John McCain Quotes

I've tried to lead a straight, clean life, not set any kind of a bad example.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

I don't think Bill is a role model for anyone.

Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking to live out their beliefs and serve society.

All I've wanted to be is someone people look up to. It's funny - everyone says I'm controversial. I've never worked out what it is about me that's controversial. I've never had a DUI; I've never been in a brawl; you've never seen photos of me walking out of clubs at 5 A.M.

He was a crystal of morality among our scientists.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.

Men say that I am a saint losing myself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to be a saint.

[Richard Nixon was:] The greatest moral leader of the last third of this century.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

If You are a man who leads, charged to direct the affairs of a great number, be careful of your every deeds, so that your conduct may be blameless.

I suppose that an honest man shines more in politics than he does elsewhere.

An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere.

Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing.

My dream is to be able to promote a message of honesty, whether with music or in anything that I'm doing. I don't think to be a role model you have to be perfect.

I think a role model is a person who says, 'This is who I am.'

A leader has to be a role model both in both political and personal life, so from the beginning, I was cautious about my image and I wanted to be incorruptible like my father.

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good example than to follow a bad one.

Whatever you think of Romney and his politics, as a human being there's none better. As a man of integrity, man of character, there's none better.

If you do the right thing, eventually you will inspire others to do the right thing.

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

I could never be a career politician, because I believe in telling the truth.

Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.

The Leadership Training Institute of America trains and equips young men and women to be leaders with high standards of personal morality and integrity.