#values

Il bel far niente means 'the beauty of doing nothing'... [it] has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing nothing is the goal of all your work, the final accomplishment for which you are most highly congratulated. The more exquisitely and delightfully you can do nothing, the higher your life's achievement. You don't necessarily need to be rich in order to experience this, either. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#spiritual #values-in-life #beauty

Take a stand against intolerance and for our American values. Say it with pride: I support democracy in America. I support working people in America. I support opportunity in America. And I support Barack Obama for another four years as president of the United States of America! ↗

— Richard Trumka

#america #american #american values #another #barack

We can support President Barack Obama, because he supports us. We can support Barack Obama, because he shares our values and our vision. ↗

— Richard Trumka

#barack obama #because #obama #our #president

I believe in the separation of church and state, absolutely. But I don't believe in the separation of public life from our values, our basic values, and for many of us, our religious values. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#basic #believe #church #i #i believe

If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex. ↗

— Liv Ullman

#between #concerned #could #difference #human

Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style. ↗

— Kobe Bryant

#looks #personal #personal style #represents #style

One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of continuous democratic debate. ↗

— Rocco Buttiglione

#debate #democratic #democratic society #hierarchy #inspiration

Most Evangelicals claim to be politically non-partisan, and say they only identify with the Republican Party because the Republicans are committed to 'family values.' ↗

— Tony Campolo

#claim #committed #evangelicals #family #family values

If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children. ↗

— Silvia Cartwright

#committed #culture #ensure #exhibit #genuinely

I think the world would be a lot better off if more people were to define themselves in terms of their own standards and values and not what other people said or thought about them. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#better #better off #define #i #i think