David Simon Quotes

It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It's more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have.

If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.

People who truly understand what is meant by self-reliance know they must live their lives by ethics rather than rules.

I do what I believe.

Truly a man does not live by bread alone. A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially is it to be preferred to the appearance of riches, acquired with nothing down and nothing to pay for two months.

Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.

Success is about honour, feeling morally calibrated, absence of shame, not what some newspaper defines from an external metric.

I admire the military. I guess in a world of villains and heroes, they're my heroes. Their dedication, their commitment, their discipline, their code of ethics.

A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

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.

I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.

Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.

All is lost save honor.

When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers.

Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.

A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.