Quotes About Integrity

Timothy's eyes followed the straight back, the high shoulders, and the crisp white hair out of the door and out of his life -- a man, so he was to write years later, the like of whom he was never to met again, "because he was the only man I ever knew who could use words like honour, duty, and responsibility without making me feel like throwing up."

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the House of the Lord than mingle with the top brass in the tents of the wicked.

Apenas naquilo que o homem faz, segue fazendo, naquilo em que persevera, ele mostra caráter.

Just be true, and there are no barriers.

Tolerance is mans ornament, keeping promises is a sign of nobility, and bonding with others is a grace.

If one does not have these five things there is no good in him: intellect, religion, etiquette, shame and good manners.

Honor and dignity of man is only in virtue and piety.

Death with honor is better than a life of degradation.

One who reveals your faults to you like a mirror is your true friend, and one who flatters you and covers up your faults is your enemy.

As journalists the first lesson we learnt was not to sit on judgment but raise questions.

Good will and ill will are just two sides of the same card...

If your heart isn't in the right place, you're no different from the beasts in the forest.

A free society can survive only with men and women of integrity. Mediocrity can destroy us just as surely as perils far more famous. In a society that is willing to accept mediocrity, the opportunity for failure is boundless.

Character, simply stated, is doing what you say you're going to do.

Your governing values should be important enough to you that you will invest your time, resources, and energy in making them a fundamental part of your life.

Manybear the label "Christian," yet their Christianity has no real impact on life-defining decisions, just as Elimelech bore the name "My God is king" yet lived in a way that made it evident that God wasn't his king at all. The roads we choose for ourselves often make our deepest heart commitments plain for all to see.

Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.

Believing is not thinking something is true, Shireen. It is acting for the truth.

There will be no politics, no ifs and buts if we see something and feel that work needs to be done, we will get people here we can rely on and ensure it is done in the same thorough way as our other projects.

One should try to be honest with oneself almost as a daily devotion.

Good laws left to the interpretation of evil men are no longer good.

Without temptation what value is virtue?

Peacock and DeJohnette have the same kind of integrity as Jarrett in their life and their work, the same values and commitment. Above all, they followed their inner needs and instincts and were always scrupulously honest: they would never continue to work with Jarrett if they could not commit themselves to his music; in such a case, they would simply leave. There was also a mutual respect of a very high order.

Peacock and DeJohnette have the same kind of integrity as Jarrett in their life and their work, the same values and commitment. Above all, they followed their inner needs and instincts and were always scrupulously honest: they would never continue to work with Jarrett if they could not commit themselves to his music; in such a case , they would simply leave. There was also a mutual respect of a very high order." "Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music