Values & Character: Honesty & Integrity Quotes

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Leo Szilard, Scientist

"I kept quiet for eight years. I did not want to hurt the church"

Jessica Hahn, Celebrity

"Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think"

Mary Wortley Montagu, Writer

"Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie"

Paul Scott, Novelist

"I think a lot of people of my generation are discomfited by the assertion of neutrality in the mainstream media, this idea that they're the voice of God. I think it's just honest to say, yes, you know where I'm coming from, but you can fact-check anything I say"

Rachel Maddow, Journalist

"A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words"

Kong Fu Zi, Philosopher

"I never talk to tabloids"

Robert Wagner, Actor

"Be sure that you speak with unfeigned lips"

Marie de France, Poet

"I am pleased to report that Texas is known for having one of the strongest set of open government laws in our Nation. And ever since that experience, I have long believed that our federal government could use 'a little Texas sunshine.'"

John Cornyn, Politician

"The more you are known, the more difficult it is to hide behind characters"

Vincent D'Onofrio, Actor

"Politicians often lie"

Paul Weyrich, Critic

"My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. I put myself before the public voluntarily"

Victoria Woodhull, Activist

"I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with"

L. Neil Smith, Writer

"I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do"

Oliver North, Soldier

"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"

Harriet Martineau, Writer

"I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people"

Dick Dale, Musician

"Sure, I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that"

Nathan Lane, Actor

"I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed"

Ed Rendell, Politician

"I'm interested in why people compromise when they shouldn't. It comes back to what V's about in a sense. We've all got ideals, but given the right circumstances, we'll forget about them and put them behind us. I'm very interested in why people do that"

David Lloyd, Artist

"Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task"

Aldrich Ames, Criminal

"I've already got my rent paid, and it's too late in my life for me to go around talking up stuff that I don't like or believe in"

Wilford Brimley, Actor

"The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say"

Ramsey Clark, Public Servant

"You can't trust a promise someone makes while they're drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office"

Joe Moore, Celebrity

"We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly"

Sophie Swetchine, Author

"The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded"

Scott Hamilton, Athlete

"There have been many cases in which stars have come to us first to break the news because they knew the pressure was on. They wanted to have it on the air so that they could give their honest evaluation of the situation"

Mary Hart, Entertainer

"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are"

Roy E. Disney, Businessman

"I speak my mind. I just speak my heart. I will not turn away from any question"

Jessica Hahn, Celebrity

"So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth"

John Travolta, Actor

"It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected"

John Bradshaw, Philosopher

"The world looks at preachers out of church to know what they mean in it"

Richard Cecil, Clergyman

"I've found that if I say what I'm really thinking and feeling, people are more likely to say what they really think and feel. The conversation becomes a real conversation"

Carol Gilligan, Psychologist

"Many have been with the show for years, and they have sources in the business, so we do know things, but until it is verified, we don't run with the story"

Mary Hart, Entertainer

"There are also always those burnt, hard kernels at the bottom that don't pop. You know why they don't pop? They don't pop because they have integrity"

Marc Maron, Entertainer

"Son, always tell the truth. Then you'll never have to remember what you said the last time"

Sam Rayburn, Politician

"Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman"

James F. Cooper, Novelist

"What bothers me is that Jim Bakker lies. Jim Bakker knows for a fact that I was virgin"

Jessica Hahn, Celebrity

"I can't think of a major story that we have broken that was incorrect. But we have had to correct some things that were false; we have had to retract things"

Mary Hart, Entertainer

"Most style is not honest enough"

F. L. Lucas, Critic

"The more honest you can be, the less you have to hide... When I have nothing to hide, I have everything to give"

Kenny Loggins, Musician

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