Henry B. Gonzalez Quotes

I admire people who just do the right thing, not looking to screw people up. I love all people.

Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

I feel like anything I'm doing in life, I try to stay myself and be as honest and true as I can be, you know, and be a nice person. I've always been taught to be kind to people and have an open mind about life.

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

If it's right and true, it's listened to and accommodated.

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

The truth is that the vast majority of Americans are good, fair, and just, and they want their country to reflect those ideals.

I'm fair-minded, maybe. Maybe I bend over backward to give people too much benefit of the doubt. And I'll give credit where credit is due.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

I prefer to conduct my life based on how I treat people.

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.

I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentally good - as long as you're not being bad to people - people give you a lot of room to be yourself, because being yourself is being honest. And that's what people want to see.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.

Being a good person and fair person is very important in life, I think.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

From my father, I learnt kindness and how to talk straight.

The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.

Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed.