Mike Mansfield Quotes

One thing I have always promised is to be open and transparent and to treat employees and partners with respect and integrity.

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

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

I'm not a Saban guy, because I don't like liars, and I think he lied. I think he lied to the Miami Dolphins and to the fans of Miami, and he left. And it's pretty simple: I think integrity is very important; if you don't have integrity, I don't know how you can be successful.

Work hard to achieve integrity in your work and your relationships with the people you work with.

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

I will make the further pledge now that if I find that I cannot keep my pledges I will resign.

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance.

Loyalty and honesty, those are important.

I am a very loyal person and believe that people should be treated fairly in life.

Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

And the people I have been accountable to every single day in the Senate are the 27 million Texans who I represent and I made a promise to them that I make to you today, which is, if I am elected, every single day I will do two things: tell the truth, and do what I said I would do.

One piece of advice that always stuck in my mind is that people should be respected and trusted as people, not because of their position or title.

A good leader must be fair.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

I am who I am. In politics when you treat people well and they know you're honest, straight and sincere, I think it's an advantage. Just because somebody comes from a hard-boiled political culture doesn't make him a good U.S. senator.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

I like honesty and fair play.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

I will be the president of the nation who keeps pledges.