountability, because it involves keeping a promise to one's employer. It is not the same thing as workaholism. Votes: 0

I was appalled that the San Francisco ethic didn't mushroom and envelope the whole world into this loving community of acid freaks. I was very naive. Votes: 0

I have gotten disturbed at some of the Democrats' anti-business behavior, the sentiment, the attacks on work ethic and successful people. I think it's very counter-productive. Votes: 0

In the relations of humans with the animals, with the flowers, with all the objects of creation, there is a whole great ethic scarcely seen as yet. Votes: 0

People spend all their time focused on things they can't control. In truth, there are only two things you can control: your attitude and your work ethic. Votes: 0

My attitude towards money is because of my mum and dad. My parents have always worked full time and I've always had that work ethic in me. Votes: 0

I'll work to maintain my work ethic out on the road, playing my shows, giving 110%, keeping God first, my family second, and treating my fans like royalty. Votes: 0

NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic. Votes: 0

Whether it be training, dieting, working out, or work ethic, for every great excuse "Not" to do something, there are 100 "better" reasons for you to do it. Votes: 0

We never understood the concept of people going onstage and giving anything less than 100 percent. Maybe that's a blue-collar work ethic, but I call it just ethics. Votes: 0

Lysenkoism: A forlorn attempt not merely to colonize the botanical kingdom, but to instill a proper sense of the puritan work ethic and the merits of self-improvement. Votes: 0

Rose, I'm an addict with no work ethic who is likely going to go insane. I'm not like you. I'm not a super-hero." "Not yet," I said. Votes: 0

However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights. Votes: 0

...truth-telling may be an ethic, adopted by photojournalists as a behavior, but experience shows us that it is not embedded in the medium like silver salts in film. Votes: 0

Live by the creed that a strong work ethic, playing by the rules, and doing things the right way will bring about opportunities for success and, ultimately, happiness. Votes: 0

I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have none of those things. Votes: 0

My humour and my work ethic definitely come from my Scottish side, and I have to say the sense of humour doesn't really translate when I'm in America. Votes: 0

All that is required of us, in our new sexual ethic, is that we have sex in a way that favours us more than it favours our diseases. Votes: 0

Ive been blessed with a lot of great things in my life, and one of them was work ethic. And with work ethic, you can make anything happen. Votes: 0

I've been blessed with a lot of great things in my life, and one of them was work ethic. And with work ethic, you can make anything happen. Votes: 0

I am born and raised in the Bronx. Where I grew up, it is a really working-class neighborhood and it does give you a really good work ethic. Votes: 0

My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn't want to let them down. Votes: 0

I'm not exceptionally fast or overly powerful. But I have a good work ethic, and I make up for it by using technique and trying to be smarter. Votes: 0

As American productivity, once the exuberant engine of national wealth, has dipped to an embarrassingly uncompetitive low, Americans have shaken their heads: the country's old work ethic is dead. Votes: 0

We need a boundless ethic, one which will include the animals, too. Until we extend the circle of his compassions to all living things, we will not find peace. Votes: 0

I'm one of those people who does a lot of things. I'm lucky. I get up and I have a lot of energy. I have a great work ethic. Votes: 0

I think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me. Votes: 0

The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society. Votes: 0

Often when religious leaders come together, they talk about a particular sexual ethic, or an abstruse doctrine, as though this, rather than compassion, was the test of spiritual life. Votes: 0

Personally, I have nothing against work, particularly when performed, quietly and unobtrusively, by someone else. I just don't happen to think it's an appropriate subject for an 'ethic.' Votes: 0

Personnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Work ethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the success of the team. Votes: 0

Have a clear plan or strategy to translate your success philosophy into desired results. Adopt an effective work ethic, with a laser-focus and requisite execution strategies to produce results. Votes: 0

I'm not a trust-fund child. I think my father's got a healthy work ethic, and therefore, I think it just came with the part. You've got to look after yourself. Votes: 0

A lot of people just look at acting as a quick fix - they don't have a work ethic. This is a job; it's not all margaritas on the beach. Votes: 0

Science, by itself, cannot supply us with an ethic. It can show us how to achieve a given end, and it may show us that some ends cannot be achieved. Votes: 0

