Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
May we be people of honesty and integrity trying to do the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.
Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.
Real life is a funny thing, you know. In real life saying the right thing at the right time is beyond crucial.
Believe me... I've made a career out of being the right thing in the wrong space and the wrong thing in the right space. That's one thing... I really do know about.
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
I think that the greatest education in the world is the education which helps one to be able to do the right things at the time it has to be done.
Being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.
I've done things that can be made fun of. It's not such a bad thing. If I'm going to end up a role model, then I'd rather not end up being the kind of role model that pretends to be perfect, and pretends that she always has the right thing to say. I'm a product of role models that didn't make me feel like I was as good as them.
Essentialism is not about how to get more things done, it's about how to the get the right things done. It doesn't mean just doing less for the sake of less either. It is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.
Every single choice we make, no matter how small, is the ground where who we are meets what is in the world. And the fruits of that essential relationship- the intimate, fertile conversation between our own heart's wisdom and the way the world has emerged before us- becomes a lifelong practice of deep and sacred listening for the next right thing we are required to do. We make the only choice that feels authentic and honest, necessary and true in that moment.
The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically.
Do the right things instead of trying to do everything right.
Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.
People and their managers are working so hard to be sure things are done right, that they have hardly have time to decide if they are doing the right things.
When you give, give from the place of the heart because it is the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.
I don’t demand that all work be a masterpiece. What I am doing is the right thing for me - that is what I am and this is living. It reflects me and I reflect it.
I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do.
Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you.
When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically - that's not how he was raised - he cared that it was the right thing to do.
One can never tell what will be the result of faithful service rendered, nor do we know when it will come back to us or to those with whom we are associated. The reward may not come at the time, but in dividends later. I believe we will never lose anything in life by giving service, by making sacrifices, and doing the right thing.
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