Quotes About Integrity

He [Walter Cronkite] was also a profoundly good man. I don't think we should lose sight of that. All those professional gifts emanated from a very good core and that's something that's beyond training. It's who he was.

Sooner or later, every president faces decisions in which the right choice is bad politics, at least in the short term. If the stakes are high, you have to do what you think is right and hope the political tide will turn. It's the job you promised to do.

If this guy ever had an unselfish thought, as my mama would say, it would die of loneliness.

Bill Clinton

There is nothing I value more in subordinates than their willingness to tell me I'm wrong, to challenge me, to sharpen my decision making. Surrounding yourself with sycophants and bootlickers is the surest route to failure.

Oh, and stay out of our elections.

When we trust, we reflect the character of God.

Leaders with principles are less likely to get bullied or pushed around because they can draw clear lines in the sand…The softest pillow is a clear conscience. —Narayana Murthy, founder and CEO, Infosys

successful leadership takes conscious development and requires being true to your life story.

Accepting your shadow side is an essential part of being authentic.

Leadership is the sum total of who you are. Leaders are developed not simply born and we can all develop ourselves to be able to guide others. Anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader.

You need to be who you are, not try to emulate somebody else.

Pursuing purpose with passion • Practicing solid values • Leading with heart • Establishing enduring relationships • Demonstrating self-discipline

True North is the internal compass that guides you successfully through life.

It requires courage and resolve to resist the constant pressures and expectations confronting you and to take corrective action when necessary.

The difference with authentic leaders lies in the way they frame their stories.

Making heroes out of celebrity CEOs is at the heart of the crisis in corporate leadership.

Can you recall a time when you felt most intensely alive and could say with confidence, " This is the real me "?

Every church, every team, every organization demands and deserves a "vision embodier," someone whose life values and commitments personify the vision. Cut them and they bleed the vision.

truth telling is more important than peace keeping.

accomplishing a vision requires a lot more than pep talks, slogans, emotional stories, and heart-tugging video clips.

What's wrong in our world will not be set right until people who love God and who refuse to cave to these overwhelming challenges put the things they believe into action, things like courage and discipline and love.

Character is not what we have done, but rather who we are.

The point is, a leader does what he thinks is right, not what he thinks the popular thing is.