Mike Figgis Quotes

I haven't done anything that I'm ashamed of.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

I never did anything I'm really ashamed of.

My rule for the corporate stuff is the same as with my music - I do whatever means I can sleep at night and whatever means I can be dignified.

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

A clear conscience is a sure card.

Looking back, I am ashamed that I have not always upheld the values that I profess and believe in.

Without truth I feel ashamed to be alive.

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.

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one's morality.

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

Be fair in all your dealings, may it be in your family or in your business. At the end of it all, what matters is not how much money you make but how honest you are.

I'm not ashamed of anything that I've done because when I did it, I was passionate about it and I was doing it for a reason.

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

I've always been able to make choices that don't embarrass me.

The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.

While I have made errors that I deeply regret, I have never, ever done so with the intent of subverting the law or of benefiting myself.

When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.

I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.

People have the right to say what they want, but as long as I can go to bed at night and look myself in the mirror, I'll be all right.

I don't have any shame about the way I conducted my professional life.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage.