Integrity Quotes - Page 23

• Integrity expects integrity.

  Ellis Peters

  Ellis Peters (2014). “The Potter's Field”, p.277, Head of Zeus

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• When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he is set fast, and nothing will then serve his turn, neither truth nor falsehood.

  John Tillotson

  Men, Reputation, Turns

  John Tillotson, Thomas Birch (1820). “The works of Dr. John Tillotson ... with the life of the author”, p.23

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• Integrity gains strength by use.

  John Tillotson

  Honesty, Use, Gains

  John Tillotson (1748). “The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson ...”, p.16

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• Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Let these be your motives to action through life, the relief of the distressed, the detection of frauds, the defeat of oppression, and diffusion of happiness.

  Nathanael Greene

  Mean, Relief, Useless

  Nathanael Greene, Richard K. Showman, Rhode Island Historical Society (2005). “The papers of General Nathanael Greene”

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• Integrity means doing the right thing, especially when no one is watching.

  Cherie Carter-Scott

  Mean, Doing The Right Thing, Right Thing

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• An artist fights to retain the integrity of a work so that it remains a strong, clear vision. Art is and should be the act of an individual willing to say something new, something not quite familiar.

  Maya Lin

  Strong, Art, Fighting

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• It has been said that a rolling stone gathers no moss. I would add that sometimes a rolling stone also gathers no verifiable facts or even the tiniest morsels of journalistic integrity.

  Ed Helms

  Facts, Moss, Rolling

  "Ed Helms Destroys Rolling Stone’s Rape Story Scandal During UVA Valedictory Speech". Ed Helms' speech at the University of Virginia’s Valedictory Exercises, Charlottesville, Virginia, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 15, 2015.

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• World peace is threatened not only by weapons of mass destruction but also by conventional weapons which have led to countless violations of human rights, including the rights to life and to physical integrity. A strong treaty can contribute greatly to international and regional peace, security and stability.

  Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

  Strong, Violation Of Human Rights, Mass Destruction

  "Countries Must Regulate Arms Trade to Prevent Human Rights Violations – UN Expert". news.un.org. July 27, 2012.

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• Children are not created fully equipped with such values as courage, compassion, integrity, and insights into the motives and needs of themselves and of others.

  Irene Hunt

  Children, Compassion, Needs

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• Truly a legend in our time, John Templeton understands that the real measure of a person's success in life is not financial accomplishment but moral integrity and inner character.

  Billy Graham

  Real, Character, Accomplishment

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• George W. Bush promised us a foreign policy with humility. Instead, he has brought us humiliation in the eyes of the world. He promised to restore honor and integrity to the White House. Instead, he has brought deep dishonor to our country and built a durable reputation as the most dishonest president since Richard M. Nixon.

  Al Gore

  Country, Humility, Eye

  Address at New York University, May 25, 2004.

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• Teachers of science in schools and colleges must be masters of the tools for ensuring integrity in science and must instill them in their students.

  Lewis M. Branscomb

  Teacher, School, College

  Lewis M. Branscomb (1997). “Confessions of a Technophile”, p.43, Springer Science & Business Media

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• I assure you my professions never go beyond my intentions.

  Elizabeth Inchbald

  Intention, Profession

  Elizabeth Inchbald (1808). “The British Theatre: Or, a Collection of Plays, which are Acted at the Theaters Royal ... : With Biographical and Critical Remarks. Such things are. Every one has his fault. Wifes as they were. Lover's vows. To marry or not to marry”

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• Lying is forbidden in Iraq. President Saddam Hussein will tolerate nothing but truthfulness as he is a man of great honour and integrity. Everyone is encouraged to speak freely of the truths evidenced in their eyes and hearts.

  Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

  Lying, Eye, Heart

  "Baghdad or Bust: The Inside Story of Gulf War 2". Book by Mike Ryan, 2003.

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• I've never met a person who has more integrity than my husband. I respect that. There's his humor and intelligence, too, and he's really cute, all those things - but if you don't respect your partner, you'll get sick of him.

  Michelle Pfeiffer

  Cute, Husband, Sick

  "Michelle Pfeiffer Talks Her Younger And Younger Leading Men", www.huffingtonpost.com. May 3, 2012.

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• We are individual designs in the fabric of life. We have our own integrity, but simultaneously we are part of the fabric, connected to and defined by the whole. Community is the human dimension of that fabric.

  Tom Atlee

  Fabric Of Life, Design, Community

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• I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence.

  Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

  Justice, Independence, Hazards

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• When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.

  Kevin Bacon

  Children, Honesty, Home

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• I think that if Hollywood has a problem, it constantly underestimates the intelligence and integrity of fans.

  Matthew Davis

  Thinking, Hollywood, Fans

  "Matthew Davis Talks CULT, Transitioning from THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, Character Relationships, Hidden Clues to the Mysteries in Each Episode & Social Media". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 19, 2013.

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• It is far more important the law should be administered with absolute integrity, than that in this case or in that the law should be a good law or a bad one.

  John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

  Law, Important, Should

  Reg. v. Ramsey, 1 Cababe & Ellis' Q. B. D. Rep. 134, 1883.

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• The Soviet Union, true to the Leninist principles of respect for the rights and national independence of all peoples great or small, has always been and is guided in its relations with other countries by the principles of mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-aggression, non-intervention in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefits, peaceful coexistence and economic cooperation.

  Kliment Voroshilov

  Country, Rights, Mutual Benefit

  "The Nineteen Days: A Broadcaster's Account of the Hungarian Revolution". Book by George R. Urban, 1957.

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• Religion attacks us in our deepest integrity by saying we wouldn't be able to make a moral decision without it.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Decision, Able, Moral

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• If anyone does not in accord with the Holy Fathers acknowledge the holy and ever virgin and immaculate Mary was really and truly the Mother of God, inasmuch as she, in the fullness of time,and without seed, conceived by the Holy Spirit, God in the Word Himself, who before all time was born of God the Father, and without loss of integrity brought Him forth, and after His birth preserved her virginity inviolate, let him be condemned.

  Pope Martin I

  Mother, Religious, Father

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• A dewdrop is a perfect integrity that has no filial memory of its parentage.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Inspirational, Memories, Perfect

  Rabindranath Tagore, Mohit Kumar Ray (2007). “Lectures, addresses”, p.945, Atlantic Publishers & Dist

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• The fortitude which has encountered no dangers, that prudence which has surmounted no difficulties, that integrity which has been attacked by no temptation, can at best be considered but as gold not yet brought to the test, of which therefore the true value cannot be assigned.

  Samuel Johnson

  Temptation, Gold, Tests

  Samuel Johnson, William Page (1860). “Life and Writings”, p.120

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