Quotes About Character

Some people today may think these are naive or kind of corny. But think a moment about what they mean and who you become if you abide by them. That isn't naive. You don't become corny.

If we are not true to ourselves, we cannot be true to others—our wife or husband, our family, our profession and colleagues

You must know who you are and be true to who you are if you are going to be who you can and should become.

True happiness comes from the things that cannot be taken away from you. Making the full effort to do the right thing can never be taken away from you.

There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.

Good values are like a magnet, they attract good people.

No written word nor spoken plea Can teach our youth what they should be. Nor all the books on all the shelves. It's what the teachers are themselves.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Character is what you really are. Reputation is what people say you are.

There is a choice you have to make, in everything you do. And you must always keep in mind the choice you make, makes you.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. —ALBERT EINSTEIN

A dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Three days in Prince Charming's company and Agatha softened into the woman she'd been in Assisi. More smiles. Fewer frowns. Not so quick to criticize. She paused in her opinions to consider how they'd strike James. She paused in her eating to cast admiring glances his way. And now there she sat with a rare look of contentment on her face, her smile beaming up at James in the pulpit. Never in his life had Father Finn witnessed so clearly the transforming power of love.

Grace makes us inwardly RIGHT so we walk outwardly UPRIGHT

You are being fashioned into one of two images, either God's or the worlds. Make a choice!

I read the bible every day and the one thing I have noticed is that those characters that are closest to God seem to be the ones who question and wonder and think more than others.

Hardship is a legitimate test of character, resilience a legitimate sign of strength and patience a legitimate mark of faith.

A person consists of his faith. Whatever is his faith even so is he.

Never exalt people because they're in your family; never exalt people because they're your color; never exalt people because they're your kinfolk. Exalt them because they're worthy.

What you do with your life and how you do it is not only a reflection on you, but on your family and all of those institutions that have helped to make you who you are.

If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.

I wont ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason.

Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also in their family and community lives.

For me, it's all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I've talked with my family and team about is doing more. Trying to make an impact.