Bikram Choudhury Quotes

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

It is impossible to deny that dishonest men often grow rich and famous, becoming powerful in their parish or in parliament. Their portraits grace shop windows; and they live and die respected. This success is theirs; yet it is not the success which a noble soul will envy.

I was taught that the search for truth and the search for justice are not incompatible and are, in fact, essential.

I just think there is a right way to do things, and I don't think two wrongs make a right.

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

Justice is truth in action.

Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to high standards.

Good morals lead to good laws.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.

I talk every day about doing the right thing.

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

The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this.

Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one - that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be.

I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit.

You can't have justice unless you have truth.

I like honesty and fair play.

For me, integrity is the consistency of words and actions. Part of the way that you do that is to ask people questions on some of the most difficult issues that you confront. 'Take me through where you felt you had to compromise your values.'

Part of the satisfaction of tattling surely comes from showing oneself to adults as a good moral agent, a responsible being who is sensitive to right and wrong. But I would bet that children would tattle even if they could do so only anonymously. They would do it just to have justice done.

My father was a businessman. We had discussions about honesty and dishonesty.

Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.

I'm not a religious person in the regular sense, but in the Bible you're not allowed to steal, you're not allowed to lie and you're not allowed to feel you're above other people.

I never hurt anybody in this business, ever.

To argue about justice is unavoidably to argue about virtues, about substantive moral and even spiritual questions.