Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you - it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

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

I believe Jean-Marie Le Pen is a man of his word, and he will not go back on his words.

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

A promise must never be broken.

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

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.

Every man of courage is a man of his word.

Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own.

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

In politics, all you have is your word.

Great nations like great men must keep their word.

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance.

Loyalty and honesty, those are important.

I have obeyed the law. I have nothing to hide.

Folks, I mean to keep my word. And if I don't, I'll give you my address and some rope. That's real accountability.

Everybody has the prerogative for their own career in this business, and I firmly believe that to this day. But if you and I give each other our word - call me corny - I think you have an obligation to uphold that.

If you have to keep a secret it's because you shouldn't be doing it in the first place

A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can implicitly rely upon him. Often I have known a man to be preferred in stations of honor and profit because he had this reputation: When he said he knew a thing, he knew it, and when he said he would do a thing, he did it.

With this honor devolves upon you also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so under God it will sustain you.

I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent, and certainly not the president of the United States.