Quotes about Integrity

But a true friend holds you to a higher standard. A true friend brings out the best in you.

Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside.

You don't sit around looking for reasons to do the right thing; it's the bad decisions that require creative reasoning.

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.

As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called. It is your responsibility to see to it that the church under your care continues as a gathering of people in process; a place where the curious,the unconvinced, the sceptical, the used-to-believe and the broken, as well as the committed, informed and sold-out come together around Peter's declaration that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Just as Jesus predicted, what originates in the secret place won't always remain a secret. ... How do we guard -- or maybe it would be more appropriate to say, guard against -- our hearts? How do we monitor what's going on in that secret place that has the potential to go public at any moment?

Our greatest moral regrets are always preceded by a series of unwise choices.

Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God's commands regarding sexual purity.

We begin selling ourselves on what we want to do rather than what we ought to do. We listen to ourselves until we believe our own lies, and the we opt for happiness.

Actions don't only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.

A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately.

Leaders worth following are always careful. They are careful because they genuinely care for those who have chosen to follow. A leader who is careless will eventually be considered thoughtless by those who have entrusted their future to him.