Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.

Quote by John W Gardner

Topics: Belief Quotes, Integrity Quotes, Mankind Quotes

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Storybook happiness involves every form of pleasant thumb-twiddling; true happiness involves the full use of...

Storybook happiness involves every form of pleasant thumb-twiddling; true happiness involves the full use of...

We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle...

We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle...

Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we...

Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we...

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble...

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble...

More and more Americans feel threatened by runaway technology, by large-scale organization, by overcrowding. More...

More and more Americans feel threatened by runaway technology, by large-scale organization, by overcrowding. More...

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free...

The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free...

For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.

For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

All laws are an attempt to domesticate the natural ferocity of the species.

All laws are an attempt to domesticate the natural ferocity of the species.

The cynic says, One man can't do anything. I say, Only one man can do...

The cynic says, One man can't do anything. I say, Only one man can do...

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and...

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and...

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders...

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders...

Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my...

Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my...

The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures...

The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures...

If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective...

If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective...

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in...

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in...