Quotes About Integrity

A fearful man who knows he is fearful is far more trustable than a fearful man who isn't aware of his fear.

Could it be that the moral imperative not to destroy the means of correcting mistakes is the only moral imperative?

The usefulness of an elder will depend in the long run more on his character than on his gifts and knowledge.

that was what being a Champion was all about: dealing with bullies who preyed on other people. Duke Ronald hadn't been a bad example of the type, but the whole breed had to be stopped. Otherwise people would grow up believing that if you had the strength to do it, you could take anything you wanted.

I don't make decisions based on money.

I've turned down jobs because I've said, 'Honestly, I can't find my way in. I can't do it. I love you, as a director. I think the script is good. You deserve better than I think I can do.'

Whenever somebody says they need an angle for their story I always fear that they've got an idea and they want me to fit into it or they want me to come up with an idea myself or I'm supposed to be more revealing than I've been, and to me it just sounds like something I don't want to do.

It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility.

People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.

What would you call yourself if you didn't use anyone or anything else's associations to label you?

Upon the exposure of his bribery, it is reported he said, "I should have paid more.

What do I consider myself now? A man attempting to be good. In this endeavor I have no use for church and steeple. If another man does, I only wish he finds what he needs.

Its impossible to invest your soul in a compromise.

In order to build a good reputation, you have to view your own actions in the same way that the people judging you will view them.

Never ask one of your peers to carry bad news for you. If there's going to be a disaster in any part of the organization that you're running, whether it's a personnel issue or a financial issue, always inform the boss yourself.

If you try to fit the mold of your organization too much, the rap will be that you are too dull or too dry or too sycophantic. So you might as well be yourself and get points for having the courage of your own style.

What was once an open space between law and freedom, one governed by character and truth, is now deserted, so law must now do what character has abandoned.

You have to give me something, Seafort. Politics is the art of the possible." Father gazed at the Station. "Sir, I can give you nothing. Morality is ... the art of the absolute.

It is difficulties that reveal a person's character,

Quand deux personnes se mentent sur le même sujet, il y a peu de chances de se démasquer.

Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to seem like a good person so that people (including myself) will approve of me? Is there a difference? How do I ever actually know whether I'm bullshitting myself, morally speaking?

Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to seem like a good person so that people (including myself) will approve of me? Is there a difference? How do I ever actually know whether I'm bullshitting myself, morally speaking?

Do something untoward and there is a good chance that it might be observed, recorded and, given time, judged.

Why should we not expect self-designated environmental leaders to practice what they preach?