Quotes about Leadership And Integrity

When you've worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you.

He made his character his platform.

An honourable public and a dishonourable dictator cannot live together; at the end, the latter goes!

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility. People must be able to trust you.

Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

Power is most safe with those who are not in love with it!

I inherited this country when I was only a child, Nahuseresh. I have held it. I have fought down rebellious barons. I've fought Sounis to keep the land on this side of the mountains. I have killed men and watched them hang. I've seen them tortured to keep this country safe and mine . How did you think I did this if I was a fool with cow eyes for any handsome man with gold in his purse?

In a way it's so easy, all he has to do is say what they want to hear and they're happy, they love him, everybody gets along. Sometimes he has to remind himself there's no dishonor in it. He hasn't told any lies, he doesn't exaggerate, yet so often he comes away from these encounters with the sleazy, gamey aftertaste of having lied.

No country that lets its leaders lie like that deserves a single soldier to die for it." She

The United States did not earn its reputation as leader of the free world by standing back and allowing darker forces to prevail.

But our leaders of today have decided it's more important to be popular, to say and do what's easy, and say yes rather than to say no, when no is what is required.

The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint.

Courage is not standing up to a ludicrous man-child like Donald Trump.

He who pursues, not seeking honor, who withdraws, not escaping from guilt, who wants only to protect his people and serving the master, that man is a jewel of the kingdom.

There is no more important institution in our country than the Department of Justice.

I have always been drawn to strong and interesting women, people who have navigated that world before you and maintained their integrity and sense of self.

Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.

My record shows that I have put my country first, and I follow the philosophy and traditions of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.

Canada has always been ready for the truth. I think they actually appreciate a politician or anybody as a leader who tells the truth.

Truth is after you've put out all the INFO to your Soldiers in formation they'll soon forget what you said but will never forget what you did behind those words.

Surrounding yourself with sycophants and bootlickers is the surest route to failure.

I wanted young men who wanted to play for UCLA, and not one that I had to talk into playing for UCLA. I always believed that the way to build a great team is to find the kind of people you want to work with and tell them the truth.

Throughout my life and career, I have continually been impressed with the importance of integrity - whether it was growing up as a Boy Scout, working in one of my first jobs as a university janitor, or being a leader in a Fortune 500 company.