Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

People will judge you according to your own convictions.

I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values - and follow my own moral compass - then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.

I was taught growing up that you always do what you believe.

In the end, your integrity is all you've got.

No matter what is the environment around you, it is always possible to maintain your brand of integrity

You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

Never, be argued out of your soul, never be argued out of your honor, and never be argued into believing that soul and honor do not run a terrible risk if you limp into life with the load of a debt on your shoulders.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it.

My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me, as I know they will, it is to that sense of right and wrong, that sense of who I am and what I believe, to which I will always hold.

I do the best I know how, the very best I can, And I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, What is said against me won't count; If it brings me out wrong, Ten angels swearing that I was right Would have made no difference.

Don't ever silence your morality to be a part of anything.

I'm a big person when it comes to doing what you believe in.

You've gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.

My mom taught me to respect myself, and to question anyone who would ask me to sacrifice my integrity.

I wouldn't be doing my job, or holding myself to that standard that I see fit, if I just shut my mouth and played the game.

Popularity isn't the end-all, be-all. What matters far more is that you stick to your principles, that you stand up and you live a life of integrity.

Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth we have spoken it

A big part of honesty is self-discipline, personal resolve, and taking pride in who you are as a person and what each action means to your character.

Integrity means you do what you do because it is right and not just fashionable or politically correct.

I must keep some standard of principle fixed within myself.

That's what I love about integrity. Each time we go inside, that's where it is.