Mores Quotes

They still had their mores.

The bar . . . is an exercise in solitude. Above all else, it must be quiet, dark, very comfortable - and, contrary to modern mores, no music of any kind, no matter how faint. In sum, there should be no more than a dozen tables, and a client that doesn`t like to talk.

I neither condemn nor condone the mores of others. I think there are very few really, whose conduct reflects unfavorably on the rest of us in this mythical kingdom of Hollywood. There are men who need many women in order to bolster their egos - half the time, they don`t remember the girl`s name afterward. But I`ve got a good ego to start with, and I`m too sensitive for a quick relationship with a dame and sex alone would never be enough for me. Marriage is something that goes way beyond the flesh. Each human being has his own need for security. ... It`s great to have someone to lean on... it`s great to have someone lean on you. ... (Photoplay, November 1961)

The laws that we adopt embody the values and mores of our constituents.

The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.

Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.

People say, `Why do you have this problem? Is it lack of good governance? Is it corruption? Is it attitudes, cultures, customs, mores?` The answer is it`s all of those.