Quotes About Character

There can be no good character in civil government if there is none in the people. You cannot make a good omelet with bad eggs.

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.

We must remember that ours was intended to be a citizen government, and we must work together to restore our country and the character of our nation.

Forms of government are forged mainly in the fire of practice, not in the vacuum of theory. They respond to national character and to national realities.

The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

The antidote to this abuse of formal Government, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual.

The good guys had to operate on a higher level than the killers--just for society to keep track of who was who.

Government-run schools can't instill morals and character.

Act as if you are, and you will become such.

Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom. And if you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would.

You will make a lousy anybody else, but you will be the best "you" in existence.

I don't want to be remembered as a good goalkeeper. I want to be remembered as a great person.

Take advantage of little sufferings even more than of great ones. God considers not so much what we suffer as how we suffer. . . Turn everything to profit as the grocer does in his shop.

Humility is the key characteristic of a worship leader. Actually, the key for any great leader.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.

Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

The best way to make money is not to have money as your primary goal. I've seen great people come into the business world primarily motivated to make money. Almost without exception they failed.

Great leaders inspire, they don't manipulate.

The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

Little people belittle people. Great people make people feel great.