Quotes About Integrity

Ethics and Attitude Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Character is what you really are. Reputation is what people say you are. Character is more important.

A person who values winning above anything will do anything to win. And such people are threats to their organizations.

Sports don't build character; they reveal it.

A leader in sports, business, or any other field of endeavor should possess and provide the same qualities inherent in a good parent: character, consistency, dependability, accountability, knowledge, good judgment, selflessness, respect, courage, discipline, fairness, and structure.

Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal; never whine, never complain, never make excuses.

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty (Proverbs 21:5).

Never lie. Never cheat. Never steal.

Don't whine. Don't complain. Don't make excuses.

Some people today may think these are naive or kind of corny. But think a moment about what they mean and who you become if you abide by them. That isn't naive. You don't become corny.

If we are not true to ourselves, we cannot be true to others—our wife or husband, our family, our profession and colleagues

You must know who you are and be true to who you are if you are going to be who you can and should become.

True happiness comes from the things that cannot be taken away from you. Making the full effort to do the right thing can never be taken away from you.

Be true to yourself. You know what's right. Don't let someone else decide for you.

There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.

I told players at UCLA that we, as a team, are like a powerful car. Maybe a Bill Walton or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Michael Jordan is the big engine, but if one wheel is flat, we're going no place. And if we have brand new tires but the lug nuts are missing, the wheels come off. What good is the powerful engine now? It's no good at all.

Good values are like a magnet, they attract good people.

winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never letting anyone down is the point. Play to win. Sure. But lose like a champion. Because it's not winning that counts. What counts is trying.

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books – especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Character is what you really are. Reputation is what people say you are.

principle, per-sis tence, and compassion—three

Minor details—like pennies—add up. A good banker isn't careless with pennies; a good leader isn't sloppy about details.

Solid respect without fear is what I was after. I wanted them to believe in themselves without being self-centered, intimidated or naive.

There is a choice you have to make, in everything you do. And you must always keep in mind the choice you make, makes you.

Happiness is in many things. It's in love. It's in sharing. But most of all, it's in being at peace with yourself knowing that you are making the effort, the full effort, to do what is right.