Quotes About Integrity

Rumour, gossip, slander - single drops of poison can pollute an entire system.

On healthcare, climate change, nuclear disarmament, gun control and countless other issues, President Obama consistently made difficult choices and put the national interest over his own political interest to do what was right. All the while, he resisted the politics of cynicism in a system that too often encourages it.

I think lawyers have a fidelity to the system itself that's always got to be with them, and indeed, most of the defense lawyers I know observe that.

All morality consists in a system of rules, and the essence of all morality is to be sought for in the respect which the individual acquires for these rules.

If justice is supposed to be fair, than any justice system you would hope is based on fairness.

She's a mystery, a cipher, something nearly extinct these days: a person not controlled by ambition or greed or a crass need for attention, but by a desire to experience life completely and to make life a little easier for the people around her

You could call a haddock a horse, but woe betide you should you try to saddle it and ride to market.

Keep all your promises, don't take what doesn't belong to you, and always look after those less fortunate than yourself, and you'll do well in the world.

If you lived on cabbage, you would not be obliged to flatter the powerful." The young man promptly replied, "If you flattered the powerful, you would not be obliged to live on cabbage.

Sometimes the truth is dramatic.

He is every other inch a gentleman.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

You see, in sports you have so many things that aren't expected. There's so much uncertainty. So when players find themselves in a situation where management has a great deal of integrity and they can depend on my word or anybody else's word in the organization, they feel secure. And if the players feel secure, they don't want to leave here. And if they don't want to leave here, they're going to do everything they can on the court to stay here.

You don't have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.

Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken in forming our principles.

IN ORDER TO INSPIRE AUTHENTIC FAITH IN YOUR FEW, YOU MUST FIRST PRACTICE AND PRIORITIZE AUTHENTIC FAITH IN YOUR OWN LIFE.

No matter what you say you believe, people can tell what's important by the way you act. And your behavior will affect what they believe.

People consider me a success because I'm a good football player and make lots of money. But if my heart's not right, if I'm not living a life pleasing to God, I'm a failure.

Board members, officers, executives, directors, managers, client service experts and geniuses: We, the consumers, want you to succeed. We dearly want to believe you know what you're doing — and that you care about our respect and appreciation. It doesn't take much to make us feel both looked after and loyal. But it doesn't take much to make us feel like fools, either, and we're less afraid to talk about it.

Try to be a whole person. Not just a night person, or a day person. Be the kind of person who can live in both.

Oh, but a real princess would know that hard work ennobles the soul,' Rose objected. 'That would be one of the signs.

The only difference between your average man and a hero is that the hero figures out what to do before it's too late,' He nudged her aside and, with a few pulls, filled her bucket. 'Then he has the nerve to go on and do it.' Betsy leaned back as if she was trying to get a complete view of him from head to toe. 'Is that all it takes to make a good hero?' 'One more thing. A hero always comes back for his lady.

A common man would decide that pursuing his ladylove was more pleasurable than questioning a restaurant manager. A rich man could decide to let someone else do the hard work, and take up the courting immediately. But Graham believed in seeing things through. The same strength of character that meant he wouldn't stop until the smugglers had been caught meant that once the way was free to secure willow's hand, he'd pursue that just as vigorously.