Do The Right Thing Quotes

In plain Texas talk, it’s ‘do the right thing’

I’m a firm believer if you do the right thing, the American people will notice.

Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he’s not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That’s why he inspires people and inspires me.

I have faith in the justice system, and what will happen will happen. I’m just trying to do the right thing.

It doesn’t make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

I’m riding my man Obama. I think he’s a visionary. Actually, Barack told me the first date he took Michelle to was ‘Do the Right Thing.’ I said, Thank God I made it. Otherwise you would have taken her to ‘Soul Man.’ Michelle would have been like ‘What’s wrong with this brother?’

For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I’ve encouraged other people to do the same.

The refs are trying to do the right thing. They’re trying to make the right calls, but if you put a lot of pressure on them as far as being in their face, it’s embarrassing. They don’t want to get yelled at a fourth, fifth time.

When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing.

I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the end, politics gets in the way of the business of people.

I had seen ‘Do the Right Thing’ when I was at college, and it was incredibly inspiring as a piece of cinema. Just brilliant, I thought. But saw ‘Malcolm X’ with a crowded audience. It was my first time in an American cinema, hearing an audience respond. You know, in England, everyone is so restrained.

That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That’s the way it is.

Unlike Casey Cagle, I will always do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

We can’t just say the right thing on lowering the cost of prescription drugs: we have to do the right thing, too.

People sometimes forget all the films that we’ve done. They remember the likes of ‘Malcolm X’ and ‘Do the Right Thing.’ But I’ve been working since 1986. From the beginning, I was determined to not just be a flash in the pan. I’ve got to keep up with Woody Allen. He’s lapping me.

Usually for the last play, everyone goes helter-skelter. They go to the wrong spots. They don’t do the right thing.