“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.”
Conscience quotes
59 conscience quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines-
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“Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt.”
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“Down here they say rattlesnakes don't commit suicide.”
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“- Vic DeRubis: Open it, Alec! There ain't no race, so I gotta kill you!
- Alec Stewart: I can't let you do it, Vic! You'll hate yourself in the morning!” -
“You are better at this than any of us. Your only problem is you have a soul.”
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“Experts say unconsciousness occurs before pain has time to register. They agree that electrocution does not hurt. But it does. Unimaginably.”
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“The experimenter told the subject to perform an action. What happened between the command and the outcome is the individual, with conscience and a will, who can either obey or disobey.”
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“The most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hardwork... family... never forgetting where we came from.”
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“- Richard Twat: I trust you've slept well?
- Mr. Johnson: We had rather a rough night, actually.
- Richard Twat: Ah well, the perils of adultery.”
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“Guess he won't need me anymore. What does an actor want with a conscience, anyway?”
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“Better get ready for the Judgement morning.”
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“People don't want the truth anymore, Matt. It's too messy. Keeps them up nights.”
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“You don't know how lucky you are being a monkey. Because consciousness is a terrible curse. I think. I feel. I suffer. And all I ask in return is the opportunity to do my work. And they won't allow it... because I raise issues.”
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“He was my patient for fifteen years. He became an obsession with me until I realized that there was nothing within him, neither conscious nor reason that was... even remotely human. An hour ago I stood up and fired six shots into him and then he just got up and walked away. I am talking about the real possibility that he is still out there!”
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“- Four: You're responsible for the death of hundreds of people. You know the punishment for that.
- Eric: Listen... I've found a way to live with the blood on my hands. But can you?”
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“There's so few people in this town with a conscience.”
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“What was this drug? I couldn’t stay messy on it. I hadn’t had a cigarette in six hours. Hadn’t eaten. So abstemious and tidy. What was this? A drug for people who wanted to me more anal retentive. I wasn’t high. I wasn’t wired. Just clear. I knew what I needed to do and how to do it.”
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“- Felina: My fear is my curse. What's yours?
- John Smith: I was born without a conscience.”
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“That little voice in the back of your head right now, it's not conscience, it's fear.”
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“This is your job. You want a clear conscience, go start a charity.”
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“- Dory: Who's that?
- Marlin: Who's that? Who else would it be? It's me!
- Dory: Are... are you my conscience?
- Marlin: Yes, I'm your conscience. We haven't spoken for a while. How are you?
- Dory: Eh, can't complain.
- Marlin: Good. Now, Dory, do you see anything?
- Dory: Yes, I see... a light. Hey, conscience, am I dead?” -
“- Jack Morgan - State Department Analyst: You know I'm often asked by people like yourself to examine my conscience and every now and then I do examine it.
- Richard Boyle: And what do you find there, Jack?
- Jack Morgan - State Department Analyst: That whatever mistakes we make down here, the alternative would be ten times worse!”
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