Thoughts And Observations About Loyalty

“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.” Zig Ziglar – U.S. salesman, motivator speaker, author.

“There is one element that is worth its weight in gold and that is LOYALTY. It will cover a multitude of weaknesses.”  Philip Danforth Armour – U.S. industrialist.

“Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.”  Ziad K. Abdelnour – Lebanon born/U.S. entrepreneur, investor.

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – German polymath, philosopher, writer.

“Be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, you build the trust of those who are present.” Stephen Covey – U.S. educator, author, businessman.

“You stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they’d do the same for you.” Yogi Berra – U.S. MLB player, manager, coach.

“The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance. It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover honest criticism.”  Dag Hammarskjold - Swedish economist, diplomat.

“Speaking truth to power is actually a form of loyalty.” Richard N. Haass – U.S. diplomat.

““Loyalty is a cohesive force that forges individuals into a team. … No building is better than its structural foundation, and no man (woman) is better than his (her) mental foundation. When I prepared my original Success Pyramid years ago, I put industriousness and enthusiasm as the two cornerstones with LOYALTY right in the middle of the pyramid - Loyalty to yourself and to all those dependent upon you.”  John Wooden – U.S. NCAA basketball player, coach.

“We pledge our loyalty; we affirm our determination to be of good courage; we declare, sometimes even publicly, that come what may we will do the right thing, that we will stand for the right cause, that we will be true to ourselves and to others. Then the pressures begin to build. Sometimes these are social pressures. Sometimes they are personal appetites. Sometimes they are false ambitions. There is a weakening of the will. There is a softening of discipline. There is capitulation. And then there is remorse, self-accusation, and bitter tears of regret.”  Gordon B. Hinckley – U.S. theologian, author.

“Betrayal is not a single act, but a crack in the mirror of loyalty, reflecting shards of shattered trust” Andrew Pacholyk – U.S. author.

“Loyalty never tolerates betrayal, but will always be generous with mistakes.” Paulo Coelho - Brazilian lyricist and novelist.

“And the strongest trust is built by the smallest actions, the keeping of the little promises. It is the constant truthfulness, the continued dependability, the remembrance of minor things, which most inspire confidence and faith.”  Walter Wangerin Jr. – U.S. author, educator.

“Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.” Zig Ziglar – U.S. salesman, motivator speaker, author.

“When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.”  Patrick Lencioni – U.S. business management consultant, author.

“Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.” Harvey Mackay – U.S. businessman, author.

“Make your employer feel truthfully that you are sincere with him; that you are going to promote his interest; that you are going to stand for the things which he represents; that you are proud of being a member of his staff, and there is nothing that will reap you a richer reward. Loyalty above all! …  Labor should be recognized as entitled to consult with management in the mutual interest. Labor cannot be driven, and business cannot be successful unless the men employed in it are enthusiastic and loyal. That loyalty cannot be obtained with a big stick; it must be based upon fair dealing and sympathy.” Charles M. Schwab – U.S. entrepreneur.

“Manage through the uncertainties. Practice appropriate actions and participate in healthy choices. Value and celebrate the loyalty of the individuals around you: celebrate their competencies and successes, as well as your own. Build up your circle and reinforce it at every opportunity.”  Mary Anne Radmacher – U.S. writer, artist.

“Customer loyalty comes from consistent experience. They learn to count on you.” Jimmy John Liautaud – U.S. restaurateur, founder and former chairman of Jimmy John's sandwich chain.

“Content is power in today's world, and if you can own that content, create it and make interaction more of an experience than a transaction, you create a different kind of loyalty.” Mindy Grossman -U.S. entrepreneur, former CEO of WW International.

“I'm most passionate about personalization. I firmly believe that personalized experiences with brands will most drive loyalty and relevance for customers in the future.” Katrina Lake – U.S. entrepreneur, founder and interim CEO of Stitch Fix .

“Companies and their brands need to reach out and speak directly to consumers, to honor their values, and to form meaningful relationships with them. They must become architects of community, consistently demonstrating the values that their customer community expects in exchange for their loyalty and purchases. … In fact, I believe the first companies that make an effort to develop an authentic, transparent, and meaningful social contract with their fans and customers will turn out to be the ones that are the most successful in the future. While brands that refuse to make the effort will lose stature and customer loyalty.” Simon Mainwaring – U.S. marketing consultant, author.

"You can buy a person's hand, but you can't buy their heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is. You can buy his back, but you can't buy his brain. That's where his creativity is, his ingenuity, his his resourcefulness."  Stephen Covey – U.S. educator, author, businessman.

“Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride.”  Vince Lombardi – U.S. NFL coach.

“What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.”  J. K. Rowling – U.K. author.

“Again and again, I learn how much friendship enriches my life, bringing warmth, assurance, humour, inspiration, a sense of security. It depends on honesty, trust, loyalty. It's about giving. It's for sharing the good times, but also the tough times, hurt, grief, sadness.”  Quentin Bryce - Australian academic, politician, served as the 25th governor-general of Australia.

“True love is a dance of trust, respect, and unwavering loyalty.”  Rendi Ansyah – Indonesian actor, author.

“Remember, attraction is only one part of a relationship. Loyalty, commitment, responsibility and maturity make up the rest.”  Ruth Westheimer – German/U.S. therapist, talk-show host.

“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.” Ann Landers – U.S. newspaper advice columnist.

“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”  William Shakespeare – U.K. playwright.

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” Oprah Winfrey – U.S. talk show host, actress, producer.

“Your truest friends are the ones who will stand by you in your darkest moments—because they’re willing to brave the shadows with you—and in your greatest moments—because they’re not afraid to let you shine.” Nicole Yatsonsky – U.S. actress, writer.

“Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that’s probably the biggest key to success.” Taylor Lautner – U.S. actor.

“Our modern, rootless times do seem to be a particularly inhospitable environment for loyalty. We come and go so relentlessly that our friendships can't but come and go too. What sort of loyalty is there in the age of Facebook, when friendship is a costless transaction, a business of flip reciprocity.... Friendship held together by nothing more permanent than hyperlinks is hardly the stuff of selfless fidelity.”  Eric Felten – U.S. journalist.

“Loyalty to the family must be merged into loyalty to the community, loyalty to the community into loyalty to the nation, and loyalty to the nation into loyalty to mankind. The citizen of the future must be a citizen of the world.”  Thomas Cochrane – U.K. naval officer, politician.

“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”  Marlene Dietrich, German born/U.S. singer, actress.

“The best gifts to give: To your friend, loyalty; To your enemy, forgiveness; To your boss, service; To a child, a good example; To your parents, gratitude and devotion; To your mate, love and faithfulness; To all men and women, charity.” Oren Arnold – U.S. journalist, novelist.

“The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.” Norman Thomas – U.S. minister, political activist.