Monte Irvin Quotes

I don't think lying has any ultimate justification. I don't think it ever leads to anything positive. The good fight to have is not to lie. That's one of the challenges in a way.

Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

Throughout my life, I have always tried to do what is right.

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you'll rarely be disappointed.

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

It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts.

We ought never to do wrong when anyone is looking.

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.

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

You always gotta do the right thing: you never know who's watching.

What makes a man is when you go against your own instincts to do to the right thing.

Unlike Casey Cagle, I will always do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

I want in all cases to do right.

Do what's right and you'll please some of the people and astound the rest.

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.

Because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence.

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

Better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.