Brian Kemp Quotes

Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going to do.

You cannot say things one week and then behave differently.

People shouldn't be interested in me. They should be interested in me if I'm not doing what I promise.

You know, I think what people want more than anything is they just want people to do what they say they're going to do.

My dad just imprinted in my mind from a very young age that you always do what you say you're gonna do when you say you're gonna do it.

People don't always do what they say they're going to do.

If you draw [red] lines and then don't respect them, you diminish your credibility.

Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.

If I made a commitment, I stood by that commitment - and try to make it real. Because when you become leaders, the most important thing you have is your word, your trust. That's where respect comes from.

I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he's going to do, even when it's hard - especially when it's hard.

You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.

I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility.

I don't like it when people don't act on their words.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

Let deeds match words.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

I tend to feel if people say they're going to do something, they will, if given the chance.

Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet - thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing - consistently. This builds trust, and followers love leaders they can trust.

Actions lie louder than words.

People will support somebody who they think believes what he says and stands for.

Trust is that there should be no difference between what you do and say, and what you think. /

The last thing we want is to make people think we're going back on our word.

I know you've got to earn people's trust, and you've got to earn it day after day after day.

The one thing that even my staunchest opponents will admit is I'm a straight shooter and that I'm a man of my word.