Doing The Right Thing Quotes

• The time is always right to do what is right.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  "This Dallas Boy's MLK Jr. Speech Is Such A Sweet Message For Today's World" by Sarah Friedmann, www.bustle.com. January 2018.

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• Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

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• Better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.

  Guy Kawasaki

  Leadership, Succeed, Failing

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• It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character, it forces you to make decisions based upon your beliefs and not what other people think. In life, and in business, you have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone. But, what makes you a leader is having the courage of your convictions.

  Queen Latifah

  Leadership, Strong, Believe

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• It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Motivational, Time, Mean

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• The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Life, Truth

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• Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Business, Integrity, Bad Day

  Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Citizen Thoreau: Walden, Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown”, p.133, Graphic Arts Books

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• Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.47, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• Forgiveness is not a matter of who is right or wrong. It is a matter of doing the right thing.

  Choa Kok Sui

  Matter, Right Thing

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• Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Change, Leadership

  "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey, (p. 101), 1989.

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• Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Positive, Encouraging

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• Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Compounds, Inspiration

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  Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Relationship, Uplifting

  Benjamin Franklin (2013). “The Art of Virtue: Ben Franklin's Formula for Successful Living”, p.1, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.

  Jack Kemp

  Motivational, Men, Our Society

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• Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

  Colin Powell

  Wisdom, Mean, People

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• Doing the right thing doesn't always bring success. But compromising ethics almost always leads to failure.

  Vivek Wadhwa

  Ethics, Compromise, Right Thing

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• Character is not only doing the right thing when no one is looking, it's doing the right thing when everyone is looking. It's being willing to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

  Michael Josephson

  Character, Pay, Cost

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• Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Theodore Roosevelt (2006). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt - Volume”, p.17, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

  W. Clement Stone

  Strength, Inspiring, Courage

  "Teen Ink: What Matters". Book by Stephanie H. Meyer, John Meyer and Peggy Veljkovic (p. 309), April 15, 2003.

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• When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Positive, Religious

  Quoted inWilliam H. Herndon and JesseW.Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (1889)

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• Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

  Michael Josephson

  Character, Moral Strength, Cost

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• It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

  Queen Latifah

  Strong, Character, Easy

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• Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

  Victor Hugo

  Life, Wisdom, Follow Your Heart

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• Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Excellence, Unforgettable, Excellent

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