Charles Revson Quotes

Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction.

I think a lot about something: Abe Rosenthal was once asked what he wanted on his headstone, and he said he wanted it just to say, 'He kept the paper straight.' And I think about that a lot.

Would you want to do business with a person who was 99% honest?

I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

No writer for the press, however humble, is free from the burden of keeping his purpose high and his integrity white.

Great nations like great men must keep their word.

… to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing.

… he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.

I tell the truth. That's my training as a reporter.

I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

I never did anything dishonest.

The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do business with that I can trust?'

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

Calling oneself a hero after making mistakes shouldn't earn public trust.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.

We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess.

I had made my reputation on integrity.

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'

I will not be misquoted!

I have always been honest about my recollection of events.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

I need to behave in a way that will cause people to take me seriously.

If I was President of the United States, I'd rather be right than interesting. If I was CEO of a company, I'd rather be right than interesting. But I'm a journalist - what journalist would rather be right than interesting?