Integrity Quotes

“It would be better for me that multitudes of men should disagree with me rather than that I, being one, should be out of harmony with myself.”

“I would rather die having spoken after my manner, than speak in your manner and live.”

“The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.”

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”

“Preserve your integrity. It is more precious than diamonds or rubies.”

“I care nothing whatever for any sect or party under heaven, as such. I have no axes to grind, no logs to roll, no favours to ask. All I desire is to do what is right, and prevent what is wrong.”

“I will never say something I don't agree with or believe in, even if the reward is massive!”

"Get along, go along" is not an inspirational philosophy, and only God knows how much moral cowardice it has covered up over the years.”

“When they go low, we go high.”

“We learned about honesty and integrity: that the truth matters, that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules, and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.”

“Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”

“Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.”

“Sometimes we be playing the politics too much and forget who we are just to win.”

“I'll be judged on the body of work and not the popularity of any one decision.”

“Never lie, never cheat, never steal.”

“Virtue is not always amiable. Integrity is sometimes ruined by prejudices and by passions.”

“Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.”

“If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonourable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.”

“I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I'm not going to ask other people to invest in something if I'm not prepared to do so myself.”

“I cannot with any real integrity perform songs I've done for 25 years. What I need is to feel that I am not letting myself down as an artist and that I still have something to contribute.”

“The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.”

“Words that do not match deeds are unimportant.”

“Of two evils, choose neither.”