Quotes About Integrity

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.

Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.

When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm.

I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.

What is faithfulness, anyway? Can you be unfaithful to your own feelings and faithful to someone else? Is it faithful to lie in bed night after night with someone you love but no longer desire while ardently dreaming of someone else?

The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life. It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage.

While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.

While academic abilities remain integral, it is the work ethics that form the soul of the business.

You don't do things right once in a while. You do things right all the time.

While I value the good opinion of my fellow citizens as highly as anyone, I may be permitted to say that I am governed by higher considerations than either the favor or the fear of man. I am impelled to the course I have taken because I fear God.

You can hype a questionable product for a little while, but you'll never build an enduring business.

As we get older, we become more political in terms of survival. We realize a certain amount of cunning is necessary and that you just end up a victim when you are totally honest in an environment where those around you arent. It's a matter of remaining true to yourself while continuing to move forward.

The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, while protecting civil liberties.

I've had teammates I didn't get along with, who hasn't? I've never had a teammate call me a bad guy, while he was my teammate, and if he did when I was gone what kind of teammate was he anyway?

Whether it's corporate investigations or comedy, there are certain inherent truths to trying to get what you want while trying to be a decent person doing it.

I am not a hypocrite to wear gloves while shaking hands with the people who come to meet me. But I like to maintain personal hygiene and take care of myself when I am not at work.

I don't sign contracts on a whim.

A vocation is a noble thing and not to be subverted by the whims of politicians.