#values

Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

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I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them. ↗

— Harry Reid

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One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

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The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the same time, over the years, it's been enriched by beliefs and values from all kinds of places, even, in fact, strengthened by our diversity. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

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Conservatives have no understanding of modern capitalism. They have a distorted understanding of the traditional values they claim to defend. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

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When liberals finally grasped the strength of popular feeling about the family, they cried to appropriate the rhetoric and symbolism of family values for their own purposes. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

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I'm so proud of my Chinese ancestry, but I was born and raised in America, and I really believe in American values, our American system, our freedom, our liberties. ↗

— Gary Locke

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Most Americans in both red and blue states reject and resent the message being sent by Hollywood and some in the media that values are subjective, to be defined by the individual and not by God. ↗

— Trent Lott

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Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty. ↗

— Lance Loud

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I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service. ↗

— Scott McClellan

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