Richard Bach Quotes

You never want to do anything that you don't want your mother to see, because it will haunt you and eventually come back to bite you!

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

The record books aren't going to lie. They aren't going to say I sold out. They aren't going to say anything.

I have to be responsible with my character, my image and my reputation.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands.

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.

I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.

If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.

I'd like to be known for my character.

My integrity had been called into question; I was being called a liar, and I am not a liar. And I just think it is time that we stop viewing public figures as fair game.

We ought never to do wrong when anyone is looking.

At the end of the day, you are judged by your character. And look, I'm proud of my record of working to help people throughout my years of public service.

I let the actions of my life stand for what I am as a human being. Contend with that, not the words.

I am not that kind of a person who can written off.

I'm proud to know that I never needed an event to promote me, and I never had to lie about anyone.

Dishonesty, lack of integrity catches up with you.

They're the last human beings susceptible to human shame. Politicians are the only people left for whom, occasionally, shame hurts them. Everyone else, we've sort of done away with it as a concept, and we're hurtling through space like animals, basically.

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

Character is the starting point from which we go on. When I say a man has character, I mean that when you go to that man and say, 'What are the facts in this case?' he will tell you the truth, justly, truly, and wisely as he knows, with the minimum of exhibitionism and the maximum of devotion to the common cause.