Pallam Raju Quotes

I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos.

Erudition - that is, reading, writing, and arithmetic - is taught in the schools; but where is the more important quality, character, taught? Nowhere in particular. There is no authorized training for children in character.

We will build men of character.

I'm just going to be as honest as I can with my children and really try to build their character to be as strong as ours is.

One goes through school, college, medical school and one's internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success.

It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit.

Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?

The highest qualities of character... must be earned.

As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human beings who learn about good character. You have to be able to see your child with clarity, see the good side and the bad side of them, and work on the bad side and make them better so they fulfill their potential.

When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.

It's really important for children to have good morals and good manners, and that they're thoughtful of other people and that they learn the consequences of their actions.

Become a good all-around human being.

As parents, we teach our children to do what's right.

You don't teach morals and ethics and empathy and kindness in the schools. You teach that at home, and children learn by example.

We need to teach our youth American values, kindness, honesty,respect.

True education seeks to make men and women not only good mathematicians, proficient linguists, profound scientists, or brilliant literary lights, but also honest men and women with virtue, temperance, and brotherly love.

In search of a complete education with the ideals of trust, faith, understanding and compassion, many families are turning to the structure, discipline and academic standards of Catholic schools.

A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.

It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home.