Chicago was where I realized that improv is its own thing, its own art form. And through that, you kind of develop a work ethic of not selling it short. Votes: 0

A child's course in life should be determined not by the zip code she's born in, but by the strength of her work ethic and the scope of her dreams. Votes: 0

I have no artistic sensibilities. I wish I did. It is probably really cool. I have work habits and work ethic. For me, all the things I do are jobs. Votes: 0

The American work ethic is something to be admired. Our workforce, regardless of position, works hard to produce the best product and serve customers to the best of their ability. Votes: 0

Balance is always tough with the kind of shows and my work ethic and all of that, but that definitely helps me do what I do in the big picture. Votes: 0

I heard Russell Simmons say that, 'people have million dollar dreams with a minimum wage work ethic.' Basically, everybody wanna be rich but don't nobody wanna work for it. Votes: 0

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida. Votes: 0

A lot of fishermen are telling us they like things the way they are. They aren't pushing for the change. It's part of the conservation ethic that coastal fishermen have developed. Votes: 0

Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures - I take that into life. Votes: 0

Considering the absence of legal coercion, the surprising thing is that men have for so long, and, on the whole, so reliably, adhered to what we might call the breadwinner ethic. Votes: 0

Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy. Votes: 0

In 2005, I had the great honor of playing Shailene Woodley's mother in 'Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.' I was immediately impressed by her work ethic, both on and off set. Votes: 0

Mass communication communicates massively: its language lacks precise articulation and avoids demanding terms; it argues for the kind of behavior in life which will make a "good program": ethic equals showbiz. Votes: 0

My tunnel vision work ethic is very hard to come by, I believe. I have had an unwavering faith in myself and my career for as long as I can remember. Votes: 0

The average Jordanian has much in common with the average American in terms of the values that we share, the fact that we all value the family unit, our work ethic. Votes: 0

I've always been very hopeful but I also know that as long as you've got a good work ethic, almost anything is achievable and I learned that in the armed forces. Votes: 0

I have a very strong work ethic, and I'm very grateful for that. But I think there was a moment when I realized, "Oh, I can play a little as well." Votes: 0

All of the artists that I've worked with have an incredible work ethic. And Madonna has the best work ethic of them all. I've learned a lot from being around her. Votes: 0

We never did things as we were supposed to do. That was part of our ethic. We did what felt right to us, not what someone told us we should do. Votes: 0

My inspiration comes from the message Duke Ellington gave - you are unique, be yourself, put out that thing that is you, then use your work ethic and produce great music. Votes: 0

The whole punk ethic was do-it-yourself, and I've always been very literal, especially as a kid. When they said that anybody can do this, I was like, 'OK, that's me.' Votes: 0

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time. Votes: 0

At the heart of Christian ethic is humility; at the heart of its parodies, pride. Different roads with different destinations, and the destinations color the character of those who travel by them. Votes: 0

I looked at people like Lil Wayne. I would go to the studio and I would observe Wayne, and I would literally pray. I would say 'God, give me his work ethic'. Votes: 0

America's work ethic is non-stop; it's not even enshrined in law that workers have to get their two weeks holiday money. But Americans work harder than everyone else I can think of. Votes: 0

My parents have a ridiculous work ethic; my dad just works, works, works, works, works. I think it would be hard to find a guy who's logged more hours than that guy. Votes: 0

I believe capitalism will eventually be replaced by a communitarian ethic where the rights and care of all beings will be taken into consideration, not just the greed of a corporate few. Votes: 0

You have to have a cultural ethic that allows for making mistakes. It cannot be that just because you make mistakes, you're out. You have to make mistakes in order to innovate. Votes: 0

I have purposely presented the land ethic as a product of social evolution because nothing so important as an ethic is ever 'written'… It evolves in the minds of a thinking community. Votes: 0

Poetry is an ethic. By ethic I mean a secret code of behavior, a discipline constructed and conducted according to the capabilities of a man who rejects the falsifications of the categorical imperative. Votes: 0

The minute you get away from fundamentals "“ whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation "“ the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you're doing. Votes: 0

