John F. Kennedy Jr. Quotes

Miss Marple believes in justice and has very high standards. There is nothing you could say or do that would shock her.

He must be one that respects the Cause, and not the persons in all his Administrations…. If his Affections Oversway his judgment at any time, they will be a crooked Bias, that will turn him out of the way, and that shall be justice in one man's case, which will not be so in another. He must be one whom neither Flattery nor Bribery may be able to remove out of his way. Finally, he must be one who prefers the publick Benefit above all private and separate Interests whatsoever

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Well, purity - there's no purity in politics.

I'm never going to take the view that I should say whatever I need to say in order to achieve something. Because that implies a level of dishonesty.

Politics is dirty, and I don't like to talk about dirty things... My conscience is clear.

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and business is a part of our society, and it's integral to the practice of being able to conduct business, that you have a set of honest standards.

At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.

Conflicts of interest' arise when you're not - when you're sneaky about it, when you're shady about it, when you're not transparent about it. If you tell everyone, 'Here's what's going on. Here's the process; here are the people that are playing a role' - that's being transparent.

For those of you who pray, I ask that you pray that I will always judge with wisdom and integrity as a faithful servant of the law.

You don't succeed on corruption in five minutes. I wish one could.

Corruption hates what is not corrupt.

Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.

Corruption wins not more than honesty.

There's no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start.

The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free.

A life in politics is for people who know themselves and know where their own line is between loyalty and honesty.

Honestly is always an option, even when you don't think it is.

You can't have integrity for breakfast, but try and keep it because it is perhaps the single most important word that defines not just writers but all human beings.

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper.