Newt Gingrich Quotes

Don't trust somebody that don't have a troubled period.

It's no use growing older if you only learn new ways of misbehaving yourself.

It is a true man's part not to err, but it is also noble of a man to perceive his error.

It's bad when you fail morally. It's worse when you don't repent.

When you reach 50, what you care about is being honest, being accurate, and being an example.

Everybody is responsible for their own actions. It's easy to point the finger at somebody else, but a real man, a real woman, a real person knows when it's time to take the blame and when to take responsibility for their own actions.

I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed.

I think that with everything I've done, in the end, whoever the central character is, they would find a way to forgive, because that's really important to me.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

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.

Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

I'm a grown man. You know, I've been in a lot of scrapes, but I never felt like I got so - there are probably a lot of things I should have done that I didn't do.

I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing.

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

To be honest, I don't think I'm the best role model in the world. I'm pretty immature sometimes.

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

In my divorce, I stood up and said to my ex-wife, 'Hey, I messed up. This had nothing to do with you. I didn't understand what marriage was. I cheated. I was wrong. We couldn't fix it; it got worse. I stepped away because I didn't want it to get any worse. You're the mother of my kids - I don't want to hate you.'

How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do.

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

If you're truthful with yourself and others, forgiveness clears the path to righteousness, to grace. All we want is grace. We all want that light in our lives. And we can only get that when we go deep into truth.

The number one thing I look for in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he's going to do.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

I try to be the best man I can for the day.