John D. MacDonald Quotes

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

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.

I try to act as a man of character if no one is watching or if the world is watching.

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it.

Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything.

Throughout my life, I have always tried to do what is right.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

I'm always honest, whether I'm in the limelight or not.

Integrity is integrity. I don't push it to the side because I'm talking to Julia Roberts.

I'm going to stay true. I'm going to stay true to my values.

Integrity is something I strive for in every part of my life.

I believe in doing the right things; that is my character and personality.

Unlike Casey Cagle, I will always do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

A clean and sensitive conscience, a steady and scrupulous integrity in small things as well as large, is the most valuable of all possessions, to a nation as to an individual.

Integrity means that if our private life were suddenly exposed, we'd have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means that our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.

An honorable man or woman is one who is truthful; free from deceit; above cheating, lying, stealing, or any form of deception. An honorable man or woman is one who learns early that one cannot do wrong and feel right. A man's character is judged on how he keeps his word and his agreements.

Integrity is a life where your beliefs and intentions are aligned with your words and actions.

Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?

Integrity is honesty carried through the fibres of the being and the whole mind, into thought as well as action so that the person is complete in honesty. That kind of integrity I put above all else as an essential to leadership.

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

Integrity means congruence. Words and behavior match.

Integrity is the value we set on ourselves.