Kevin Shelley Quotes

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

There is a yearning for people to return to elementary moral virtues, such as integrity and commitment. We distrust people who have no centering of values. We greatly respect businessmen, for example, if they display those virtues, even if we don't necessarily agree with the people.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

I reported everything I was given, even if I didn't keep - I did not keep the vast majority of it.

You never want to do anything that you don't want your mother to see, because it will haunt you and eventually come back to bite you!

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

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.

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

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.

I have to stay on top of myself with honesty and be very forthcoming, quickly admit when I'm wrong, you know? I have a whole system that works for me, and that's part of my worldview now.

While I have made errors that I deeply regret, I have never, ever done so with the intent of subverting the law or of benefiting myself.

If you're going to say to all the people that you're working with, 'We want you to treat the customers honestly; don't lie and don't cheat,' it is somewhat hypocritical if you're not following the same rules.

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.

I know that I and my office acted with the highest integrity as an independent inspector general should act.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Even the most dishonest officer would want to be seen as a role model for his children.

At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.

Every leader has the responsibility to hone his or her integrity. Many times, there are integrity traps that have a tendency to catch well-meaning leaders off guard.

It is imperative to build a contingent of public servants who are politically reliable, professionally competent, and clean and honest, and have a good work style.

There is a political value in being honest and saying what you mean.

We have to raise the bar on corporate governance. Shareholders want ethical behavior and honesty.

Whenever you do a thing, tho' it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly.