Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

You've got to give loyalty down, if you want loyalty up.

You must believe in people. You must give back their money in their own pockets.

Practice Golden-Rule 1 of Management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed.

When you're nice, people like you and will want to work with you. But it can mean that they take you for granted.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

You want to give me chocolate and flowers? That would be great. I love them both. I just don't want them out of guilt, and I don't want them if you're not going to give them to all the people who helped mother our children.

You know, I think that people give you back what you gave them. I try to be... as I am.

I would never do anything to hurt anybody, especially if they're helping me. I'm not that kind of person.

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.

Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness.

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

You give loyalty, you'll get it back. You give love, you'll get it back.

Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking.

Once you take care of people, people respect you.

Be Honest. Be Truthful. Be Loyal. Be Fraternal.

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to

If you treat people right they will treat you right — ninety percent of the time.

People don't usually compliment your character.

President Obama called me on his last day in office and said the only person who never asked him for anything was me.

I want to treat people the way I like to be treated and be very straight with them.

I'm fair-minded, maybe. Maybe I bend over backward to give people too much benefit of the doubt. And I'll give credit where credit is due.

I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

I have a lot of people I respect and a lot of people I have time for - reciprocity isn't necessary.