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Quotes About Integrity

When somebody touches you...and you really don't wanna be touched, that's not really being touched. You still got you inside of you. And nobody has touched you. Not really. You still got you inside of you. You believe that.
~ John Irving
Wat weten Amerikanen eigenlijk van moraal? Ze willen niet dat hun president een penis heeft, maar het doet hen niets als hun president stiekem hulp voor Nicaraguaanse rebellen organiseert nadat het Congres dat heeft verboden; ze willen niet dat hun president zijn vrouw bedriegt, maar het kan hen niets schelen als hun president het Congres bedondert - als hij liegt tegen het volk en de grondwet van het volk schendt.
~ John Irving
I know what's fair, Helen said. I also know what's human
~ John Irving
Chlípnost dohání i ty nejlepÅ¡í muže tak daleko, že jednají zp?sobem, naprosto neodpovídajícím jejich charakteru.
~ John Irving
This prevented Elaine from making up any stories about whomever I was seeing at the time, man or woman. Therefore, no one was falsely accused of shitting in the bed.
~ John Irving
WHY NOT DO ANYTHING--IF THE ONLY REASON NOT TO IS NOT GET CAUGHT? he asked. DO YOU CALL THAT MORALITY? DO YOU CALL THAT RESPONSIBLE? THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION; TO PUT THAT MORE BROADLY, HE'S CHOSEN TO UPHOLD THE LAW--HE'S NOT GIVEN A LICENSE TO OPERATE ABOVE THE LAW, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE OUR EXAMPLE!
~ John Irving
Vargas isn't supposed to be faithful to a woman he hasn't slept with! Vargas only wants to sleep with Dr. Gomez, Lupe.
~ John Irving
DO YOU CALL THAT MORALITY? DO YOU CALL THAT RESPONSIBLE? THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION; TO PUT THAT MORE BROADLY, HE'S CHOSEN TO UPHOLD THE LAW--HE'S NOT GIVEN A LICENSE TO OPERATE ABOVE THE LAW, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE OUR EXAMPLE!
~ John Irving
What do Americans know about morality? They don't want their presidents to have penises but they don't mind if their presidents covertly arrange to support the Nicaraguan rebel forces after Congress has restricted such aid; they don't want their presidents to deceive their wives but they don't mind if their presidents deceive Congress—lie to the people and violate the people's constitution!
~ John Irving
Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean, make sure they know what you mean!
~ John Irving
My father was not a brave or an honorable man; but he had once tried to be brave and honorable. He had been afraid, but he had dared—in his fashion—to pray for Owen Meany; he had done that pretty well.
~ John Irving
Accept no favors, and you'll never owe any
~ John Jackson Miller
Ware's—in the Gazette, and I'll continue to do
~ John Jakes
Ignatius, what's all this trash on the floor? That is my worldview that you see. It still must be incorporated into a whole, so be careful where you step.
~ John Kennedy Toole
This guy was a real Pscyho' Mr. Levy said. 'To you character is a psychosis, integrity is a complex. I've heard it all before.
~ John Kennedy Toole
I am the avenging sword of taste and decency
~ John Kennedy Toole
To you character is a psychosis. Integrity is a complex.
~ John Kennedy Toole
You have to do what you think is the right thing, but just make sure it's the right thing in the long run, and not just for the moment. Your war memories will be with you forever, you'll be asked about them thousands of times after the war is over.
~ John Knowles
You have to do what you think is the right thing, but just make sure it's the right thing in the long run, and not just for the moment.
~ John Knowles
Because it was what you had in your heart that counted.
~ John Knowles
Never say you are five feet nine when you are five feet eight and a half.
~ John Knowles
if you're dumb enough to get caught cheating, you probably don't belong on Wall Street.
~ Unknown
to wall cross [where investors agree to receive nonpublic information, keep it confidential, and not trade on it] every
~ Unknown
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you the right ones.
~ John Lennon