Quotes About Character

Billy Graham said, "Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. We must constantly strive to keep our integrity intact.

If you could pick only one word to describe yourself, what would it be?

MONEY DOESN'T CHANGE MEN, IT MERELY UNMASKS THEM. IF A MAN IS NATURALLY SELFISH OR ARROGANT OR GREEDY, THE MONEY BRINGS THAT OUT, THAT IS ALL."—HENRY FORD

Muchos tienen éxito inmediato por lo que saben; Algunos tienen éxito temporal por lo que hacen; pero Pocos logran éxito permanente por lo que son.

Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.

If you want to be a successful leader, learn to lead before you have a leadership position.

the leader's prayer written by Pauline H. Peters: "God, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.

Crisis doesn't necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise.

People of integrity expect to be believed. They also know time will prove them right and are willing to wait.

Stanley Huffty afirmó: «No es la posición lo que hace al líder, sino el líder quien establece la posición».

The Man Who Could Do No Wrong by Dr. Charles Blair

Cuando los valores, los pensamientos, los sentimientos y las acciones están alineados, la persona se enfoca y su carácter es fortalecido.

It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position."

Thomas J. Watson, the former chairman of IBM, said, "Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

We don't get to pick our talents or IQ. But we do choose our character. In fact, we create it every time we make choices—to cop out or dig out of a hard situation, to bend the truth or stand under the weight of it, to take the easy money or pay the price.

Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow. A

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.

Being put in charge is not the same as being a leader.

Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible. That is the Law of Solid Ground.

Life's greatest rewards come from your inner self, from the choices you make, from how you decide to live under whatever circumstances you find yourself in.

CHARACTER COMMUNICATES CONSISTENCY Leaders without inner strength can't be counted on day after day because their ability to perform changes constantly. NBA great Jerry West commented, "You can't get too much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." If your people don't know what to expect from you as a leader, at some point they won't look to you for leadership.

Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

When leaders learn and live good values, they make themselves more valuable and lift the value of other people. That is the foundation of positive leadership.

only secure leaders exhibit servanthood.