Integrity Quotes

In the face of great perils never before encountered, our strong purpose is to protect and to perpetuate the integrity of democracy.

As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself.

Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty.

When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?

A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

We must work passionately and unrelentingly for the goal of freedom, but we must be sure that our hands are clean in the struggle. We must never struggle with falsehood, hate, or malice. We must never become bitter.

Now, it should be incandescently clear that no one who has any concern for the integrity and life of America today can ignore the present war.

The only guide to a man's conscience, the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions.

All I can do is say I smell a rat. I don't know where it is or what kind of rat it is, but as an artist, I can express how. But I couldn't responsibly stand up and tell people which way to go, because then I'm just as guilty as the people who are telling everybody else what to do and where to go.

It's silly when girls sell their souls because it's in.

I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics.

Steady losing means you ain't using what you really think is right.

If we had any nerve at all, if we had any real balls as a society, or whatever you need, whatever quality you need, real character, we would make an effort to really address the wrongs in this society, righteously.

My life is not a political campaign. I just write about what is on my mind. I just play whatever I feel like playing. Whatever is in my soul at the time is what I want to do. I have, thank god, enough people who are still interested in what I am doing so that I can go out and keep doing it.

I do not trust self serving misinformation coming from corporations and their media trolls. I do not trust politicians who are taking millions from those corporations either. I trust people. So I make my music for people not for candidates.

I see a government completely out of control, and money is number one. Integrity isn't even on the map.

I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly, my pride never would have allowed me to. In the beginning it was about doing it the right way, on the merits of the music.

I'd rather die like a man than live like a coward.