Randy Cohen

“There's no such thing as a small ethical decision.”

“It's a tough world to be a moral person in. It's a tough world to be a nice person in.”

“Ethical thinking is not a luxury; it's a necessity.”

“Ethics is not a checklist. It's a conversation.”

“The first obligation of a writer is to be interesting.”

“A lie is a statement made by one who does not believe it with the intention that someone else shall be led to believe it.”

“To be an ethical person is to be a person who is engaged in a perpetual struggle.”

“The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.”

“What is legal and what is ethical are not always the same thing.”

“The heart of ethics is how we treat other people.”

“Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the question of how we should live our lives.”

“I think you have an obligation to be honest with yourself.”

“The ethical life is a life of continuous reflection.”

“To be ethical is to be a person of character.”

“Humor is a kind of social glue.”