Honesty & Integrity Quotes (2497 Quotes)

Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.

We don't want to consider it, but the market might drive us to it. It's such an inconvenience to the honest customers.

I did it, in all honesty, because I thought I was going to be made a scapegoat in this case.

One truth is the swing of the sentence, the beat and poise, but down deeper it's the integrity of the writer as he matches with the language.

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. America's the most violent country in the history of the world, that's just the way it is. We're all affected by it.

You, yourself, have got to see that there is no just interpretation of life except in terms of life's best things. No pleasure philosophy, no sensuality, no place nor power, no material success can for a moment give such inner satisfaction as the sense of living for good purposes, for maintenance of integrity, for the preservation of self-approval.

In one sense, it is a tough decision. No one wants to cancel two of its premier races but, in light of the situation as it now exists and New York's decision to extend the quarantine period, we have no choice but to take a one-year hiatus. To preserve the integrity, quality, and grading of the race(s), we thought this was the best move to make.

If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words. I think he would prefer an honest and righteous atheist to a TV preacher whose every word is God, God, God, and whose every deed is foul, foul, foul.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

We could see he was getting madder and madder as the game went on. I thought we did a good job on him. We just tried to play him honest.

The church has filled after 11 September, which to be honest is a more important milestone than the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

An honest broker.

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate corruption. He asks no praise, because his praise comes to him in the form of a salary check. In Hollywood the average writer is not young, not honest, not brave, and a bit overdressed. But he is darn good company, which book writers as a rule are not. He is better than what he writes. Most book writers are not as good.

She is not your enemy. You already know my daughter is honest, sincere, and of good heart. Her respect for the Iraqi people is evident in her words that she has been reporting. Jill started to tell your story, so, please, let her finish it.

A great person is guided by their integrity.

I know Thierry Henry well. He is straight and honest. He would never do that behind our back.

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

If a man or a woman puts in an honest day's work, they should to be able to earn a living wage.

To be honest, we don't know a whole lot yet about Arkansas, other than that they played very good basketball down the stretch.

We think it's an appropriate step to take to protect the integrity of our products and the safety of our patients here in the U.S. and Canada.

To be honest, I never imagined we'd get there. We had a great team, the best. I hope we showed everyone what a great sport baseball is.

To love one child and to love all children, whether living or dead somewhere these two loves come together. To love a no-good but humble punk and to love an honest man who believes himself to be an honest man somewhere these, too, come together.

His answer was an honest one -- I think the markets misinterpreted what I said.

Nobody ever questioned your honesty. I have never thought of you as less than an honest person.

Purification of the mind is attained through humility, integrity and a sense of justice.

He's a man of integrity and a team player, and he can take great pride in what he has accomplished as a coach.

I think it was more internal. Sometimes people don't want to perform to the level they should be performing at for some reason. I've been thinking about it and your integrity is so important. When you go out there, no matter who's up or you're facing, you still have to go after them with the same intensity. In the final stage, that's where your integrity is going to be saved.

Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time.

It came as a big surprise, to be honest, ... We all assumed Luke (England's highest-ranked player) would pick Paul to defend the title, but Luke didn't think that was necessary and thought the man on form would be the pick.

The reason I started, and got into playing punk as a band was quite mercenary, to be honest. I wanted a record deal and everybody was signing punk bands, so I started doing it. My own weak pop version of it really, we weren't particularly good or convincing, but that's what I did, and it worked and I got a deal.

We're a little nicked up right now. We had about half a dozen kids we couldn't use today. To be honest, I was just hoping to make a good showing. So when it looked like we might have a chance of winning I was a little surprised.

Music has always gotten me through life, particularly honest, real music.

Honesty is one part eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves.

I was just totally blown away by the humor and grace, and ability... to bring her characters to life. The voice is so confiding and so honest.

What is going on here is the Court of Appeals is saying the integrity of the process is important. The Court of Appeals says this is evidence that is improper.

We share the point of view offered by CAS in its decision, which is that Zach Lund is an honest athlete who was poorly served by the international anti-doping system.

We are seeing dramatic changes in the weather systems. To be honest, we don't really understand what are the potential impacts. If you look back in history, there have been warming periods that have gotten back to normal. But we don't know if that will happen this time.

Honest people don't hide their deeds.

We recognize the importance of continuing to ensure the program's integrity is intact, so this was the proper move. This will be an invaluable lesson for them for the future and an example to our other student-athletes, as well as staff.

To be quite honest, it was the best time to play them last season. They might view us in the same light this year having lost a few of our players. We're in a similar position to them last year, but I'd hopefully like to think that we can still perform and get the result that we want at Twickenham.

Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect. I spent four and a half years as a sideman with Ray Brown's trio. Music was his life, more so than anyone I could mention.

To be honest with you, I'm going to be the same guy, whether people like it or not. It's the way I am. I'm going to tell the media what I think. I'm not going to lie to them. I'm going to be honest. Nobody is going to make me change.

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.

It's always great when you can get girls signing to Division I scholarships. I think we had some exceptional athletes around the area this year. The Central District this year was just loaded with talent, and to be honest, each year I seem to be more and more impressed with the skill level the freshmen coming in have. That really has a lot to do with the youth and club programs around here.

His music is great but I like him as a man. Willie has had his ups and downs but he's a good man. He helps farmers, he shares his wealth and he has a lot of integrity.

HAVA contains important reforms designed to ensure that elections for federal office will both allow access to all voters and ensure the integrity of the process.

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

Some of these ministers, while well-meaning and basically honest, are hampered in their ability to take advantage of the international assistance coming in by a lack of people who are able to implement programs.