“Ability is all right but if it is not backed up by honesty and public confidence you will never be a successful person. The best a man can do is to arrive at the top in his chosen profession. I have always maintained that one profession is deserving of as much honor as another provided it is honorable.” IfsMenPersonsCan DoAbilityBusinessSuccessfulHonestyHonorProfessionChosenHonorableDeservingSuccessful Person Author:Will Rogers
“Successful leaders develop effective strategies for maintaining their boundaries. ... Most time bandits don't know any better. And being a time bandit is a matter of context. One person's time bandit is another person's pleasant diversion. ... Instead of gritting our teeth to be polite and resenting the time bandit for holding us up, the best choice is to be honest. We cannot expect another person to honor our needs unless we affirm them ourselves.” KnowsNeedsPersonsMatterTimeChoicesLeadershipLeaderSuccessfulHonestHonorStrategyBoundariesTeethBeing HonestPleasantPoliteMaintainingDiversionOf ContextBanditsSuccessful Leaders Author:Diane Dreher
“It is unnatural that a pure stream should flow from a foul fountain its vices are but a continuation of the vices of its origin. A man of moral honor and good political principles, cannot submit to the mean drudgery and disgraceful arts, by which such elections are carried. To be a successful candidate, he must be destitute of the qualities that constitute a just legislator: and being thus disciplined to corruption it is not to be expected that the representative should be better than the man.” MenShouldMeanArtPoliticalPoliticsQualityMoralPrinciplesSuccessfulHe ManHonorPureFlowElectionVicesCorruptionExpectedStreamsCandidatesSubmitRepresentativesFountainUnnaturalFoulLegislatorsContinuationDrudgeryDisgracefulDestituteGood Political Author:Thomas Paine
“Today I must humbly thank Providence, whose grace has enabled me, who was once an unknown soldier in the War, to bring to a successful issue the struggle for the restoration of our honor and rights as a nation.” WarTodayNationsStruggleIssuesSuccessfulGraceRightsAtheismHonorSoldierProvidenceRestoration Book:Hitler's Words Source: Hitler's Words
“Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.” LittlesCharacterFormWinningSocialLossMoralPrinciplesCareersSuccessfulRiskEconomicHonorLosingStandingBraverySignificantInjuryLastingWill PowerValorMoral CourageDisapprovalPhysical Courage Author:Michael Josephson
“To generate any appreciable degree of long-term affluence requires scrupulous honesty and the willingness to honor long-term agreements with employers, suppliers, partners, and especially customers. The flimflam artist may generate a few quick bucks through fraud or misrepresentation, but no successful and lasting business enterprise was ever founded on such principles.” MayLongArtistTermPrinciplesSuccessfulHonestyHonorDegreesCustomersPartnersLong TermEnterpriseAgreementLastingWillingnessFraudEmployersBucksAffluenceMisrepresentationSuppliers Book:Resentment Against Achievement: Understanding the Assault Upon Ability Source: Resentment Against Achievement: Understanding the Assault Upon Ability
“In order to be successful, you have to honor what's in old fashion house, but you also have to play with it and push the limits of it.” HouseSuccessfulFashionHonorBeing Successful Author:Peter Dundas
“By the time they get to 6th grade honor roll students won't risk making a mistake, and sometimes to be successful, you have to risk making mistakes.” SometimesMistakeSuccessfulRiskStudentsHonorGradesBeing SuccessfulMaking MistakesHonor Roll Book:The View from Saturday Source: The View from Saturday
“I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsTryingMeanLongMillionsSuccessfulHonorCostLong TimeHollywoodDollarsAgreementUnusualNeed YouTrustworthyHandshake Author:James Cameron
“America has joined forces with the Allied Powers, and what we have of blood and treasure are yours. Therefore it is that with loving pride we drape the colors in tribute of respect to this citizen of your great republic. And here and now, in the presence of the illustrious dead, we pledge our hearts and our honor in carrying this war to a successful issue. Lafayette, we are here.” HeartWarAmericaForceIssuesSuccessfulBloodMilitaryColorPrideCitizensHonorTreasureRepublicHere And NowPledgeTributeDrapesLafayette Author:Charles E. Stanton