J. K. Rowling Quotes

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.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.'

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies.

Truth is often attended with danger

Never lie to your mother. That's like the biggest lesson that I learned, learned throughout my life, you know?

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.

You should not do an autobiography if you want to tell the truth. There are a lot of things I know about people. If I can't say something good about a person, I don't want to say anything. And since I don't want to say anything bad, I won't write a book.

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

Now I come to 75 years of age, I think what's most important in life is your conscience. If you told a lie and made other people suffer, I think that's very difficult when you reach this age.

The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.

I'm going to be as sincere as I can in delivering the message I think is right. If people agree, great, and if they don't, I did my best.

Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well

Every man should have a built-in automatic crap detector operating inside him.