Philip James Bailey Quotes

Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this.

I never hurt anybody in this business, ever.

Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

You cannot influence a political party to do right if you stick to it when it does wrong.

We have, all of us, our duties. Every action of our lives, and every word that we utter, will either conduce to or detract from the discharge of our duty.

How far do you go in following orders? So many people use it as an excuse, right? 'I was following orders.' But what does that mean?

Moral courage further demands that you assume the responsibility for your own acts.

Here's a little tip for you. If you don't like being called a murderer, don't kill people.

A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.

If everyone is to be made responsible for everything they do, you must extend responsibility beyond the level of conscious intention.

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought.

Our culture does not teach us this, but what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas. If you cheat in Vegas, it comes right home with you. If you cheat in Vegas, you walk home as a cheater. You lie awake at a night a cheater. You cannot escape it.

They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something.

Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on your watch.

There's nothing wrong with material things as long as you don't lie, cheat and steal.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

'Good Times' is a story about the loss of innocence, how adults are responsible for their actions but children aren't.

Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to high standards.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden.

The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on the cheapest terms to anyone who will take it of me.