Value Quotes

“To the average man the first question is, What will it cost? To the educator and the librarian the question is, What is it worth?”

“The American dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood. It isn't really about becoming rich or famous. It is about things much simpler and more fundamental than that.”

“What you risk reveals what you value.”

“Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.”

“You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.”

“Human capital is the most important form of capital.”

“No gift is more precious than good advice.”

“We're dealing with a bunch of terrorists who have no values in life. We're dealing with a bunch of people who have no respect for life.”

“I grew up in a very small town. Our major export was common sense.”

“I think the sexiest thing on anybody is intelligence. I respect somebody who has a brain and wants to use it more than a pretty face and status.”

“The most important thing for a person to do is to be a person of integrity.”

“For all the books, pictures, and statues in the world are not to be valued as one human soul.”

“The idea of paying people what they are worth is a noble one. The problem is that it is not possible to know what people are worth.”

“You get two for the price of one!”

“I'm a family guy. A lot of my value is wrapped up in my family.”

“A lot of people say that I'm a part of a new generation of role models, but I'd like to think I'm part of an old generation of role models.”

“You gotta have a swine to show you where the truffles are.”

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”

“What is at stake is the soul of our country.”

“The only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing.”