Leanne Caret Quotes

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

I don't mind if my future is long or short, as long as I'm doing the right thing. And as long as I behave for other people.

If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us.

I always do whatever is best for the character.

I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.

You don't eat before your troops eat, and you don't ask your troops to do anything you won't do, too.

It's like I learned in the military: the officers always ate last. When you're responsible for people, that's how it should be.

Take the high road, that's my approach.

A deep concern of mine is that leaders in the technology sector have not developed a culture that insists upon courage, honor, duty, and humility - what we might call a culture of virtue.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing.

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.

I think I'm brave because I've made decisions based - I hope not entirely selfishly - on what I think is right for me to do next.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.

There are things a man must not do to save a nation.