Noam Chomsky Quotes

You can't do something that is morally vacuous or dysfunctional and then write it off saying, 'It wasn't my film, I was just doing a job in it.'

I no longer teach law. But when I did I advised my students that they should never accept a case if it meant that by doing so you couldn't sleep at night.

I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done.

My only career strategy is to just not do anything that I have to be completely ashamed of afterwards! Whether it's TV or movies, I feel lucky to be working.

Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.

Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office.

I don’t believe, and I never did, that a man has to become an informer to practice his profession.

Medicine is a noble art. We must preserve our moral purity.

We are not a paid bunch of bullies. Our job is to get the facts.

Throughout my career, I have lived by the principles of personal honor and professional integrity.

There is a theme to my broadcasting career - I've never done anything just for the money.

The most important thing to me as a practitioner has been fidelity to my obligations and to the law.

I would not allow CIA to undertake activity that is immoral, even if it is technically legal.

We have so little control as actors, but there are ways you can maintain your integrity. I have to say I've never compromised myself in this career once. I've never done something I didn't believe in.

I just think that you have to approach anything you do with a huge amount of integrity - I don't really care where it comes from, whether it's a children's piece or an adult piece.

I kept thinking, I'm not going to do political journalism, because there's no way to keep my principles and be a political journalist, so I'll edit a popular science magazine. This will be my salvation, and I'll emerge with my integrity intact. That didn't even happen.

I will never stoop low to do certain things on camera.

I would never lie about another professional.

When you decide you're going to be a public servant, you should not be able to take on interests that conflict with the city.

My personal code of conduct and compliance with a wide range of government ethics provisions have ensured that I have maintained ethical standards.

I'm not afraid of any kind of job, I'm not afraid to play any kind of role, as long as it doesn't compromise my morals.

My conscience won't allow me to do films I thought were bad but were going to make money.

Being your own person and standing for what you believe is a critical aspect of a good professional life.

That's one reason I retired as a sergeant and not at a higher rank... I refused to 'play the game' the way the bosses wanted the game played. It is a decision that has cost me money in retirement pay but one that I have never regretted.

I tell the truth. That's my training as a reporter.