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title: "8 Important Integrity Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Important Integrity quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Important Integrity sayings and thoughts."
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> [I threw my whole life and lived my life in a certain way to make sure that I would never violate any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lay/i-threw-my-whole-life-and-lived-my-life-in-a-certain-way-to-make-sure/)

[Kenneth Lay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lay/)

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> [“Beauty and style are important, so is integrity, kindness, and the way that you treat other people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/germany-kent/beauty-and-style-are-important-so-is-integrity-kindness-and-the-way/)

[Germany Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/germany-kent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/germany-kent-406_admiration-and-attit_beauty-and-style-are-important-so-is-int_249060.jpg)

> [“I've done some stupid things I regret, but I've managed to keep my integrity. Which is important because integrity is fragile. Break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-heatt/i-ve-done-some-stupid-things-i-regret-but-i-ve-managed-to-keep-my/)

[Jonathan Heatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-heatt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/jonathan-heatt-40650_g_i-ve-done-some-stupid-things-i-regret-bu_468106.jpg)

> [To be sure, nothing is more important to the integrity of the universities . . . than a rigorously enforced divorce from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-arendt/to-be-sure-nothing-is-more-important-to-the-integrity-of-the/)

[Hannah Arendt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-arendt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/hannah-arendt-610_business_to-be-sure-nothing-is-more-important-to_823018.jpg)

> [It's even more important for the integrity of the country if there are conflicts of interest in an administration, if there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-leahy/it-s-even-more-important-for-the-integrity-of-the-country-if-there/)

[Patrick Leahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-leahy/)

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> [And with a practice of writing comes a certain important integrity. A culture filled with bloggers thinks differently about politics or public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-lessig/and-with-a-practice-of-writing-comes-a-certain-important-integrity-a/)

[Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-lessig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/lawrence-lessig-3201_affair_and-with-a-practice-of-writing-comes-a-c_2530853.png)

> [Nothing is more important than the integrity of our election system and it is past time for Congress to come together and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-malliotakis/nothing-is-more-important-than-the-integrity-of-our-election-system/)

[Nicole Malliotakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-malliotakis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/nicole-malliotakis-5678_bipartisan_nothing-is-more-important-than-the-integ_2880257.jpg)

> [I have been public on this, and I firmly, firmly believe that this notion of accountability for what you promise as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-marchionne/i-have-been-public-on-this-and-i-firmly-firmly-believe-that-this/)

[Sergio Marchionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-marchionne/)

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