James Hillman Quotes

It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.

We can practice tolerance while still holding true to cultural values that protect the institution of marriage as a union between only a man and a woman.

People are saying I am against the chador. I am not. On the contrary. I am for traditional family values.

I come from a middle-class family, but we are open-minded people.

In India, tradition is paramount. Husband-wife relationship is okay. They do not allow girls to go out.

The idea that I have to be on the same side of the fence as Dan Quayle is cruelly depressing to me, but the truth is, I believe in family values.

I really think that women should be allowed to be more European, in this country.

There's probably more in the American tradition than people give the place credit for.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

I don't want to be a spokesman for family values, but that's the way my standup is perceived.

Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.

Unfortunately we - and I'm speaking not for Latin America but for Mexico because that's where I come from - we still, I think, are a little bit macho. Not that we only live in a macho world, but we also think as a macho world; even the women, you know? The women in Mexico, because that's the way we were raised.

I came from a good, repressed Catholic background.

None of my sisters are in the movies, nor are my nieces going to be. That's how Dutt 'sahab,' my dad, brought up the girls in the family, and I am just carrying his thought forward.

Everything that feminism stands for is everything American, white, red and blue democratic. It is all the same stuff. So, I am boggled that I should have to give up this term that encapsulates what I want for my children, for my world, culture, brothers and sister because someone else thinks it means I don't shave my armpits.

We need to fight violence and ignorance. It is true: when one strolls out, one sees women with scarves and men with beards. This has always been the case in Morocco. Morocco is built on tolerance.

We hear a lot in this country about family, and 'American Family' just shows us a portrait we haven't seen as much of yet. 'American Family' lets us know that being American isn't about the color of your hair or eyes or skin: it's really a state of mind.

I'm conservative in my thought. I'm conservative in my theology. I'm conservative in my politics.

I'm a good liberal, and I grew up in a very liberal family and had very strongly held beliefs.

Nobody wants to be racist and I think that most people aren't.

Any Democratic statement of core beliefs about the importance of families must include all our families, gay and straight. Our party has a long tradition of leading the charge on important questions of justice.

It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a liberal and humanistic and relativistic lifestyle and concept.

I wouldn't like to see a chick of mine taking her clothes off and kissing a fellow on screen. And my girls must get very hurt when they see me doing it.

The dilemma for society is how to preserve personal and family values in a nation of diverse tastes.

I love America, it's a much more permissive place.