Tony Dungy Quotes

Integrity means having the courage to do what is right, and what is aligned with your values, no matter the situation.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.

I do what I think is right.

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

My philosophy is different than most of the people up here. I think if you do the right thing and you lose, you still did the right thing. I think if you do less than the right thing and win, it’s morally reprehensible.

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

Integrity in the Moment of Choice: Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.

A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong - acting the part of a good man or of a bad.

There is no wrong time to do the right thing.

Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.

Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.

If a thing is right it can be done, and if it is wrong it can be done without; and a good man will find a way.

There is too much animal courage in society and not sufficient moral courage.

From long familiarity, we know what honor is. It is what enables the individual to do right in the face of complacency and cowardice. It is what enables the soldier to die alone, the political prisoner to resist, the singer to sing her song, hardly appreciated, on a side street.

Honor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless the truth was painful and unnecessary, or a lie was necessary to save others. Never manipulating the truth to serve only yourself. Protecting the weak and helpless; standing fast even when fear made you weak. Keeping your word.

My job is to do what's right. And that's what I'm going to try and do.

I shall not be deprived ... of a comfort in the worst event, if I retain a consciousness of having acted to the best of my judgment.

Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices.

I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.

Cowards can never be moral.

Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.

Do well and right and let the world sink.

You are wrong, sir, if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or death; he should look to this only in his actions, whether what he does is right or wrong, whether he is acting like a good or a bad man.

Integrity is never painless.