Values & Character: Honesty & Integrity Quotes

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"Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust, men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation"

John Witherspoon, Politician

"He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted"

Red Auerbach, Coach

"I was being honest - I have nothing to hide. All I do, all the time, with everybody, is tell them what I am thinking, what I am feeling"

Leelee Sobieski, Actress

"Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss"

Nathaniel Branden, Psychologist

"A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood"

William Shenstone, Poet

"I can never have a poker face. Anybody looking at me can tell exactly what I'm thinking"

Gena Rowlands, Actress

"Right is right, even if no one else does it"

Juliette G. Low

"Murrow covered something because it needed coverage. He wasn't trying to get an audience just for the sake of it"

Daniel Schorr, Journalist

"We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean"

Frances Burney, Writer

"To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent"

John Lynch, Politician

"Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of"

Roger Mudd, Journalist

"When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness"

Ausonius, Poet

"I haven't done anything that I'm ashamed of"

Martin McGuinness, Politician

"I am honest and want to hear what the people have to say. I do not want to enrich myself in this job"

Nestor Kirchner, Statesman

"I have never refused to talk to any authorities or give them any information I had"

Sam Sheppard, Scientist

"When affection only speaks, truth is not always there"

Thomas Middleton, Poet

"Though I be poor, I'm honest"

Thomas Middleton, Poet

"Don't make a threat and then not do it"

Suzanne Vega, Musician

"There was this thing written that I had gone into a candle store, and my hair went up in flames because of all the hair spray. First of all, I never have hair spray in my hair, and I've never even heard of this store, and my hair has never been burned"

Nicolette Sheridan, Actress

"After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach"

Kenneth H. Cooper, Soldier

"I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking"

Dean Smith, Athlete

"Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect"

Thomas S. Monson, Clergyman

"I'm trying to keep my personal life personal. It's very hard for me because I'm a very honest person"

David Arquette, Actor

"Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions"

Roger Babson, Educator

"It's great when you have people who will speak passionately and honestly about what they are doing"

Samantha Bee, Comedian

"I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or anyone else!"

W. Mark Felt, Public Servant

"No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central to a citizen's decision in voting"

Roger Mudd, Journalist

"When all is said and done, the only thing you'll have left is your character"

Vince Gill, Musician

"Mrs. White, in my opinion, made false statements. She misused what she claimed was the prophetic gift she had"

Walter Martin, Clergyman

"Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character"

Vince Gill, Musician

"I am a straightforward man"

Lajos Kossuth, Lawyer

"I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered so soon in their tenure"

Kathleen Parker, Journalist

"You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do"

Liz Smith, Journalist

"I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by"

Danny Aiello, Actor

"Keep it simple. Tell the truth. People can smell the truth"

Steve Wynn, Businessman

"Probably what my comment meant was that I don't care about the circumstances if I can tell the truth"

Sally Kirkland, Actress

"I'm not fancy. I'm what I appear to be"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest, I never feel stupid. And when I am honest, I am automatically humble"

Hugh Prather, Writer

"I realized that I had to be honest about where I was, where I was coming from, and what I was trying to do"

Richard Foreman, Playwright

"I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished"

Willem Dafoe, Actor

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