Quotes About Integrity

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government -- he promised Dad he'd go straight.

My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never believed it till now. (On steel industry executives who increased prices)

Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.

When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each one of us-recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state-our success or failure, in whatever office we may hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions-were we truly men of courage ... were we truly men of judgment ... were we truly men of integrity ... were we truly men of dedication

Bryn looked from Halt to Horace and back again. He saw no pity in either face. "I don't want to," he said in a very small voice. Horace found it hard to reconcile this cringing figure with the sneering bully who had been making his life hell for the past few months. Halt appeared to consider Bryn's statement. "We'll note your protest," he said cheerfully. "Now continue, please.

The young gentleman is correct," he said. Halt raised an eyebrow. "He may be correct, and he is undoubtedly young. But he's no gentleman." ~Halt and General Sapristi speaking of Will

But then, in his lifetime, Halt had often ignored what was technically legal. Technicalities didn't appeal to him. All too often, they simply got in the way of doing the right thing.

There's nothing honerable in a man who hides behind a blue woman's hanky.

You can always win points; winning people's respect is a lot more important.

Be beholden to no one, he had said. Make sure you owe nobody any favors.

true authority came from sharing the hard work, not attempting to place oneself above it.

It's only cheating if you're caught doing it. Otherwise, it's good tactics.

Just wanted you to know, there's been no . . . funny business between me and your mam. No . . . hanky-panky, if you know what I mean?" For

Although I'm sure you're not an impostor.

Hij wist dat Halt op het punt stonden om te beginnen met wat hij 'creatieve administratie' noemde. Voor Arnaut was het gewoon vervalsing... En niet voor het eerst besloot hij dat naarmate hij langer optrok met twee Grijze Jagers, zijn morele standaard alleen maar verder naar beneden ging.

Jesper," Hal said, "find a food stall and get a pie or a sausage for Ulf. Buy it. Don't steal it," he added. Jesper looked offended, but said nothing. In fact, he had been planning to "liberate" a pie for Ulf and save some money. He didn't consider taking food to be stealing. Everybody did that, he thought. He just did it better than most.

Dat lijkt me nauwelijks een eerlijk gevecht,' zei de baron. Maddie deed expres alsof ze hem niet goed begreep. 'Ik weet het,' zei ze. 'Maar ik beloof hem niet heel erg pijn te doen.

Als de majesteit mijn advies enkel op prijs stelt als ik het met hem eens ben, hecht hij blijkbaar geen enkele waarde aan mijn raadgevingen. - Arald

Now see what you have done?" he said. "Not only have you shamed me in front of a guest, you have made that guest lie on your behalf.

man who breaks his oath, who turns traitor once, can always do the same thing again.

A man who breaks his oath, who turns traitor once, can always do the same thing again.

What I understand," he said, "is that there is very little about you that is excellent and that Aseikh is a term of honor. There's nothing honorable in a man who hides his face behind a blue woman's hanky.

His method of making his way through the crowd was a simple one. He deviated neither to left nor right, but forged straight ahead, using his broad shoulders to clear a path. A pace behind him, his beautiful wife, Lady Sandra, followed in the space he cleared.

You can always win points," he said. "Winning people's respect is a lot more important. Now get back to your camp.