Values & Character: Honesty & Integrity Quotes

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"As a cop, I dealt with every kind of bum and criminal. They all have more integrity than some Hollywood people"

Joseph Wambaugh, Writer

"Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide"

John Thaw, Actor

"Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it"

Ray Blanton, Politician

"All these things they've been saying are a pack of lies"

Tina Louise, Actress

"When assumptions were made that I was going to bail out, there was a little part of my brain that thought 'I am going to do to prove them wrong'. In the end, that wouldn't be coming from my heart and doing what was right"

Craig Stevens, Athlete

"I think it's very easy to get corrupted"

Steve Chabot, Politician

"If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts"

Russ Feingold, Politician

"Just recently I worked with Van Morrison and I came to realize that money can't make a decent human being out of you"

Jim Sullivan, Musician

"Their coverage on the Fox News Channel has been atrocious. The stuff that comes out of Sean Hannity's mouth has been infuriating. The stuff that Bill O'Reilly says has been illogical. You go up and down the schedule and it's insanity over there. The number of lies, perpetuated, promoted by Fox News is just shameful and it hurts everybody"

David Shuster, Journalist

"I do not think that I am a person who cannot be trusted"

Bela Kun, Politician

"Your word is your bond"

Melvyn Douglas, Actor

"I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done"

Lillie Langtry, Actress

"Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten"

Thomas Otway, Dramatist

"I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it"

Rafael Palmeiro, Athlete

"And so it's inescapable and people who proclaim scrupulous honesty can only proclaim that if they don't examine closely the things they believe"

Todd Rundgren, Musician

"Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage"

Laura Schlessinger, Writer

"Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward"

Laura Schlessinger, Writer

"I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention"

Edward Blake, Politician

"The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth"

Bob Graham, Politician

"No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud"

Bernard Ebbers, Businessman

"Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me"

Stephen Collins, Actor

"I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular"

Sam Waterston, Actor

"Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes"

Tom Cochrane, Musician

"I said during the course of the campaign, I didn't like it, and I don't like the idea of having an opponent's picture on your ads, and it would be nice to see candidates sign a pledge like that"

Scott McCallum, Politician

"Tell it like it is"

Peter Pace

"We don't want to keep secrets anymore"

Nong Duc Manh, Politician

"When you put your hand on the Bible, you are saying something much stronger than just telling your peers that you're going to tell the truth"

Lee Greenwood, Musician

"I'm pretty much an open book"

Lee Greenwood, Musician

"I like to live righteous. And I just want everyone to know I'm not trying to get out of anything"

Lil' Kim, Musician

"I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me"

Rafael Palmeiro, Athlete

"There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows"

Frederic William Farrar, Theologian

"My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books"

Don Nickles, Politician

"I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions"

Jay Weatherill, Politician

"Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotation"

Janet Malcolm, Writer

"Anybody who knows me knows my vote can't be bought"

Judy Davis, Actress

"I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism"

Chloe Sevigny, Actress

"I'm so used to talk-show hosts just giving you a sound bite and not really being interested"

Genevieve Gorder, Designer

"We all lie to each other, present some sort of front"

Mary Wesley, Novelist

"I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer"

James Galway, Musician

"We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on the principles we claim to support"

Jesse Helms, Politician

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