Quotes About Integrity

I stand with all the athletes who believe in doing things right. The ones who win and the ones who lose while knowing they have been cheated out of their positions. There are thousands if not tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of those kinds of athletes out there. We have to remember them.

I have to live with what I say, or don't say, tens of thousands of times a game.

Football should be tense, fair and attractive.

Tension is the great integrity.

In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right.

Politicians are constantly stuck between what is politically expedient and politically beneficial and what is the responsible or right thing to do. It's a tension we all go through.

Never compromise your principles, even if it leads to difficulties in the short term.

Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.

In day-to-day life, you have stimulus to behave unethically, but in the long term, it always pays off to be ethical.

I use the term 'spine' for people when I think that they may seem on the surface sort of reticent, shy, self-deprecating, shying away from the spotlight. Quiet.

I learned during my term and in the presidency that we should not discuss about assumptions or insinuations. If one day I have to do something against the U.S., the first one to get to know what I was going to do would be the president of the U.S.

The best leaders over the long term are those who have a sound home life.

The term 'celebrity' makes my skin crawl.

During my first term in Congress, I signed a pledge that I will take no more earmarks and I've been faithful to that pledge.

The term 'hero' irritates me greatly.

My parents had a strong impact on who I am today. My mother and dad both encouraged us to think about the long term - where you wanted to be - to think about education, to think about what is right and what is wrong, and to do things that will help you in the long run.

We are going to serve our full term; there will be no snap election, and we are going to do our best to ensure that 2016 is going to be a good economic year.

Steward for the long term. It's not always easy, but you do it.

Nowadays, the term 'selling out' doesn't exist anymore because everyone is trying to make a living.

Everybody has their own rules, and so do I. I have always lived on my own terms. As far as mistakes are concerned, I've made them and acknowledged them as mistakes, not regrets. I consider my life a success. There's nothing that I would re-do. I've always done what I felt was right.

If there was any one achievement, it would be that we've have done it on our own terms.

I'm an honest person and don't lead my life on other people's terms.

We have been successful in buying and selling companies because we have a reputation of fulfilling deal terms in letter and spirit.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.