Bill Haslam Quotes

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

At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.

Of front-line importance among the most contagious and enduring traits of the leaders of nations and of all callings is that of spotless character.

Be fair in all your dealings, may it be in your family or in your business. At the end of it all, what matters is not how much money you make but how honest you are.

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

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

I very much believe in values-based leadership and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.

The world is yearning for strong leadership and moral clarity; someone who knows the difference between good and bad.

You can't do a good deal with bad people, and you can't do a bad deal with good people. I often use that as my compass.

I think it's important for politicians to have moral qualities.

We will build men of character.

Never lie to your mother. That's like the biggest lesson that I learned, learned throughout my life, you know?

I refuse to lie to children.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.

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

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

The number one thing I look for in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he's going to do.

When you're going into an employment environment that looks pretty scary, it is easy to lose your moral compass, your decency, your sense of civility and your sense of community.

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.

I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.

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