Anscombe, Elizabeth

"Words have meanings; they are not infinitely malleable."

"The loss of the concept of virtue has impoverished us all."

"Intention matters; it is central to action."

"The human good is objective, not subjective."

"Philosophy requires intellectual honesty."

"The virtues are habits of excellence."

"Modern man has made himself homeless in reality."

"To know the good and not do it is a form of ignorance."

"The destruction of natural theology has left us confused about purpose."

"Virtue is a mean between extremes."

"One must think clearly or not think at all."

"The virtuous life is a unified whole."

"Modern philosophy has lost touch with common sense."

"To act is to choose; to choose is to commit oneself."

"Wisdom is not mere cleverness."

"The good life requires virtue, not just pleasure."

"Language is our window onto reality."

"The virtues are excellences of character."

"Moral education is essential to becoming human."

"The modern world has lost the sense of the sacred."

"One cannot be virtuous by accident."

"Truth is independent of what we believe."

"The good requires real commitment, not mere preference."

"Virtue is the perfection of human capacity."

"Modern ethics is in need of fundamental reform."

"To understand action, one must understand the agent's intention."

"The natural law is accessible to human reason."

"Virtue is a matter of becoming the right sort of person."

"The pursuit of genuine good is the highest calling."

"The intentionality of human action is not something we can choose to ignore; it is fundamental to understanding what we do."