John Kerry Quotes

I have values I believe in and certain things I stand for.

I'll never go against my morals.

There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?

If someone is willing to sell out his principles for the job, he is not worthy of it.

My moral compass is strong.

I should not deal with things that aren't founded on ethical principles, because that's not who I am as a human being.

My mum's got morals and principles, and I've been brought up with those ideas and beliefs.

I think my morals are perfectly... tight!

He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity.

There is nothing more personal than your values. What you will and won't do to get ahead, the lines you will and won't cross to win, whom you will and won't step on for personal gain, are at the very core of your code of honor. And your code of honor determines your character. And your character is who you are. Behind closed doors. When nobody is watching.

There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules

I must keep some standard of principle fixed within myself.

I have always been determined to never compromise my faith or my principles. I always relied on my God-given talent when I took the field. So the idea of using PED's to enhance my performance was a line I chose not to cross.

We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.

Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?

I still had some honor... I still have some now.

My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right.

All I can go on is my own value system.

Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it.

Conventionality is not morality.

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

The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.