Confucius Quotes

I want to be respected based on how I play.

As a general rule, it may be affirmed that the man who never intrigues for office may be most safely entrusted with office...Such a man cannot desire promotion unless he received it from the respectable part of the community, for he considers no other promotion to be honorable.

I should be known for my work and not how I promote myself and what I do.

Secretary Clinton is perfectly capable of defending her own service in office.

I feel like I've really earnt my stripes - I feel ready to play a lead. I would just love to prove I'm good enough to carry a project.

It doesn't matter what your pedigree is, who your family is or what degrees you have. What really matters is how you perform your job and how you produce results. Whoever could do the best job, that's who the focus is on - and it definitely doesn't matter if I am a woman or a man.

I'm looking for the best person irregardless of political party, of race or religion, or color of their skin. Those things don't matter to me. I want someone who's qualified, who has a qualification to character and the integrity to do the things that have to be done to save this world.

I won't say, 'I have two degrees; I shouldn't be getting your latte.' Because I paid my dues when I got to the table, I actually had something to say.

John isn't qualified to be vice president. He doesn't have the intellect. He doesn't have the stature. He doesn't have the honesty. He doesn't have the character that it takes.

I like to be good. I like being good at things. I wish that was valued instead of me being 'better' than another woman who also writes things and makes movies.

I have an impact and people look up to me now. It's more than the money.

If you're going to put me in the booth, make sure it's because I'm good enough to be there.

The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage.

Consistency may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but law, morality and leadership demand it. Without consistency, there is privilege.

Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one's life, and the ability to live up to one's ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response.

I've always considered myself a man of integrity as a leader of the American Indian Movement and of Indian people. I will stand that test against anyone at anytime, anywhere.

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.

Integrity is honesty carried through the fibres of the being and the whole mind, into thought as well as action so that the person is complete in honesty. That kind of integrity I put above all else as an essential to leadership.

Credibility is to be good. You must be good. That's all I ever wanted - to be good at what I did.

If you don't have good people, and you don't have a good process and you don't have, at some level, the basic reverence for [presidential] office, and an understanding of the incredible responsibilities and obligations, then, I think you can get into trouble.

The most honest of men is the one who thinks and acts best, but the most powerful is the one who writes and speaks best.

Even if you're the greatest of all time, people are not just going to give it to you. It's a great lesson.

What always gives me peace of mind is that the best are the best. People who float to the top will always float to the top.

Our offices must always be headed by the kind of men who command respect. Not phonies, zeros or bastards.