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"It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which our system is built."
-- Se. J. William Fulbright

Our dreams, goals, and ideas come from our values ... If what we are doing does not come from what we care about most in life, it is meaningless."
--G. Lynne Snead and Joyce Wycoff

"I fear we are too much concerned with material things to remember that our real strength lies in spiritual values."
--Harry S. Truman

"When young men or women are beginning life, the most important period, it is often said, is that in which their habits are formed. That is a very important period. But the period in which the ideals of the young are formed and adopted is more important still. For the ideal with which you go forward to measure things determines the nature, so far as you are concerned, of everything you meet."
-- Henry Ward Beecher

"Spiritual values transcend the material artifacts that we can touch and see. They take us into the realm of beauty, inspiration and love."
-- Nido Qubein, American author, speaker, consultant and businessman

"Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage."
-- Dr. Laura Schlesinger (Radio Talk Show Host and Author)

"Values involve our sense of accountability to a higher power, to society, to our significant others, to our peers, our organization, our subordinates, our customers."
-- Burt Dubin

"Values provide a framework for living. They make it possible to weigh options and make decisions you won’t regret. When you make choices that are aligned with your values, you build your character and self-worth. When you compromise your values, you’re living a lie. The stronger your values, the more stable and secure you’ll be."
-- Doug Hall: Making the Courage Connection

"When one paints an ideal, one does not need to limit one's imagination."
-- Ellen Key (1849-1926), Swedish Author

"Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."
-- Peter Marshall

"As you live high standards publicly and privately, and even under great pressure adhere to them, you raise the vision of others."
-- Richard G. Scott

"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are."
-- Roy Disney (1930-)

"As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others."
-- Stephen R. Covey

"Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built."
-- James Allen

"Ideals are stars to steer by; they are not sticks to beat ourselves with."
-- Barbara B. Smith

"If you put a small value on yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price."
-- Anonymous