Robert Fulghum Quotes

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

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

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

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

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to

I'm a kid who has a lot of respect. I believe in respect.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Cheating is not the American way. It is small, while we are large. It is cheap, while we are richly endowed. It is destructive, while we are creative. It is doomed to fail, while our gifts and responsibilities call us to achieve. It sabotages trust and weakens the bonds of spirit and humanity, without which we perish.

Be good to people, be kind to people, show up, read the lines, hit the mark, and go home.

I don't think, I don't intend to make people miserable. I am demanding.

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

We always felt that if you do something with quality and integrity, then it's going to come back to you.

At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.

When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.

The foundation for moral leadership is the truth.

I take personal responsibility for everything I say.

Public policy should be conducted on those principles which constitute virtue in private life.

The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

What people look for in their leaders is authenticity. You say, 'I'm not going to ask you to do anything that I'm not going to do myself.'

Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else but what belongs to you - and if you find anything that is not your own, do not hide it away, but report it, that the owner may be found.

Parents today are self-absorbed. They don't care what anyone thinks or even what their children think. There is less focus on discipline, integrity, boundaries, fairness, honesty and spirituality.