Of course we will always need skilled and intelligent people, but the real core of leadership will be seen as a matter of character and values - Ralf Schneider, PwC
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself; nothing, but the triumph of principles - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never before has the West been so scrutinised. Our convictions and credibility are under attack. Who are we? What are our values? Do we have any at all? - Bono, Time, 07/11/05
Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you want to live forever - Mahatma Ghandi
Let's take our values seriously, not ourselves - Anonymous
Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change - Jane Goodall
it's not accountability, choice and referendums that people want, as some politicians are plugging, so much as organisations that simply exhibit certain virtues. That's what's been lost, and needs a fix - Mark Vernon http://www.markvernon.com/friendshiponline/dotclear/index.php?post/2010…
It took me a long time to put my knowledge in good order and to deprogramme myself of all false beliefs and values. I discovered the basic truths only at the age of sixty! Thank You, O God, for having allowed me to live that long - Robert Muller
It takes patience and persistence to help people recognize that, despite our differences, there's a core of shared values that includes such universals as honesty, respect, and compassion. But since this recognition flies in the face of a half-century of moral relativism -- insisting that everyone has different values and that ethics is situational and individualistic -- the first option is still difficult. - Rushworth Kidder, http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/members/currentissue2.tmpl
It s impossible to separate the company values from the issues that I care passionately about ? social responsibility, respect for human rights, the environment and animal protection - Anita Roddick, http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2950647.ece