Values

The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions - William F. Scolavino

The four cardinal virtues; courage (andreia), moderation (sophrosyne), wisdom (sophia) & justice (diksiosyne) are ordered by practical wisdom, realised by interaction within the world, the capacity for knowledge in action - Dave Snowden, KM Australia 2009 presentation

The fact that civil liberties were challenged but not eradicated five years after the 9/11 attacks reminds us of the erratic, anxious, initially overwrought, but ultimately more reasonable values of the Western democracies themselves. - Jeffrey Rosen is professor of law at George Washington University Law School, and author of The Unwanted Gaze, The Naked Crowd, and The Most Democratic Branch

The changes of human values required so that evolution can continue on our planet are being born right in the midst of us: peace, non-violence, non-destruction of nature, respect for life, a renaissance of spirituality, love for all that is good, humanism, protection of human rights, justice, well-being for all, ethics in all human professions and institutions, etc. There is still a lot to do for those values and to downgrade and eliminate persistent old ones such as atomisation, armaments, militarism, greed, power lust, enrichment, unnecessary hyper-consumption, overproduction, over construction and other invading hyper-activities and 'busyness'. - Robert Muller

States have no principles, only interests - Cardinal Richelieu

So in the end KM is about culture. It is a management philosophy, based on key human values. But I do believe that the extent to which companies and nations adopt this philosophy will by and large determine whether they will survive in the next 20 years - Martin R. Dugage, Director - KM, Schneider Electric

Ruskin wished to be wealthy in kindness, curiosity, sensitivity, humility, godliness and intelligence - a set of qualities he referred to simply as "life" - Alain de Botton - Status Anxiety, p209

Please leave your values at the front desk! - misspelling in Paris hotel

Our values are our unchanging beliefs, our commitment to particular standards of behaviour - Neil Croft

Open your arms to change, but don?t let go of your values - Dalai Lama