William Safire Quotes

Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.

I threw my whole life and lived my life in a certain way to make sure that I would never violate any law.. certainly never any criminal laws.. and always maintained that most important to me was my integrity, was my character, were my values.

Consult duty not events.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

I believe that my worth is not measured by what I do, by the honors that are bestowed upon me, or by material wealth that I might obtain. Instead, I am measured by the courage I show while standing for my beliefs, by the dedication I exhibit to ensure my word is good, and the resolve I undertake to establish my actions and deeds as honorable.

A clean and sensitive conscience, a steady and scrupulous integrity in small things as well as large, is the most valuable of all possessions, to a nation as to an individual.

Duty is the essence of manhood.

Integrity is not so much what we do as much as who we are.

Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.

To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.

Character is more important than any other leadership trait.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.

I'm actually a very moral guy.

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

I didn't volunteer; they asked me. I felt a duty to testify.

The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

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

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.