John Wooden Quotes

Society doesn't have values. People have values.

What Lisa and I want is for our kids to grow up to be good people.

From what I have seen, I am driven to the conclusion that religion is only good for good people.

The people of Israel, like those of the United States, are imbued with a religious faith and a sense of moral values

Most people don't base their morality on religion in spite what they say. If you ask people, "If you didn't believe in God, would you go out and kill your neighbour?" Most people will say, "No".

My father taught me many things. Two of them come to mind right now: Stay true to your values. You can compromise on policies, but not your fundamental values or else you will get lost in the world of politics. The second thing is to listen to whoever you are talking to. People in your street, other politicians, company heads and workers. Learn from them.

You can't have a Superman that is battling cultural morality. You need a Superman that has built in sort of values.

I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good guy than a bad guy, and I try to make it clear that doing the right thing is more attractive than not.

We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.

I'm not naive, I know that bad things happen, but most people do the right thing most of the time. Most people wake up and they try to do what's right for their relationships, whether it's marriage or family. They try to do what's right for their job. They try to make a better world for those around them, and that's what I want to write about.

Be good to people. Be good to every single person you come into contact with. My best friends are great musicians. But more than that, they're great people.

I grew up with a very strong sense of what is just and what is not or, to put it this way, I grew up with a keen sense of a division, the reality of a division of perception in people's lives between those who govern and those who govern.

Happiness, you'll find, is the greatest magnet in the world.

You can't slice up morals.

Morality is similar to religion - it is a somniferous drug which blinds people from seeing the squalor of their lives.

I firmly believe that we're all good people, but sometimes it's hard to understand how to do good.

It's exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you've got to up your game. Working with good people is always good.

Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything.

Morals were restrictive, but they were grounded on human experience.

We didn't discover our values in a poll taken a week before the convention.

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

I also surround myself with good people who keep me and bring the best out of me. I don't generally hang out with crazy people.

I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people.

Ethics, decency and morality are the real soldiers

The true determining factor of our belief system is not what we're saying, but how we are living.