The ethic of liberal individualism has so deeply permeated the psyches of blacks... of all classes that we have little support for a political ethic of communalism that promotes the sharing of resources. Votes: 0

Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic. Votes: 0

For me the starting point for everything - before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience - is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you're dead in the water. Votes: 0

My father was a watchmaker and an inventor. I saw him working in the house every day. The work ethic, I got from him. He worked hard and he never complained about it. Votes: 0

Since the end of the Cold War, metropolitan elites everywhere have identified progress and modernity with the cornucopia of global capitalism, the consolidation of liberal democratic regimes and the secular ethic of consumerism. Votes: 0

For a really relaxing time, you want to go to a place where the work ethic hasn't taken hold, where the culture hasn't been taken over by the western values of constant striving. Votes: 0

Nick O'Leary loves to compete. His work ethic is fantastic, and that's what I like about him. He works, and works, and works; and if he has to get better, he gets better. Votes: 0

If pushed to say what I like about Elizabeth, who, as I'm sure most of you know, overtook Queen Victoria this week to become our longest-serving monarch, it would be her uncomplaining, getting-on-with-it ethic. Votes: 0

Black women's feelings of responsibility for nurturing the children in their own extended family networks have stimulated a more generalized ethic of care where black women feel accountable to all the black community's children. Votes: 0

While an ethic of justice proceeds from the premise of equality—that everyone should be treated the same—an ethic of care rests on the premise of nonviolence—that no one should be hurt. Votes: 0

We had a Judeo-Christian ethic hanging around a couple thousand years that didn't help erase racism at all. So the notion of the little half-hour comedy changing things is something I think is silly. Votes: 0

Who killed Christianity in Europe? Was it, as (Max) Weber himself predicted, that the spirit of capitalism was bound to destroy the Protestant ethic parents, as materialism corrupted the original aestheticism of the godly? Votes: 0

My political philosophy as a libertarian says that government has no business intervening in any consensual private behavior. My professional ethic as a thinker and writer, however, says that self-knowledge is our ultimate responsibility Votes: 0

There is not much mental distance between a feeling of having been screwed and the ethic of total retaliation, or at least the kind of random revenge that comes with outraging the public decency. Votes: 0

The ethic of truth is the complete opposite of an 'ethics of communication'. It is an ethic of the Real The ethic of truth is absolutely opposed to opinion, and to ethics in general. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The goal of maximizing the welfare of all may be better achieved by an ethic that accepts our inclinations and harnesses them so that, taken as a whole, the system works to everyone's advantage. Votes: 0

Firstly, as a Buddhist monk, I hold that violence is not good. Secondly, I am a firm believer in the Gandian ethic of passive resistance. And thirdly, in reality, violence is not our strength. Votes: 0

A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet. Votes: 0

I've only been acting since 2009 and I learn more and more with each job. I think I prepare and I'm very focused and I have a good work ethic that I learned in school. Votes: 0

I hope I pass on my dad's good humor, work ethic and lack of self-seriousness. Our house was always a fun place where you'd get knocked around quickly if you took yourself too seriously. Votes: 0

You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment - a thing of the past - from what I can tell. Votes: 0

My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything. Votes: 0

The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on a looting raid for the enrichment of your state or district, and no other ethic need inhibit the feeding frenzy. Votes: 0

Why should how I act in my workplace be any different from how I interact with my family at home? It's making sure the company runs on feminine principles where the major ethic is care. Votes: 0

A culture is as rich and as capable of surviving as it has imaginative artists, skilled men of science, a high ethic level, workable government, land and natural resources, in about that order of importance. Votes: 0

I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this. Votes: 0

The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on a looting raid for the enrichment of your state or district, and no other ethic need inhibit the feeding frenzy Votes: 0

I learned pretty quickly that it's your WORK ETHIC that LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD. Education helps, but I've met failures who have Ph.D.s. I believe the hardest worker is always going to win. Votes: 0

The world has never truly had to develop an ethic of interdependence rooted in our common humanity. And if we do it, the 21st century will be the most interesting, exciting, peaceful era in history. Votes: 0

It's just one day at a time. I love multi-tasking and I'm really organized and when you have a certain work ethic, which all the girls have, we all have that same thing going on. Votes: 0