H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

My dad was my role model; he always did the right thing.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

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

We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

If children are expected to be honest, parents must be honest. If children are expected to be virtuous, parents must be virtuous. If you expect your children to be honorable, you must be honorable.

Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.

When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.

You don't teach morals and ethics and empathy and kindness in the schools. You teach that at home, and children learn by example.

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

From my father, I learnt kindness and how to talk straight.

My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and sense of responsibility with or without religion.

I'm a good, upstanding guy with moral values and core values.

The thing, in general, about being a good person is just do the right thing as often as possible.

In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? You grownups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

One goes through school, college, medical school and one's internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success.

I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

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.