Lou Holtz Quotes

The thing, in general, about being a good person is just do the right thing as often as possible.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

Public policy should be conducted on those principles which constitute virtue in private life.

But I think I'm a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can.

I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson.

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

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

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

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.

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

My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.

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

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.

My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect, and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.

I just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing.

One of the great things about my mother is she really valued people's character more than what they did.

Parents today are self-absorbed. They don't care what anyone thinks or even what their children think. There is less focus on discipline, integrity, boundaries, fairness, honesty and spirituality.

I think I'm a decent person.

I'm a good, upstanding guy with moral values and core values.

I like having fun, but the most important thing is to be as good a person as you can be.