Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Quotes

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

I'm a good man.

The person I liked the best was Gerald R. Ford. He was the most decent man in politics I ever had any relationships with.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out your pores.

My dad worked for Nestle for 26 years and ended up being the mayor of our hometown. One of the lessons I learned from him was to never mistake kindness for weakness.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

My grandfather was an amazing man. You talk about character and integrity, everyone who knew him, whether they agreed with him or not, said, 'George Romney is a good man, and he sticks to his principles: a man of honesty and hard work, integrity.'

The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice. I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice. I would like there to be people who can honestly say, 'Len! Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.'

You can know a person is a good person or a bad person by who they are, not by what they look like.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.

You just couldn't be in George Romney's presence without some of his goodness and integrity wearing off on you.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Underlying all the explanations, intellectual constructions and self-delusions, we can still know a good man when we see one.

It is of little traits that the greatest human character is composed.

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

What I learned from Barack Obama the person is that you can be a great leader and a good person at the same time and that the way to be the best kind of leader is to be decent to the people around you.

I hope people remember me as a good and decent man. And if they do, then that's success.

I don't want to just be the best player. I want to be a great person, too.

I want my lasting legacy to be that I was a good wrestler but a better person. I want people to remember me as a good dude. I think that's very important.