Francis Maude Quotes

The important thing is to do the right thing. Then credibility will follow.

If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you'll rarely be disappointed.

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

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

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

I'm not a Saban guy, because I don't like liars, and I think he lied. I think he lied to the Miami Dolphins and to the fans of Miami, and he left. And it's pretty simple: I think integrity is very important; if you don't have integrity, I don't know how you can be successful.

I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

Integrity matters. What our fans think matters.

Integrity is about pursuing bigger goals that are beyond your personal success. If people see you only for yourself, they will not trust you. And, without trust, no growth and success are possible.

If you are sincere and true to your work, you will be respected. And for me, respect is power.

Doing the right thing has power.

Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.

My career is based on openness and honesty.

Kids have what I call a built-in hypocrisy antenna that comes up and blocks out what you're saying when you're being a hypocrite.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

Making mistakes is part of life. The only things I would feel ashamed of would be if I had said things I hadn't believed in order to get on. Some politicians do do that.

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.

As long as I'm a good person and I do things from the heart, that's all that matters.

The worst thing you can do is try to manipulate or control perceptions. It's impossible, and when you are found out the result is disastrous. Better to be transparent and play well with others so that when bad things happen you have a reservoir of good will to bank on.

Being truthful is a necessity because when I'm not being truthful it takes a toll on me. I don't have any room for it in my life. I don't have an across-the-board opinion on honesty in relationships. But for me, personally, it's paramount.

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

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