“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
-J. K Rowling
Service
“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.”
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Proactivity
“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
Purpose
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure… but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
-Francis Chan
Courage
“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”
-John F. Kennedy
High-Mindedness
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage
“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
Attitude
“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
Character
“How you respond when someone disrespects you shows if you are worthy of respect.”
― Paul Bamikole
Character
“The quality of your friends says alot about your character.”
― Naide P Obiang
Character
“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.”
― Elmer Leterman
Character
“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
Character
“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
Character
“In essence, we are deeper than being; we are character, which contains the conscious forces of love, justice, kindness, faith, and forgiveness.”
― Gary Gordon
Character
“No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such.”
― Abhijit Naskar
Character
“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
Character
“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
Character
“To measure the man, measure his heart.”
― Malcolm Forbes
Character
“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.”
― Lawrence G. Lovasik
Character
“'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
