You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
~By Joseph Conrad ~
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
~By Baltasar Gracian ~
He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.
~By William Congreve ~
We have now recently launched the national integrity plan.
~By Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ~
Honor your commitments with integrity.
~By Les Brown ~
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
~By Ovid ~
I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.
~By Brady Anderson ~
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
~By Ayn Rand ~
The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.
~By Helmut Jahn ~
The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business.
~By Raymond Chandler ~
Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
~By Donald Rumsfeld ~
Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun.
~By Steve Coogan ~
They will sustain the constitution and laws and institutions of the United States, and be the champions of liberty and of that constitution when its integrity shall be threatened.
~By Lorenzo Snow ~
A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
~By Aldo Leopold ~
We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character.
~By Luke Scott ~
Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets.
~By Charles Grassley ~
You are faced with the choice: either my integrity remains intact and this is the work that ends up on the screen, or I have to leave, and I have to be known to have left.
~By Trevor Nunn ~
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.
~By Don DeLillo ~
When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
~By Ted Kotcheff ~
Today, many fans are saddened and upset by the lack of integrity they see in professional boxing that has significantly weakened the sport - the most deplorable problem of which is the treatment of the sport's athletes.
~By Charles W. Pickering ~
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
~By Douglas Adams ~
My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.
~By Winfield Scott Hancock ~
If love means that one person absorbs the other, then no real relationship exists any more. Love evaporates; there is nothing left to love. The integrity of self is gone.
~By Ann Oakley ~
Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts to reform the government and uphold the integrity of the Constitution and the laws made in furtherance thereof.
~By John Jay Hooker ~
If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.
~By R. Buckminster Fuller ~
President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.
~By Mark Udall ~
It is critical that Democratic candidates, whether they are in New Jersey, or Virginia, or anywhere, emphasize the fact that we can be trusted, and can bring fiscal integrity to our state, local, and national government.
~By Mark Warner ~
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.
~By Erik H. Erikson ~
I'm not in the advertising business, but I think it would be very nice if people went to see the film Hamlet, because it was made with love and integrity.
~By Julie Christie ~
There is an integrity to INXS, in the music, that makes it worthwhile.
~By Michael Hutchence ~
So ensuring the integrity of the data and integrity and validity of the connection is a very important element in any company's strategy that is moving towards a Web service paradigm.
~By John W. Thompson ~
Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.
~By Adlai E. Stevenson ~
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.
~By Alan K. Simpson ~
To maintain one's individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task.
~By Cyril Cusack ~
Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
~By Miguel Angel Ruiz ~
It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.
~By Debra Wilson ~
It's very disappointing... Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore.
~By Harmon Killebrew ~
I have no desire to be president of the United States. Zero desire. I don't think that I would be electable. And there are far too many people that are far smarter than me to be president. I'd like to find one with some honor and integrity. I haven't seen them yet, but they'll show up.
~By Glenn Beck ~
James Stewart was so kind and considerate and had such personal integrity.
~By Brigitte Bardot ~
There's also a subplot about a guy who manages pop groups. Dave is a very ambitious boy, and he gets offered an audition but only wants to do it on his terms and conditions. He wants to maintain his integrity.
~By Neil Tennant ~
The Leadership Training Institute of America trains and equips young men and women to be leaders with high standards of personal morality and integrity.
~By Michael Burgess ~
We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting machine integrity and security not assured.
~By Marcy Kaptur ~
I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they don't make it very easy to live your life.
~By John Milius ~
If somebody thinks I have an integrity problem, then the honest thing to do is to tell me what they think it is and let me address it.
~By Janet Reno ~
The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out. If you're a Christian, why would you want to fry this dude?
~By Ken Kesey ~
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.
~By Charles Rangel ~
Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your economic programs if you want to, I'll develop my radio personality.
~By Gracie Allen ~
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.
~By John Lynch ~
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
~By Chinua Achebe ~
My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn't do it either.
~By Madonna Ciccone ~
I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.
