Bob Ehrlich Quotes

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.

Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.

There are times in politics when you must be on the right side and lose.

I'm always inspired by people who choose to do what is right, not what is easy.

Know what's important and what isn't. Have the wisdom to know the right thing to do, the integrity to do it, the character to stand up to those who don't, and the courage to stop those who won't.

I learned that moral courage is harder than physical courage.

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

A man of conviction is often more to be desired than a man of experience.

I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.

There is a value in taking a stand whether or not anybody may be noticing it and whether or not it is a risky thing to do.

But our leaders of today have decided it's more important to be popular, to say and do what's easy, and say yes rather than to say no, when no is what is required.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs.

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

There are things you stand up for because it's right.

It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

The world is full of men who think and teach what is right. But as soon as they are called upon to act, they are assailed by doubts and fears.

You've got to do what's right, or what you think is right. And you've got to make tough decisions. And you've got to be willing to take on your friends when you disagree with them.

It takes a special conviction to decide to go against the crowd and to know what is right and to act upon it.

I think people are hungry for someone who will stand up on principle.

It's not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.

It isn't polls or public opinion at the moment that counts. It is right and wrong and leadership--men with fortitude, honesty, and a belief in the right that makes epochs in the history of the world.