Nepotism exists everywhere.

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities.

When it comes to work ethics and business, I look up to Aziz Ansari. He's got everything together on his own terms. He does stand-up, comes out with books, and has his own show.

Openness, respect, integrity - these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.

I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.

Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily...

Things like putting around a list and having your name on a list that objectifies you, that's a big deal, and it can have big consequences.

Technology is like the 666 because it controls us.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

Extreme law is often extreme injustice.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

Criminals gravitate into government positions like natural law.

If they tell the police, the police will find out she was driving, and her career will be put into hell.

Personally, I have nothing against work, particularly when performed, quietly and unobtrusively, by someone else. I just don't happen to think it's an appropriate subject for an 'ethic.'

It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.

I saved a girl from being attacked last night. I controlled myself.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Legal abortion will never rest easy on this nation's conscience.

Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.

If you can get some of the devil's money to use for the Lord's work, if you have to borrow it, it is all right and carry on the work.

People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own...

AI might be a powerful technology, but things won't get better simply by adding AI.

If I had chosen the populist course, it would have been a breach of the trust placed in me by the people.

When did the word 'compromise' get compromised? When did the negative connotations of 'He was caught in a compromising position' or 'She compromised her ethics' replace the positive connotations of...

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.

If you're trying to cut down the distance travelled from the farm to your plate, it makes sense to do the same for your pet. If we all shifted our bias towards sustainable pet food, we would be...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

Millions of Americans cannot tell you who lived at Mount Vernon or who wrote the Declaration of Independence - let alone the Emancipation Proclamation. But they know that to be 'a Benedict Arnold' is...

I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world.

No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.