Severn Cullis-Suzuki Quotes

Parents today are self-absorbed. They don't care what anyone thinks or even what their children think. There is less focus on discipline, integrity, boundaries, fairness, honesty and spirituality.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.

My dad brought me up to be a good person.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

Being a good person and fair person is very important in life, I think.

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.

Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking.

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect, and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.

We teach our kids to be fair and things like that and if you make a mistake you apologize for it.

I think I'm a decent person.

It's just as important to be a good human being as it is to be a good actor.

The most important thing for me, when somebody asks me what I class as being a success, is being a decent human being.

My dad was my role model; he always did the right thing.

I believe in love, children and being a good person.

I look for these qualities and characteristics in people. Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty.

Be just before you are generous.

I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson.

I think it's extremely difficult consistently being a decent human being.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.