Quotes About Integrity

Some to whom evil is done resolve never to inflict such pain on anyone and become very good indeed.

I hate these wife-beating bastards. Got to be something wrong with someone who has to hit women.

just want one grown-up in parliament, just one. Or maybe two. I wouldn't want the only one to die of loneliness. One person who will not take a party line of safe in-between wishy-washiness, who will say, this is evil, this is wrong, not only that, this is silly, I won't support it .

The mistake most of us make in our crucial conversations is we believe that we have to choose between telling the truth and keeping a friend.

But if I hear that any creatures are being hunted or abused, I will come back and take this off your head." "Whoa, Tea," Abby said. " You'll take off his head?" "I'll help," Enkidu said happily. "I didn't say I'd take off his head. I said I'd take the crown off his head." "It was totally in your tone of voice, though," Abby insisted.

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.

Trust is built in drops and lost in buckets.

Defy the conventions . . . keep the commandments.

Right is right, even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong about it.

The Gospel never has a better name than when it goes forth in a manner beyond reproach.

never feel guilty about anything shame and guilt are a waste of time just do what you do-- and deal with it

You can do just about anything you want — as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, or anything, it's probably OK.

Leadership is courageous, authentic influence that creates enduring value.

I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the end, politics gets in the way of the business of people.

I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born, they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation, not trying to be re-elected or not trying to check polls, that they go from their gut check.

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.

Men and women expected their share of trouble and the best of them attempted to use it, to rise above it and carve out a name for themselves through bravery and loyalty and generosity.

When we think that we are separate, we put ourselves in constant conflict, trying to get ours, always in fear of losing what we have, alienating others whom we use for our selfish purposes, lying and cheating to make sure that we aren't left behind.

Do the fucking work. Don't bitch about it along the way. Shortcuts are for suckers. That's my motto: "Shortcuts are for suckers." Let me take the hard way. So many more benefits from the hard way. So many more benefits and education from the hard way. I want what's earned, not given.

does belief that fails to issue in behavior count as genuine witness (and understanding) or not?

Trust is earned in drops and lost in buckets. Unwavering honesty will help seal in trust.

While anonymity can be used to protect heroes, it is far more commonly used as a way to escape responsibility. That's why most of the brutal harassment on Twitter, Yik Yak, Reddit, and other sites is delivered anonymously. A lack of responsibility unleashes the worst in us.

When copies are free, you need to sell things that cannot be copied. Well, what can't be copied? Trust, for instance.

Speaking the truth in love requires two parts--truth and love. Cut either one out of the equation, and you'll cut yourself short. You may be one of the most difficult people for you to love because you know your weaknesses so well. Likewise, you may be one of the most difficult people to tell the truth to because it's so much easier to avoid facing the lies you tell yourself. But put those two elements together in your life--truth and love--and see how much easier they are to take!