~By Sydney Biddle Barrows ~
It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.
~By Aung San Suu Kyi ~
I chose Sony Classics, not just because of their practical experience, not just because of their wisdom in marketing, but mainly because of their integrity.
~By Arthur Cohn ~
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
~By Dwight D. Eisenhower ~
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
~By Hillary Clinton ~
And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.
~By Joseph Story ~
It is up to you civilians to give a hand to show that we intend to take our responsibilities to maintain the integrity of our Empire, by giving the world proof that we have not all sold out to the Jew or Plutocrat.
~By John Amery ~
You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud.
~By Solomon Burke ~
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.
~By Francis Bacon ~
Morality is a test of our conformity rather than our integrity.
~By Jane Rule ~
I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.
~By Leo Durocher ~
I've been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I've been acting on it. I've been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases and public corruption cases and bringing cases against sitting legislators.
~By Andrew Cuomo ~
Integrity has no need of rules.
~By Albert Camus ~
Confounding people's expectations was a way to maintain integrity.
~By Lindsey Buckingham ~
The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind.
~By Li Ka Shing ~
We've got a daunting enough task to provide a definitive account of what happened in 9/11, without fear or favor, something that will last and will survive criticism over time. And we think we can do that with integrity in a bipartisan report.
~By Richard Ben Veniste ~
In Survivor and Finder's Fee, it is about what you would do if you could get away with it. Survivor is about your own integrity and where you draw your own ethical and moral lines. There are no rules.
~By Jeff Probst ~
The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.
~By Junius ~
We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.
~By Alberto Juantorena ~
Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.
~By Mohamed ElBaradei ~
However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal.
~By Janine Turner ~
A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.
~By Jacqueline Bisset ~
Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.
~By Edward Kennedy ~
Americans are rightly concerned about the security and the integrity of the nation's borders because the system is broken. Some are concerned about the possibility of terrorists crossing our borders and coming into our cities.
~By Chris Cannon ~
All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live up to the ideals of your dedicated fans.
~By Billy Bragg ~
Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore.
~By Harmon Killebrew ~
Tension is the great integrity.
~By R. Buckminster Fuller ~
Integrity is integrity. I don't push it to the side because I'm talking to Julia Roberts.
~By Maria Menounos ~
There are also always those burnt, hard kernels at the bottom that don't pop. You know why they don't pop? They don't pop because they have integrity.
~By Marc Maron ~
Attend with Diligence and strict Integrity to the Interest of your Correspondents and enter into no Engagements which you have not the almost certain Means of performing.
~By George Mason ~
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
~By W. Clement Stone ~
There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be.
~By Sheryl Crow ~
Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.
~By Oliver Cromwell ~
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
~By Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
~By Cecil Beaton ~
Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.
~By Vanessa Redgrave ~
To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough.
~By Alec Baldwin ~
The band has always stayed close to its fans and not sold out. That's a very rare thing. I can see how rare that is having been outside of the band for eight years. Maiden has integrity. I think people appreciate that.
~By Adrian Smith ~
We must do more to protect our neighborhoods and give integrity to our community plans.
~By Alan Autry ~
Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity, than straightforward and simple integrity in another.
~By Charles Caleb Colton ~
That in affairs of very considerable importance men should deal with one another with satisfaction of mind, and mutual confidence, they must receive competent assurances concerning the integrity, fidelity, and constancy each of other.
~By Isaac Barrow ~
I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff I'm actually sleeping with him.
~By Shirley MacLaine ~
Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
~By Laura Schlessinger ~
The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.
~By Andy Williams ~
I would always encourage people of any age not to be so quick to follow other people's truths but to search and follow your own moral code and live by your own integrity, and mostly just be brave.
~By Jewel Kilcher ~
We always felt that if you do something with quality and integrity, then it's going to come back to you.
~By Herb Alpert ~
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.
~By Benny Green ~
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.
~By Tom Cochrane ~
Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice.
~By Malcolm Boyd ~
The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.
~By Roy L. Smith ~
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