Richard Carmona Quotes

This is beyond loyalty and friendship. It is about the integrity of this institution of the Senate.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

I don't mind being cast as some kind of a pantomime baddie, but I am very fair in business. I always have been. I pride myself on being fair.

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

I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.

In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.

I will never break the word of a prince spoken in a public place, for my honor's sake.

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to

Your reputation is still the most important thing that you've got.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

Besides having an audience, the most important currency for any leader is his or her reputation. And having a reputation for over-delivering on what's expected of you should give your visitors, subscribers and customers more reason to spend their money with you and refer their friends.

Never be associated with someone you can't be proud of, whether you work for him or he works for you

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.

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

We are all equal on this floor, and a senator must keep his word.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

As far as anybody in the rap game ever tryin' to assassinate my character, that's impossible. You talkin' about a man who has always walked the walk and talked the talk.

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

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

And one of the most important values of Barack Obama is that he will always level with the American people.

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.