Quotes About Ethics

There can be no Good Will. Will is always Evil; it is persecution to others or selfishness.

It's enough of a strain killing people. I've no time for deer.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success they are interested in your money.

If you want a company that cares, you need people who care, and they need to be motivated by more than money.

I've used pseudonyms, in some instances because of my source's legal commitments, in others to avoid gratuitous harm to the people mentioned. When I have disguised an individual, I have so indicated. Other than changing names and, in two instances, some telltale details about the company, I have reported what actually happened.

I think of culture as the unwritten constitution," said Fritz Maytag. "Rome had no written constitution, just a common understanding about how people should behave. When that fell apart, the Roman Empire did, too.

I figured this was the easy stuff, and if we couldn't show up on time, looking right and acting right, we weren't going to be able to do anything else.

Every coach, every executive, every leader: They all know right from wrong. Even those Enron guys. When someone uncovers a scandal in their company, I don't think they can say, "I didn't know that was going on." They're just saying they're too dumb to do their job! And if they really are too dumb, then why are they getting paid millions of dollars to do it? They know what's going on.

The one surefire way to get me not to hire you is to send me your resume, especially if you've already got a good job. I won't be interested, because in a couple years, you'll be doing the same thing to me that you're doing to your current boss: looking for a better deal.

Scandal, like other Virtues, is in part its own Reward, as it gives us the Satisfaction of making our selves appear better than others, or others no better than ourselves. My

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

You can judge someone's character by what he does when no one's watching.

Your true value is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Money doesn't talk, it swears.

They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings

Now I know what a statesman is he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Tongue - a variety of meat, rarely served because it clearly crosses the line between a cut of beef and a piece of dead cow.

Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.

boards must now be much clearer about their competencies, values and ethics

about balancing capitalism with moral sentiment, especially over the distribution and use of profits for the good of mankind.

effective corporate governance built on the values of accountability, honesty and transparency