Quotes About Integrity

A successful leader must lead by example.

Washington could not have called on his men to be such authentic Christians, if he was not trying to be such a Christian as well.

The holy cannot be gained by the unholy.

Deep, short and sincere holy life is by far better than a supposedly long holy life punctuated by capitulations to temptations and distractions.

It's one thing to put on your nation's uniform to give your life for your country. But to dress up in black-market khakis and head into battle in a borrowed bush hat, armed only with a Nikon camera, 10 rolls of film and notebook, is definitely another thing.

If I can do it, I'll do it better than it was ever done before, and if I can't do that I'll quit to save you the embarrassment of firing me.

Cut out the crooked work, son. Nobody has anythin' on you yet—start straight an' raise this boy straight, an' if ever you spot him showin' signs o' breakin' away from the reservation, just you remind him that a woman an' two men died to make a man outer him. That's all. I ain't goin' to try to talk no more.

Great leaders not only treat people with respect and dignity, they hold others accountable for doing the same.

What's the big-deal about "Rock" music, anyway? What does it have over, say, Polka music? Polka music has integrity - it's music made by down-to-earth, regular human beings, whereas "Rock" music is made by morons for the benefit of idiots!

Ninguna pelea tiene sentido, Justin. Si uno se ve abocado a una pelea, lo mejor que puede hacer es concluirla. Lo del "juego limpio" es asunto del contrario.

The goal is to balance a life that works with a life that counts.

each technique carries a consistent message more important than any method: that each act that expresses trust in ourselves and belief in the validity of our own experience is always the right path to follow. Each act that is manipulative or filled with pretense is always self-destructive.

I hate stand-up comics; I think funny is something you are, not something you desperately try to be in front of a roomful of obnoxious people.

Journalists are poorly paid and often alarmingly unconcerned about sources or facts, whilst many articles are an infuriating mixture of fact and comment.

To reach beyond what you are you must ignore the rules and fashions of the day. Or perhaps better yet cast them way out in your peripheral vision where you can still see them but only as a vague reference point. This doesn't mean that all the rules are gone. It might mean that you adopt a far tighter code of conduct to ensure the necessary level of intensity and adventure.

While I was now fairly demoralized, as well as aflame with the prospect of an hour in his daughter's arms, the thought of using his car to debauch his bourgeois paradise was a perfidy at which I drew the line.

I believe that God is more interested in the who. And that means walking the walk, not just talking the talk. Better: it means walking the walk when no words are left. That is trust.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.

Pick a gender and stick with it, guys.

The universe was not built on integrity. In the face of weakness, force can and will triumph. All you can do is choose who wields that force. Us or the Starflyer.

he said that for wickedness to succeed all it takes is for decent people to do nothing.

We fight them in a thousand small ways each day, my young friend. That is how decent people will triumph in the end.

I've never met a good politician.

Those who do not accept due process, who refuse to acknowledge the democratic mandate, are a cancer on society.