David Blunkett Quotes

Whenever you do a thing, tho' it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly.

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

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.

Nobody's perfect, but I hold myself accountable. I think about the choices I make because they not only affect me, they affect all of my fans and my family.

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

I have always tried my best to do what I thought was the right thing at the time.

We must practice what we preach.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.

I have to be honest with myself, and make sure I am doing things the right way.

That's just the way life is. We have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to pay the price for what's right - and for what we do wrong. That's one of the things that I love about my son. My son was always willing to take his weight.

I'm not immune to disciplinary problems and it's up to me to make strong choices. It's my responsibility.

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

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can.

The Leadership Training Institute of America trains and equips young men and women to be leaders with high standards of personal morality and integrity.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

I want to do things right. I really, really do.

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

Let us be tried by our actions.

I stand behind everything I've done.