Tamora Pierce Quotes

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me.

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

If you were to sell your character, would you get full retail or would it go for a bargain-basement price?

Growing up, I was taught a man's word is his bond.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.

You can't buy a good reputation; you must earn it.

If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.

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

You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation.

Every man of courage is a man of his word.

I'm not a bad guy. People who know me know who I am.

The moral character of the Indians was (if I may be allowed the expression) uncontaminated. Their fidelity was perfect, and became proverbial. They were strictly honest; they despised deception and falsehood; and chastity was held in high 'veneration, and a violation of it was considered sacrilege. They were temperate in their desires, moderate in their passions, and candid and honorable in the expression of their sentiments, on every subject of importance

When you send a clerk on business to a distant province, a man of rigid morals is not your best choice.

This is a smear on the image that Thurmond has as a person of high integrity.

I can always tell if someone is good in the core.

It's always a huge red flag for me when somebody's reticent or reluctant or a little slow in providing thoughtful references that are a testament to them as a person and their professional accomplishments.

Loyalty and honesty, those are important.

I am a serious man, a loyal man.

You've got to judge people, ultimately, by their actions rather than their words.

Speaks well of a man to need a little something in this world. I wouldn't trust a man who could git through it cold sober.

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

Great leaders have no need for reputation. Reputation is what you are in public. Character is who you are in private.

Any time your life is at stake and you can't find even one woman to come forward and say, 'This is a good man,' your problem isn't what kind of woman THEY are. Your problem is what kind of men YOU are.

Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.