“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”
-Leonardo Da Vinci
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”
-Leonardo Da Vinci
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure… but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
-Francis Chan
“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”
-John F. Kennedy
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
-Mark Twain
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
-Helen Keller
“How you respond when someone disrespects you shows if you are worthy of respect.”
― Paul Bamikole
“The quality of your friends says alot about your character.”
― Naide P Obiang
“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.”
― Elmer Leterman
“There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference is character.”
― Jon Hunstman
“Every brush stroke on the canvas, every dab of color introduced, the fine textures impressed in the paint—this accumulation of many small acts combines to shape a final work of art. And so it is with life; each step, each deed, each brief choice builds gradually, day by day, to shape both character and destiny.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich
“In essence, we are deeper than being; we are character, which contains the conscious forces of love, justice, kindness, faith, and forgiveness.”
― Gary Gordon
“No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such.”
― Abhijit Naskar
“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.”
― Alan Armstrong
“At the end of your lives you will not be judged by academic successes, the degrees or diplomas earned, the positions held, the material wealth acquired, or power and prestige, but rather on the basis of what you have become as persons and what you are in conduct and character.”
― Howard W. Hunter
“To measure the man, measure his heart.”
― Malcolm Forbes
“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.”
― Lawrence G. Lovasik
“'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”
― Thomas Paine
“Men of few words are the best men."
― William Shakespeare
“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
― Bruce Lee