John McCain Quotes

All of us knows, not what is expedient, not what is going to make us popular, not what the policy is, or the company policy - but in truth each of us knows what is the right thing to do. And that's how I am guided.

You must always do what you feel is right.

I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.

You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can.

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.

But people didn't forgive you for doing what felt right-that was the last thing they forgave you for.

In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.

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

In day-to-day life, you have stimulus to behave unethically, but in the long term, it always pays off to be ethical.

Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret.

I'm sure there's a right way and there's a wrong way. The bottom line is you have to do what you think is right.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

You do what you want and know is right. That is the only law.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.

You just have to do what you know is right.

For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.

An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms.

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

I am announcing my resignation from Congress so my colleagues can get back to work, my neighbors can choose a new representative and most importantly that my wife and I can continue to heal from the damage I have caused.

I said all along I would not sell my story. I don't think it would be right.

You do what you think is right and let the law catch up.

The issue is not whether or not we can stand with the President. It is whether, at the end of the day, we can stand with ourselves.