Quotes About Integrity

I'm going to take the high road because the low road is so crowded.

It's a dangerous thing, to divide yourself, to break off bits of yourself until there's no solid core. We are, after all, just the sum of our total experiences, each one lying beneath us like a brick in the foundation of a house. To be selective, to block out portions, is to destabilize the very ground on which you stand.

Note to the wise: whenever someone insists that he wants to buy something from you, but tells you there's no real value in it yet, two things are happening: he's lying, and you're being taken.

Honor is a thin cloak against the chill of a grave.

I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can't cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself.

And because I don't like sports, and because I don't like disco dancing, and because I don't take drugs, and because I don't drink, and I don't beat my head into the floor, and I don't have a wife to beat, I have Big Black.

he knew in his heart he was not a prejudiced person. "So once that's given, once you know what you think, there's no reason to be ginger about what you say," he said. "A lot of people, they're very careful not to say things that might offend certain people or do anything that might be misinterpreted. But what they don't realize is that the point of all this is to change the way you live your life, not the way you speak.

He wasn't afraid of being laughed at—but he wasn't being comical

We assume that people want to do a good job. When they don't, we assume that something happened to them to make them do otherwise.

honorific pronoun.

The dirtiest actions should be carried out by the most honest men.

The dirtiest actions should be carried out by the most honest men. D

Don't look for your dreams to come true; look to become true to your dreams.

There are many trails in this life, but the one that matters most, few men are able to walk … even Comanche men. It is the trail of a true human being. I think you are on this trail. It is a good thing for me to see. It is good for my heart.

In the presence of love, all that is false falls away.

What youve got to do is be honest. Say what you believe. Give it to them straight. Just dont wuss out.

I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers.

a country can be too small, too socially knitted, too tightly tied for its own good. Strong social networks can, in certain circumstances, turn to incestuous corruption and the shutting down of democratic discourse. You

Why do you think anyone would go to such lengths to prove that a direct command of God is no longer applicable, unless it is to gain some other benefit other than the acceptance and approbation of God?

If you join us, you have to be willing to give the world the truth - not because you love the world, but because you love the truth.

system will get better as long as people aren't introducing duplication behind your back. If they are, you can take steps with them short of physical violence

Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy,"Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life.

Don't go growing a conscience on me," I said. "I've been down that road. It doesn't lead you to anything good.

Treat other people with respect and dignity until they prove unworthy of respect; however, dignity is the right of all people." -Michael Cook