Mike Huckabee Quotes

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.

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

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

We must practice what we preach.

We are responsible for what we do, and also for the influence of our example.

I want to create a better environment for the kids who look up to me. I want them to know I'm not a perfect man, but I am a man who is willing to pay the price to do what is right. That's who I am.

You are a role model to people. You gotta make sure you're doing the right thing.

Practice yourself what you preach.

When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

We can't allow our leaders to play the old 'do as I say, not as I do' game.

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.

I like to live righteous. And I just want everyone to know I'm not trying to get out of anything.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

You have got to clean your own house first before you tell other people that they aren't doing it right.

We’re not defined simply by the laws we pass, but by the example we set.

My power for good, whatever it may, would be gone if I didn’t try to live up to the doctrines I have tried to preach.

Leadership is not what you said on the Senate floor. It’s not what you’ve said. It’s what you’ve done.

If your best players are taking a shortcut, they're going to have problems holding everyone else accountable and responsible.

Life is about conduct and how we conduct ourselves. But two wrongs never make a right.

You must never ask or expect anyone to do anything that you would not be prepared to do yourself.

I think, a lot of times, we talk about asking our players to be accountable. But I know that I'm imperfect. And if I can't admit a mistake, then what does that represent to our guys?

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good example than to follow a bad one.

I wouldn't ask anyone to do anything I wouldn't do myself.

The man who can accept defeat and take his salary without feeling guilty is a thief.