Gabrielle Union Quotes

One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.

Integrity in the Moment of Choice: Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.

Tis well when we dare not do a thing we think is not good and fair; but not so well when we think a thing not good and fair because we dare not do it.

In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.

Doing what is right in the face of adversity is not always easy or popular. Critics may assail you, but the critics don't always realize what they don't know or don't understand, because they don't have access to all the information.

Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it.

Take the high road, that's my approach.

Sometimes you've got to do things you don't want to do. Doing the right thing is not always comfortable; it doesn't always feel good.

It’s a good thing when you don’t dare do something if you don’t think it’s right. But it’s not good when you think something’s not right because you don’t dare do it.

I'm telling you, you did what you believed you had to do through all of this. Not what was easiest or best for you. You did what you did, and you're owning it. And I don't know ten men who would be brave enough to do that.

A pure heart won't get us out of conflict and controversy. It may well be the very thing that gets us into it.

Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act.

An injurious truth has no merit over an injurious lie. Neither should ever be uttered. The man who speaks an injurious truth, lest his soul be not saved if he do otherwise, should reflect that that sort of a soul is not strictly worth saving.

You think the end justifies the means, however vile. I tell you: the end is the means by which you achieve it. Today's step is tomorrow's life. Great ends cannot be attained by base means. You've proved that in all your social upheavals. The meanness and inhumanity of the means make you mean and inhuman and make the end unattainable.

Integrity means having the courage to do what is right, and what is aligned with your values, no matter the situation.

Heroism is a matter of integrity--beco ming more and more at each step ourselves.

A hero is someone who over and over does the right thing even though no one is there to witness it.

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.

Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

Virtue shuns ease as a companion. It demands a rough and thorny path.

I think it's a sacrifice that you have to make, because you lay yourself open for people to accuse and disrespect you. But it's worth it. It's worth it because not too many people are too honest anymore.

There have been times when I could have succumbed to some form of bribe, or could have had my way by offering one. But ever since that night in Dover prison I have never been tempted to break my vow.. My Parents always drummed into me that all you have life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name you'll never be happy.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage, and determination.

Integrity is never painless.