“Facts and values are entangled in science. It s not because scientists are biased, not because they are partial or influenced by other kinds of interests, but because of a commitment to reason, consistency, coherence, plausibility and replicability. These are value commitments.”
“Are we truly committed to the notion that ideals and values vary and alter in accordance with changing conditions? Should we not question such a relativistic dogma? Is not the degree of our sensitivity to the validity of the ultimate ideals and values that fluctuates rather than the ultimate ideals and values?”
“Values carry the message of shared purposes, standards and conceptions of what is worth living for and what is worth striving for.”
“Law is error, you see. It s an attempt to write down a lot of things everyone ought to know anyway.”
“It is not only the viability and variety of the seed that makes the harvest look plumpy. Sometimes, the soil must value the value of the seed. When the soil is not supportive, the seed s value becomes a waste!”
“Houses are built brick-by-brick. HOMEs are built word-by-word. Houses don t build themselves. So YOU must build your home”
“We need to adopt a set of common values and be ready to live out those values”
“The value in my room is neither my Television nor my bank note. The value in my room is myself! Why? Because even if I lose everything I have, but still get me, I am coming back with full passion and desperation to climb the unclimbed hills again and again!”