Marilyn vos Savant Quotes

I'll never go against my morals.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

I think I'm brave because I've made decisions based - I hope not entirely selfishly - on what I think is right for me to do next.

If principles don't determine what you are going to pass or do, then power will.

What are the values that give meaning? What is the line that you will never cross, because on this side you're good, and on this side you're evil.

One needs to know what is right and what is wrong.

I have a pretty keen ethical compass.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

There's more than one way to get to the goal that you want to get to, but once you compromise your own principles, then you're lost. You're really lost.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.

At the end of the day, if there are truly ethical considerations, those have to override scientific considerations.

I hope there's some kind of morality in all my work.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Life is essentially a question of values.

There is nothing politically right that is morally wrong.

You have to be true to what you believe in and do your duty.

To have a sense of education and ethics is important.

We stress humanity, and this is done at considerable cost. We can't have a lot of dramatics that other shows get away with - promiscuity, greed, jealousy. None of those have a place in 'Star Trek.'

Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it.

Life comes down to honesty and doing what's right. That's what's most important.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

You ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.

Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.