Tricia Griffith Quotes

A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.

I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.

Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and business is a part of our society, and it's integral to the practice of being able to conduct business, that you have a set of honest standards.

Be fair in all your dealings, may it be in your family or in your business. At the end of it all, what matters is not how much money you make but how honest you are.

We have to raise the bar on corporate governance. Shareholders want ethical behavior and honesty.

Business rests squarely on the law of service. It has for its main reliance truth and faith and justice …. It is one of the greatest contributing forces to the moral and spiritual enhancement of the race.

Trust and transparency, the great principles of the free market, are at stake here.

When you're building a business or joining a company, you have to be transparent; you can't have two sets of information for two sets of people.

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

I never hurt anybody in this business, ever.

I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency: that people have to really not just know but understand what they're buying and selling.

It's good to stand for something, to believe in something and base your business on values.

History has shown that one cannot legislate a culture of integrity. And yet, one of the paramount responsibilities and challenges of corporate leadership is to ensure such a culture.

We mean to make little business big, and all business honest, instead of striving to make Big Business little, and yet letting it remain dishonest.

Our policies must be premised on, and must reinforce, values such as family, hard work, integrity and personal responsibility.

Integrity and being ethical is one of Affectiva's core values. This means we hold the highest standards for all we do, especially in our science and products.

With me, I'm going to have a label where no one is ever cheated, ever.

Doing good business - being ethical, being transparent, being caring, implementing values in your business - makes a difference, and you make money at the same time.

One thing I have always promised is to be open and transparent and to treat employees and partners with respect and integrity.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

I work in a strange business, and 'trust' is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to be carefully sown into the fabric of their companies.