Condoleezza Rice Quotes

The fact is, you never compromise on principles. If people on the far Left, they have a principle to stand by, they should never compromise; those of us on the Right should not either.

You're only as good as your values.

My father taught me many things. Two of them come to mind right now: Stay true to your values. You can compromise on policies, but not your fundamental values or else you will get lost in the world of politics. The second thing is to listen to whoever you are talking to. People in your street, other politicians, company heads and workers. Learn from them.

There's more than one way to get to the goal that you want to get to, but once you compromise your own principles, then you're lost. You're really lost.

If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong. That's what I tell my kids, anyway.

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.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.

My future is righteousness.

If you don't have solid beliefs you cannot build a stable life. Beliefs are like the foundation of a building, and they are the foundation to build your life upon.

Never compromise your principles, even if it leads to difficulties in the short term.

But rarely have I made choices that made me feel I was really compromising what I believe.

I think character is permanent, and issues are transient.

I don't think that has to be our choice... This party was born in principle. This party will die if it doesn't stand by its decision of principle.

It's good to stand for something, to believe in something and base your business on values.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.

Give us a clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for—because unless we stand for something we will fall for anything.

I do not believe in a political strategy that does not have a moral foundation.

Base thy life on principle, not on rules.

It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never.

When we are faced with adversity, when we are tested on who we are and what we stand for, we always pull together. We stand strong for our values and our way of life. We always have, and I know we always will.

You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't care very much about those values.

You have to stand for the things that you believe in. You have to stay strong inside.