Quotes About Integrity

A certain Herr Schurz, a Prussian politician, once said: 'My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.

Statistical malfeasance has very little to do with bad math. Judgement an integrity turn out to be surprisingly important. A detailed knowledge of statistics does not deter wrongdoing any more than a detailed knowledge of the law averts criminal behavior.

The overall lesson of this chapter is that statistical malfeasance has very little to do with bad math.

I would never dream of killing an excellent tailor, not even to keep a secret that could endanger my life.

Say who you are, really say it in your life and in your work...Give that to the world, rather than selling something to the world. Don't allow yourself to be tricked into thinking that the way things are is the way the world must work and that in the end selling is what everyone must do. Try not to.

Our work is to reflect the world, say what is true in the face of so much lying.

resentful. It does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the

Shakespeare's Polonius said, "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

it is we who degrade ourselves by allowing our standards to be debased without a struggle.

In fact, we'd discussed marriage on several occasions just because we seemed to get along so well, but after thinking long and hard, I realized it was not in my best interest to waste my first marriage on a gay man.

It's been my experience that people who make proclamations about themselves are usually the opposite of what they claim to be. If someone truly is a loyal friend, then they wouldn't need to broadcast it; eventually, people will figure it out. Who talks about themselves like that? I have a lot of good friends and not one of them ever introduced themselves by saying, "I'm a very good friend.

The thought of giving up alcohol crossed my mind too, but I was soon reminded of the promise to Ketel One, Grey Goose, and other top-shelf vodkas that I had made in my early twenties. Never turn your back on someone who has asked nothing in return.

you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won't like you. It may not be easy, but it's essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs.

The Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity, Brilliance, and Dreams, by Debbie Ford—a wonderful book about owning and embracing all aspects of who we are, such as the overachiever, the

reason. She had a well-endowed bosom. Marshal

A warrior did not walk away from a wounded friend.

Don't be serious, be sincere.

Sometimes life is not about what u want to do but what u ought to do

Fortunately, among these people a man was judged according to his worth and not according to the worth of his father.

The sun will shine on those who stand, before it shines on those who kneel under them.

My father used to say that it is the fear of causing offense that makes men swallow poison.

Africa never spared those who did what they liked instead of what they had to do.

We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.

You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it. Had not a Minister of State said, albeit in an unguarded, alcoholic moment, that the trouble was not in receiving bribes, but in failing to do the thing for which the bribe was given? And if you refuse, how do you know that a "brother" or a "friend" is not receiving on your behalf, having told everyone that he is your agent?