Quotes About Integrity

Part of being a man is doing what is right, no matter what people think of you. That is the sacrifice you must make.

The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good.

A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.

Jesus indicates that it is possible to gain the whole world but lose your own soul. If he were talking to us as Christian leaders today, he might point out that it is possible to gain the world of ministry success and lose your own soul in the midst of it all.

Without a balanced approach to spiritual disciplines, we run the risk of cultivating a one-sided spirituality that will disintegrate under pressure from the part of us we have left undeveloped.

Self-knowledge and self-examination. Parker Palmer makes this very sobering statement about leadership: "A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside him/herself, inside his or her consciousness, lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.

he might point out that it is possible to gain the world of ministry success and lose your own soul in the midst of it all. He might remind us that it is possible

Parker Palmer observes, "A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside him or her self, inside his or her consciousness, lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.

Truly, the best thing any of us have to bring to leadership is our own transforming selves.

In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.

Remember, attraction is only one part of a relationship. Loyalty, commitment, responsibility and maturity make up the rest.

I want to dance always, to be good and not evil, and when it is all over not to have the feeling that I might have done better.

No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.

The President...should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves the country best.

And just because I've written this book, don't think I've changed. I'm like I was back then, really.

No forgiveness for lies.

Where does it stop? You get offered money for your wedding, then for your kids, new houses, holidays... We earn enough from football and sponsorships, why do you need any more?

If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition there. —You (also, Indira Gandhi)

Be humble, be modest, but try not to be dishonest.

Before you harm life, you need a just cause.

Being just may not always be easy but it's always required.

Doing something your not supposed to do can be just as harmful as not doing something you are supposed to do.

Don't get mad at me for telling you the truth, get mad at yourself for not doing the right thing.