Morrie Schwartz Quotes

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.

I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

It's very important for people to know themselves and understand what their value system is, because if you don't know what your value system is, then you don't know what risks are worth taking and which ones are worth avoiding.

I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters.

You just decide what your values are in life and what you are going to do, and then you feel like you count, and that makes life worth living. It makes my life meaningful.

The quality of life, values that go down to doin' that, that's the issue.

I don't make decisions based on money.

I've never made choices based on money - I always trust my gut.

All I can go on is my own value system.

I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

I'd forgotten it's an important thing to give thought to your morality and how you intend to live your life.

What you believe, what you value, how you live, matters.

The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way.

Society doesn't have values. People have values.

In my house, education was the paramount value. And if you grew up in a neighborhood like mine, you were forced to decide early on what you stood for in life, because there were a lot of peer pressures that could take you the wrong way.

There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

I won't do things for money. I can't.

I have passed on a lot of things that would have been extremely lucrative, because they were nothing else.

I'm not gonna change my principles. I'm not gonna change anything just to make money.

When the opportunities come, Cemaat participants, just like any other citizen will make their choices based on their values.

Our moral philosophy determines our values - what we care about and what we don't care about - and our values determine our decisions, actions, and beliefs. Therefore, moral philosophy applies to everything in our lives.

You're going to make decisions that are not in your best financial interest because they make you happier or more fulfilled or because of your values. You're going to do that because you're a good, smart person.