Heber J. Grant Quotes

Work hard to achieve integrity in your work and your relationships with the people you work with.

There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

My parents were strict and taught me the proper fundamentals that I would use in my life. They taught me commitment to work hard.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

I talk every day about doing the right thing.

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

I approach every role with the same commitment because I'm being paid for it. To not do so would be unethical.

Cheating is not the American way. It is small, while we are large. It is cheap, while we are richly endowed. It is destructive, while we are creative. It is doomed to fail, while our gifts and responsibilities call us to achieve. It sabotages trust and weakens the bonds of spirit and humanity, without which we perish.

Let's deal with each other honestly.

I very much believe in values-based leadership and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values.

The principle of acting in good faith is at the heart of decent work.

Ethics to me is very important.

Every man should make up his own mind that if he expect to succeed, he must give an honest return for the other man's dollar.

I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.

We always felt that if you do something with quality and integrity, then it's going to come back to you.

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

What we want is a moral revolution, not one that people associate with street riots and the disorganization of life. A transformation of attitudes that will introduce normal, moral order in the functioning of the state. An order whereby honesty is a positive value, and dishonesty a negative one.

There are times when you earn your rather inadequate salary by just doing the right thing.

He who seeks equity must do equity

Openness, respect, integrity - these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.

More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.

Doing things right in politics is no different than doing things right in life: Tell the truth, be yourself.