Kerry Stokes Quotes

Our core values and business ethics will always be paramount in all that we do, and we are always looking to do the right thing and settle claims fairly and accurately.

Be fair in all your dealings, may it be in your family or in your business. At the end of it all, what matters is not how much money you make but how honest you are.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

If you're going to say to all the people that you're working with, 'We want you to treat the customers honestly; don't lie and don't cheat,' it is somewhat hypocritical if you're not following the same rules.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

I never hurt anybody in this business, ever.

We have to raise the bar on corporate governance. Shareholders want ethical behavior and honesty.

Trust and transparency, the great principles of the free market, are at stake here.

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.

When you're building a business or joining a company, you have to be transparent; you can't have two sets of information for two sets of people.

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.

In Canada, things are very honest.

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.

I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

Business rests squarely on the law of service. It has for its main reliance truth and faith and justice …. It is one of the greatest contributing forces to the moral and spiritual enhancement of the race.

Integrity and being ethical is one of Affectiva's core values. This means we hold the highest standards for all we do, especially in our science and products.

With me, I'm going to have a label where no one is ever cheated, ever.

One thing I have always promised is to be open and transparent and to treat employees and partners with respect and integrity.

Would you want to do business with a person who was 99% honest?

The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do business with that I can trust?'

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.