“If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.”

— Jon Stewart

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American political satirist, writer, television host, actor… 1962

Jennifer Crusie (1949) American writer

“Throw not my words away, as many do;
They're gold in value, though they're cheap to you.”

John Clare (1793–1864) English poet

"The Cross Roads; or, The Haymaker's Story"
Poems Chiefly from Manuscript

“Awakened values are not really based in morality. They're not based in should or shouldn'ts. Awakened values are values that are inherent within conscious spirit.”

Adyashanti (1962) Spiritual teacher

The Basic Teachings - Part 1: Principles of the Teaching (2009)

“Values are social norms — they're personal, emotional, subjective, and arguable. All of us have values. Even criminals have values.”

Stephen R. Covey book The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

The 8th Habit : From Effectiveness to Greatness‎ (2004)
Context: Values are social norms — they're personal, emotional, subjective, and arguable. All of us have values. Even criminals have values. The question you must ask yourself is, Are your values based upon principles? In the last analysis, principles are natural laws — they're impersonal, factual, objective and self-evident. Consequences are governed by principles and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles!

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