Quotes About Integrity

Do you wish people to believe good of you? Don't speak.

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.

Just keep being true to yourself, if you're passionate about something go for it. Don't sacrifice anything, just have fun.

I feel rather sad about politics,' she [Eleanor Roosevelt] wrote Isabella, 'there are so many who are out for themselves and not for the good of the country in both parties and conditions are so unsettled that we need a really fine leader.

Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.

Men are more prone to cheating, definitely.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success they are interested in your money.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

They were also interested in being great at what they did, creating a great place to work, providing great service to customers, having great relationships with their suppliers, making great contributions to the communities they lived and worked in, and finding great ways to lead their lives.

You might reasonably ask why Erickson didn't simply sell the business and start another company. In his book, he noted that his ex-partner's attorney asked him that very question, and his immediate, visceral reaction was no. He said he refused to consider the option. He later saw other entrepreneurs try that, and they all regretted it. Besides, he added, Clif Bar was where he belonged—"my place in the world.

didn't understand the role of the boss. I had to learn the difference between a mistake, which I can live with, and haphazard conduct. Backing into a pole is a mistake. A crooked label is a sign of carelessness.

I've used pseudonyms, in some instances because of my source's legal commitments, in others to avoid gratuitous harm to the people mentioned. When I have disguised an individual, I have so indicated. Other than changing names and, in two instances, some telltale details about the company, I have reported what actually happened.

I've made much more money by choosing the right things to say no to than by choosing things to say yes to," said restaurateur Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group, and he could have been speaking for others. "I measure it by the money I haven't lost and the quality I haven't sacrificed

By your own soul, learn to live. If some men force you, take no heed. If some men hate you, have no care. Sing your song, dream your dreams Hope your hopes, and pray your prayers.

I figured this was the easy stuff, and if we couldn't show up on time, looking right and acting right, we weren't going to be able to do anything else.

Every coach, every executive, every leader: They all know right from wrong. Even those Enron guys. When someone uncovers a scandal in their company, I don't think they can say, "I didn't know that was going on." They're just saying they're too dumb to do their job! And if they really are too dumb, then why are they getting paid millions of dollars to do it? They know what's going on.

The one surefire way to get me not to hire you is to send me your resume, especially if you've already got a good job. I won't be interested, because in a couple years, you'll be doing the same thing to me that you're doing to your current boss: looking for a better deal.

My point is, Justin, a hero tells the truth, no matter what people might think about him. And you've always done that. From day one.

Don't get me wrong. There are times when following the call of God demands that we speak out loudly against flagrant evil. But if that's all we do, particularly if most of our speaking out is only to each other, we are not being salt. The way to be salt is to replace evil with good, not just to sound off against the evil.

I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings.

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

You can judge someone's character by what he does when no one's watching.

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment." Joe