Edwin Hubbel Chapin Quotes

I stand behind everything I've done.

I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

I'm going to be as sincere as I can in delivering the message I think is right. If people agree, great, and if they don't, I did my best.

I'd never say something that I didn't feel I could defend.

In football, and in life, I have always tried to be completely honest and true to myself and my family at all times, and that is what I will continue to do.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

You've got to demand the truth from yourself.

There's nothing harder than going on TV and saying something that you don't believe. I don't do that anymore.

There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows.

Whether for life or death, do your own work well.

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.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

I want to do things right. I really, really do.

But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.

Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

You have to be true to what you believe in and do your duty.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

I'm a big proponent of accountability.

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to.

I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.