Quotes About Integrity

Today, a hack isn't something you want to be. A hack reverse-engineers all the work, barely getting by. The hack has no point of view, no assertions to be made. It's simply "what do you need?" and "how little do I have to charge to get this gig?" (or "how much can I get away with?").

Generous and authentic leadership will always defeat the selfish efforts of someone doing it just because she can. How

A graceful person gets things done, but does it in a way you'd be happy to have repeated.

I wished I had some heroes, one or two people self-aware enough to be bigger than their smallest hungers

You don't have to fuck people over to survive.

Lako je umreti za dobro i lepo; teško je umreti za bedno i pokvareno - to je ono što sam tada odjednom shvatio.

Ako nekoga mrzi mnogo ljudi, to mora da je dobar ?ovek.

You can get the measure of a man by observing the way he treats his animals

Mrs. Westcliffe, our headmistress, had a ramrod spine and ebony hair and lips that could pinch off her words with such knife-edged clarity you wondered that you didn't bleed to death from a mere, "Good morning.

Catherine Le Vendeur, he asked sententiously, have you known this man carnally? No father, Catherine answered. But, with your kind permission, I would very much like to.

You have to take a stand when things aren't right.

Oh, John is clever enough. But what do brains avail a man if he does lack for backbone?

What is forgiveness worth without trust?

When people want to insult a man, they cast slurs upon his courage. But the worst they can say about a woman is to impugn her chastity.

Those who served both the Almighty and secular lords did their best to follow Jesus's teachings and render unto Caesar the things which were Caesar's, and unto God the things that were God's, all the while praying they'd never have to choose between the two.

A man worthy of Eleanor of Aquitaine ought not to be susceptible to fluttering lashes, flattery, and bedazzled adoration.

If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime. —William Arnot

What's right isn't always popular, and whats popular isn't always right.

I did not deceive him, he did not deceive me, I did not leave him, he did not leave me, I freed him, he freed me.

Metta sees truly that our integrity is inviolate, no matter what our life situation may be. We do not need to fear anything. We are whole: our deepest happiness is intrinsic to the nature of our minds, and it is not damaged through uncertainty and change.

Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts. Rather, it is the magnetic force of a bone-deep, lived understanding, one that draws us to realize our ideals, walk our talk,and act in accord with what we know to be true.

Causing harm is never just a one-way street.

Taking responsibility for oneself is by definition an act of kindness.

A key barometer to help us weigh the rightness of our actions is self-respect.