As a little girl, I didn't like stories about little girls. I liked stories about dragons and beasts and princes and princesses and fear and terror and the Four Musketeers and almost anything other than nice little girls making moral decisions about whether to tell the teacher about what the other little girl did or did not do. Votes: 3
A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second. Votes: 2
Religion attacks us in our deepest integrity by saying we wouldn't be able to make a moral decision without it. Votes: 2
The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required. Votes: 2
Standing alone among great democratic nations in imposing the death penalty is another moral decision that Americansare being forced to confront. Votes: 2
The moral decisions of others should be treated with respect, as long as such decisions do not conflict with the principle of tolerance. Votes: 2
A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second, or one sixteenth, or one one-hundred-and-twenty-eighth. Snap your fingers; a snapshot's faster. Votes: 2
What keeps me level is the refusal to let the best of human aspirations die in the face of the challenges. I make a moral decision to be hopeful. Votes: 2
Literature is an ethical leap. It is a moral decision. A perilous exercise in constant failure. Literature should have grievances, because there are so many grievances in the world. Votes: 2
Abstractions about right and wrong, whether they are as old as Thou Shalt Not Kill or as modern as Do Your Own Thing, often serve only to confuse and weaken genuine moral decision. Votes: 2
When people commit themselves to a certain vision of reality, it becomes their ultimate explainer. It serves to interpret the universe for them, to guide their moral decisions, to give meaning and purpose to life, and all the other functions normally associated with a religion. Votes: 2
... what we should be looking for is fresh ideas of how we make moral decisions about our dealings with one another, economic, social, cultural. Economic determinism is an objectionable creed where men and women espouse it in its communist or capitalist form because it treats human beings as economic units and not as responsible persons. Votes: 2
Very ancient parts of the brain are involved in moral decision making. Votes: 1
The giving of the Torah is a story of God seeking to provide humanity with the opportunity to make moral decisions. Votes: 1
Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order. Votes: 1
In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country. Votes: 1
Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in. Votes: 1
There are signs, I think, that people aren't satisfied by consumerism: that people resent the fact that the most moral decision in their lives is choosing what colour their next car will be. Votes: 1
Every decision we make - when we choose a vehicle, when we pump gas into that vehicle, when we order food - is not just a personal lifestyle choice. It's an environmental and moral choice. Votes: 1
Long regarded as central to the contemporary understanding of medical ethics are four principles that must be satisfied in order to fulfill the requirements of moral decision-making. These principles are autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. Votes: 1
Strong moral arguments exist for why we should often try to ignore stereotypes or override them. But we shouldn't assume they represent some irrational quirk of the unconscious mind. In fact, they're largely the consequence of the mind's attempt to make a rational decision. Votes: 1
My relationship with God is what gives me a moral compass on what decisions to make and that stuff. I'm thankful that I have the people around me that I do, and they remind me each day of who I am and what I stand for. Votes: 1
Keth, power brings with it the need to make moral judgments; history proves that. You have no choice but to make those decisions. Votes: 0
Matters about reproduction and intimacy and relationships and contraception are in the personal realm. They're moral decisions for individuals to make for themselves. Votes: 0
I think we should really discourage this sort of empathic engagement when it comes to making moral decisions. I think we should focus on something like compassion, on getting people to care more for others without putting ourselves in their shoes.
I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else. Votes: 3 Queen Latifah
Die Moral sinkt mit der Sonne. Votes: 3 Kasper, Hans
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. Votes: 4 John Adams
Moral es el conjunto de comportamientos y normas que tú, yo y algunos de quienes nos rodean solemos aceptar como válidos; ética es la reflexión sobre por qué los consideramos válidos y la comparación con otras morales que tienen personas diferentes Votes: 4 Fernando Savater