Values & Character: Honesty & Integrity Quotes

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"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

"I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private"

David Blunkett, Politician

"May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof"

David McCullough, Historian

"Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours"

Don Hewitt, Producer

"I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an effort to keep people from finding out about the mistakes of lawmakers and then when they're uncovered, an effort to fool people and pretend there was nothing wrong"

Chris Bell, Politician

"These newspaper reporters... ever since Sullivan versus New York Times... have got a license to lie"

Edward Bennett Williams, Lawyer

"No man should have a political office because he wants a job"

Franklin Knight Lane, Politician

"The Democratic Party has pretty much abandoned all the things that they cherish"

Dick Armey, Politician

"I shall hold myself particularly answerable to my constituents for my present conduct, and in general to all my fellow Citizens throughout these States, when properly questioned"

Henry Laurens, Politician

"You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example"

Fred Thompson, Politician

"Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment"

Bill Walsh, Editor

"If words don't have vibration behind them and a real feeling behind them, then they're just words"

Charlotte Rampling, Actress

"I never wanted to see another quiz show"

Charles Van Doren, Celebrity

"Honesty is all you need"

Cass Elliot, Musician

"Because I'm not trying to throw people any curves"

Christy Romano, Actress

"Although I never publicly defended promiscuity, I never publicly attacked it. I attempted to avoid the subject, in part because I felt, and often still feel, unable to live up to the ideals I really hold"

Andrew Sullivan, Journalist

"Initial reports are encouraging. In the end of the day, it's going to be deeds, not words, that matter"

Stephen Hadley, Politician

"I've never fabricated or plagiarized anything"

Jack Kelley, Journalist

"It is a major sin to break a contract, especially in military situations"

John Walker Lindh, Criminal

"Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting"

Paul Guilfoyle, Actor

"Golf is like solitaire. When you cheat, you only cheat yourself"

Tony Lema, Athlete

"I certainly have been guilty of trying to sweep things under the carpet"

Kenneth Branagh, Actor

"If I commit an error, I do it without bad intention"

Stand Watie, Soldier

"The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome"

Katherine Graham, Publisher

"Follow the wisdom of the great actor James Cagney: you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth"

Larry Merchant, Writer

"Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important"

Brittany Murphy, Actress

"Caesar's wife should be above suspicion"

John Langhorne, Poet

"A message prepared in the mind reaches a mind; a message prepared in a life reaches a life"

Bill Gothard, Clergyman

"I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders"

Rodney Alexander, Politician

"I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it's not a lie"

Mark Wahlberg, Actor

"Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself"

Toby Keith, Musician

"I didn't think any amount of money was worth something that would take away what you believed in or what you stood for. I didn't want to do something my parents and daughter couldn't be proud of"

Tippi Hedren, Actress

"I just talk, and I guess some of my views came out"

Sandy Duncan, Musician

"Let's deal with each other honestly"

Robert Torricelli, Politician

"If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything"

Bonnie Hunt, Actress

"It's better to be hurt by the truth than to gain satisfaction from the lies"

David Allan, Artist

"I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest"

Larry Speakes, Public Servant

"When you cover politics, you realize that knowing how to talk about character matters more and more. The way we hold ideas is more important than the ideas"

David Brooks, Politician

"It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies"

Arthur Calwell, Politician

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