“A man who fears God is careful about his integrity all the time, while a person who fears punishment of the State is careful only when there is a likelihood of being caught and punished.”
“On credibility: Jack White has just done a song for Coca-Cola. End of. He ceases to be in the club. And he looks like Zorro on doughnuts. He s supposed to be the poster boy for the alternative way of thinking... I m not having that, that s fucking wrong. Particularly Coca-Cola, it s like doing a fucking gig for McDonald s.”
“Who we are when no one is watching is the fabric that builds the nation we live in.”
“Customer service is bad because we allow it to be bad. What do you do when you get bad service? Tell the truth. If you aren’t willing to speak up, then you are an accessory to the crime. You can’t ignore bad service and expect it to get better. Behavior that is ignored will be repeated. Next time you get bad service, speak up. Remember: it’s your money you are defending – money you worked hard for. Tell the company and others. Use the internet and social media. That’s how customer service will improve for all of us.”
“As your Commander, I remind you that we must work together, as what holds a unit together is trust, built on integrity”
“One must accept and understand their dark side to be able to strengthen their integrity.”
“Words spoken from your heart, thoughts shared from your soul, integrity in your mind s behaviour shall be remembered for eternity”
“The answers to today s problems are not to eschew masculinity. We do not need to redefine masculinity. We need to reclaim it. We need to affirm the masculinity, the rough and tumble, the competition, and the discipline needed to teach boys right from wrong. We need to be able to give them safe avenues to express themselves, and to model for them what it means to accept and love people. We need to teach them things like honor, perseverance, integrity, adventure, justice, tenderness, determination, hope, love, peace, and freedom are all masculine virtues, and they are a part of what it means to be a man.”
“if loyalty undermines professionalism, integrity will suffer the most”
“There are intersections of integrity and temptation in every career and every life. The challenge is to do the right thing no matter what.”
“It s okay to Evolve and Change, and become more of who you really are. It s okay to Become More Yourself.”
“Here I am playing nicely with the world, trying my best to leave things the tiniest bit better than they were, trying to fly even a little bit higher - how annoying it would be to have to go along with this crap.”
“A man is no bigger than the things which he allows to annoy him.”
“Do what s right, Dassem told us. Gods, even after all this time he still remembered the First Sword s words. That s a higher law than the command of any officer. Higher even than the Emperor s own words. You are in a damned uniform but that s not a licence to deliver terror to everyone – just the enemy soldier you happen to be facing. Do what is right, for that armour you wear doesn t just protect your flesh and bone. It defends honour. It defends integrity. It defends justice. Soldiers, heed me well. That armour defends humanity. And when I look upon my soldiers, when I see these uniforms, I see compassion and truth. The moment those virtues fail, then the gods help you, for no armour is strong enough to save you.”
“The impact and influence you have publicly is a direct result of who you are privately. Everything eventually comes out into the light of day.”
“As expected, Nevada’s summer heat was oppressive; temperatures under the desert sun bubbled around the 130-degree mark, which made it even harder for Monroe and almost everyone except [Clark] Gable to put in a full day’s work. Though he had a chauffeured limousine at his disposal, he drove himself back and forth to work in his silver Mercedes-Benz SC. He always arrived punctually at eight-forty-five A.M., bringing along gallon Thermoses of booze-spiked lemonade and iced tea to fortify himself. For the better part of the morning, he would sit around studying that day’s script pages or gabbing with the crew while waiting for the other principals to arrive. Though the delays were driving him mad, he tried not to show it. But one day while his writer-friend John Lee Mahin was visiting from Los Angeles, Gable told him, “It’s not professional, John, it’s stealing. It’s stealing the bank’s money and United Artists’ money. I don’t see how they’re going to get a picture out of this, but I’m stuck with it now, and I’m trying to do the best I can. It’s been hard on me.”
“Especially not something like abandoning my professional standards, because that would throw the rest of my life out of balance.”