Quotes About Integrity

In long-term relationships, all the romantic gestures in the world are meaningless if you aren't trustworthy or don't do your share of the work.

Be true to yourself" - Ven Zallow

How are you treating the people around you? In God's eyes, that's an indicator of your true spiritual condition. For a New Testament perspective, see James 2:14–18.

You are consistently dishonorable and therefore immensely trustworthy. You always eschew principle and reward venality.

Our reputation is created out of earshot.

When I was a kid, Granny filled a bushel basket with her do's and don'ts. She taught me never to start a fight but to know how to end one. To be wary of the rich and powerful. And to go through life doing the least damage possible. Thanks to her, I favor the underdog. I root against the Yankees, the Lakers, and the Patriots. If Germany invaded Poland—again—I'd take the points and go with the Poles.

Chrissy turned to me, leaned over, and gave me a peck on the cheek. "What's that for?" I asked. "For being a man I can look up to without lying on my back.

I'm a grinder. I am not called to speak at fancy conventions in five-star hotels. The governor has not offered me black robes and elevated me to the bench. I am not interviewed by CNN to comment on the latest trial of the century. And I am not rich.

If you can't keep a promise to a loved one, you probably aren't going to keep the loved one, either.

Sometimes, Gerald, people break the law so clearly you can hear it crack like a tree branch snapped in two. But other times, like a baker twisting a roll of dough into a pretzel, you only bend the law. You don't tear it. You don't break it. You end up with something better than the ingredients you started with. And the final result is beautiful to behold.

Success is how other people judge you," he said. "Are you driving that Ferrari, buying that house in Aspen? Excellence can't be measured in dollars. Ideals don't fit into a bank account. It's about judging yourself. Have you lived up to your principles or have you sold out?

Right. Bribes aren't deductible.

These days, I try to act with integrity, but I'm a trial lawyer, damn it. In the legal system, not everything is black-and-white. I make my living in the gray.

In a society without shame, where faking it is making it and deceit trumps virtue, integrity is for losers and cheaters win. Fairness? Forget about it! A meritocracy? In your dreams! Earn your diploma? Why bother, when you can buy it?

When the law doesn't work, you gotta work the law.

I don't tweet or blog or order pizza with arugula on top. So, yeah, call me old school.

I try to go through life doing the least damage possible. Having fun without hurting anyone, maybe doing a little good along the way, but without taking myself too seriously.

A Friend Will Help You Move. A Real Friend Will Help You Move a Body.

You don't buy a Supreme Court judge," Max said. "Nobody ever has.

Magna est veritas. Great is truth.

A lawyer needs to know the truth. No, strike that. I can't speak for my brethren. I need to know the truth.

The Doctor: I just don't like nastiness, and people getting away with it. Churchwell: That sounds a rather, if you forgive me, innocent view. The Doctor: That's as may be, but I'm sticking to it.

To keep the record straight, it wasn't always John and Yoko. We've all accused one another of various business things we tend to be pretty paranoid by now, as you can imagine. There's a lot of money involved.

You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.