James E. Faust Quotes

You better not compromise yourself, it's all you've got.

When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.

I need to hold onto my soul and my integrity, and I can't compromise that.

If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.

Independence .... is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes.

I do not live for people, for what they think, for them to say that I'm nice, good, the best, perfect. Everyone has their opinion. And I respect that.

I have my life. I have my values. And compared with much of society, especially football, that is radical.

The only thing we have in this world that is utterly and intrinsically ours is our integrity.

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

When you adopt the standards and the values of someone else … you surrender your own integrity. You become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being.

The wise treat self-respect as non-negotiable, and will not trade it for health or wealth or anything else.

Don’t judge yourself by others’ standards…have your own. And don’t get caught up into the trap of changing yourself to fit the world. The world has to change to fit you. And if you stick to your principles, values and morals long enough, it will.

People say of me, 'She's peculiar.' They do not understand me. If they did they would say so oftener and with emphasis.

I was born in California, raised a vegetarian, and love science fiction, so don't tell me how I need to be in order to fit your standards. When I was younger, those kinds of comments bothered me, but eventually got to a point where I realized I wasn't going to change who I was.

I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.

Your uniqueness is your strength. Remember that. Don't mold yourself to others or to what others think. You're an individual. You're special.

I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame.

I just worry about myself. I'm just gonna be me and do me. If people appreciate it, cool. If not, I'm gonna still be me.

We've stood by who we are and we didn't listen to anyone else.

I am very thankful and blessed that I haven't had to sell my soul and be anything that I'm not.

When someone tells me that I'm not real, I say to them, 'Well, what about me isn't real?' I have not changed my figure. This is who I am.

I think people are always going to say things about you or disapprove of your relationships or your ideals or your beliefs or something, but I think you have to stand up and stay strong in who you are and not let it affect you.

Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself.

You've gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.

It took me a long time to realise that I need to stay true to my game.