Zell Miller Quotes

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can implicitly rely upon him. Often I have known a man to be preferred in stations of honor and profit because he had this reputation: When he said he knew a thing, he knew it, and when he said he would do a thing, he did it.

You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own.

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they are different.

Loyalty and honesty, those are important.

Your word is your honor. If you say you're going to do something, then you need to do it.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

My dad told me something long before I was in politics, and when your dad gives you advice every single day, eventually one or two of the things stick in your mind. And he said, don't believe what people say, believe what they do.

Growing up, I was taught a man's word is his bond.

The number one thing I look for in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he's going to do.

People shouldn't be interested in me. They should be interested in me if I'm not doing what I promise.

If you are sincere and true to your work, you will be respected. And for me, respect is power.

Your word is your bond.

I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility.

I don't like it when people don't act on their words.

Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.

The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

Your life works to the degree you keep your agreements.

I promise not to become a source of shame for you.

You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation.