Jack Abramoff Quotes

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.

Many are asking what my credentials are and what I can do for the Philippines. They are telling me that they heard I am a womanizer. That is true. That is very true.

I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

And scandal has a way of catching up with those who disregard its power.

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.

I think a lot about something: Abe Rosenthal was once asked what he wanted on his headstone, and he said he wanted it just to say, 'He kept the paper straight.' And I think about that a lot.

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.

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

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society.

I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.

If people perceive you as a good actor then they'll wish for you to be a good actor and they'll root for you when they watch you, but if you come out and you're going to clubs every night people don't root for you anymore.

Even with the right political climate, would the wrong people refrain from doing the wrong thing?

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.

My feeling is that the hero has now been defined by phrases like the odious one that we were all raised with - crimes does not pay. Of course it pays, you schmuck. That's not why we don't do it. We don't do it because it is wrong.

Administrators are there because of the fans and the cricketers to run this game, so credibility of a game, or a board, or even a government for that matter, is important irrespective of what you do. If you are in public life, it is important.

Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and business is a part of our society, and it's integral to the practice of being able to conduct business, that you have a set of honest standards.

The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.

It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.