Quotes About Integrity

People who love their enemies should, at least, tell the truth about their friends.

I can't ever let the actions of other people cause me to sin.

But Daniel resolved not to defile himself. – Daniel 1:8 NIV

I also vowed that if someone refused to sign a commission agreement with me in the future—regardless of the reason—I would assume that he was a Type Number Two and walk away from the deal.

My attitude was unyielding, solidly backed by the wisdom of the Bluff Theory, which states: The secret to bluffing is to not bluff.

Honor does not have to be defended.

I accept all of the responsibility, but none of the blame. - Nixon

Why was not important. That was not the way he approached his life. 'Analysis destroys wholes. Some things, magic things, are meant to stay whole. If you look at their pieces, they go away.

L'analisi distrugge l'interezza. Ci sono cose, cose magiche, che devono restare intere. Se cominci a guardare le singole parti, svaniscono.

Analysis destroys wholes. Some things, magic things, are meant to stay whole. If you look at their pieces, they go away.

Henry David Thoreau, whom Gandhi read, declared, "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." Havel, Gandhi, and Thoreau sought to live out humane truths that challenged the falsehoods imposed upon them by what they perceived as the malignant normality of their societies.

Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain.

The servant leader is servant first... It begins with a natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first...

A foundation is essentially a group of trustees who manage a pool of uncommitted funds that can be used for a wide range of socially beneficial purposes. This is a very privileged role, not just for what can be accomplished by giving money, but for the opportunity for the foundation to make of itself a model of institutional quality, integrity, and effectiveness.

Milne, Fisher raged, was a "backstairs cad," a "sneak," a "serpent of the lowest type," and "Sir Berkeley Mean who buys his Times second-hand for a penny.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

In actuality, the sociopath is not without a morality; he is simply without the one we want.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

It wasn't who a person believed himself to be or what he pretended he would do in a given situation. It was what he did when he got there that defined him.

W]e do not always practice what we preach (which, of course, suggests that something is wrong with what we preach).

Valor represents bravery and strength of character, boldness, and fortitude - all qualities that prepare a person to act responsibly in times of need, of challenge, or of danger.

I should be just as concerned about what I consume on Monday morning as I am on Saturday night. My vows, meaning my covenants, made at baptism and in the holy temple, should and must guide me throughout the entire week.

We can't be everything to everyone and still be true to ourselves.

Always in life carry this motto with you: When you lose your money, you lose nothing. When you lose your health, you lose something. When you lose your character, you lose everything.