Simone Elkeles Quotes

It is never right to do wrong in order to get a chance to do right.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.

I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.

I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values - and follow my own moral compass - then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.

When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity

In the end, you should always do the right thing, even if it's hard. I know that might not help you and that the right thing isn't always so easy to figure out.

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.

I think the one thing that most stands out is that my father always did what he believed to be the right thing to do and he always told us that we had to go our own way even if he disagreed.

You must always do what you feel is right.

I do what I think is right.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

I follow my conscience - and this is upsetting to some people, but I maintain the conscience is going to be the only thing between us and communication in the future.

There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.

Life comes down to honesty and doing what's right. That's what's most important.

You just have to do what you know is right.

What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.

I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.

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.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.