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CHARACTER COUNTS! Quotations Quotation Author Pillar Other Topic A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference A.A. Milne Caring When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. Abraham Joseph Heschel Caring Kindness If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all. Aesop Caring No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop Caring Kindness Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. Albert Schweitzer Caring Kindness Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not find peace. Albert Schweitzer Caring Don't ever underestimate the importance of treating others with respect and kindness. Alison Levine Caring Respect Kindness is always fashionable. Amelia E. Barr Caring Kindness A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. Amelia Earhart Caring Kindness Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head Ann Landers Caring Forgiveness Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. Anthony J. D'Angelo Caring Citizenship Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away. Arthur Helps Caring Kindness Compassion is the basis of all morality. Arthur Schopenhauer Caring Compassion As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself the other for helping others. Audrey Hepburn Caring Citizenship For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn Caring Kindness

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicA little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference A.A. Milne CaringWhen I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. Abraham Joseph Heschel Caring KindnessIf you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all. Aesop CaringNo act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop Caring KindnessSometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. Albert Schweitzer Caring KindnessUntil he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not find peace. Albert Schweitzer CaringDon't ever underestimate the importance of treating others with respect and kindness. Alison Levine Caring RespectKindness is always fashionable. Amelia E. Barr Caring Kindness

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. Amelia Earhart Caring KindnessHanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head Ann Landers Caring Forgiveness

Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. Anthony J. D'Angelo Caring CitizenshipWise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away. Arthur Helps Caring KindnessCompassion is the basis of all morality. Arthur Schopenhauer Caring CompassionAs you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself the other for helping others. Audrey Hepburn Caring CitizenshipFor beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn Caring Kindness

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicNever lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people. Barbara Bush Caring RespectYou never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. Barbara De Angelis Caring LoveWords are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back. Beninese Proverbs Caring Respect

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. Blaise Pascal Caring KindnessIf you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Booker T. Washington Caring Respect

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him. Booker T. Washington CaringSuccessful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?” Brian Tracy Caring LeadershipThere is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. Bryant H. McGill Caring ForgivenessFriendship is not only doing something for someone, but it is caring for someone, which is what every person needs. C. Neil Strait Caring FriendshipKindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person. C. Neil Strait Caring KindnessIf you never learn the language of gratitude you'll never be on speaking terms with happiness C. Niel Strait, Adapted from Caring Gratitude They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.Carl Buehner Caring RespectBe careful with your words or actions. Once they are said or done, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten. Carl Sandburg Caring ForgivenessThe everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Charles B. Kuralt Caring KindnessHave a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. Charles Dickens Caring RespectNo one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another. Charles Dickens CaringSympathy is two hearts tugging at one load. Charles H. Parkhurst Caring Sympathy

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicThere’s no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late. Charles Kingsley Caring KindnessThe greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action in secret, and to have it found out by accident. Charles Lamb CaringMake just one person happy each day and in forty years you will have made 14,600 people happy for a little time, at least. Charles Wiley CaringForget injuries; never forget kindness. Confucius Caring KindnessIf you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama Caring CompassionBe kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama XIV Caring KindnessMy religion is simple; my religion is kindness. Dalai Lama XIV Caring KindnessOur prime purpose in life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. Dalai Lama XIV CaringA prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain. Daniel Goleman Caring EmpathyHe who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it. Dante Alighieri Caring KindnessA smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside. Denis E. Waitley CaringDo your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu Caring CitizenshipCharity is love in action. Dinah Maria Mulock Caring LoveTo strengthen the muscles of your heart the best exercise is lifting someone else's spirit whenever you can. Dodinsky CaringWe have a choice about how we behave, and that means we have the choice to opt for civility and grace. Dwight Currie Caring CivilityThere are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton CaringThe most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give . . . In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself. Eleanor Roosevelt Caring LoveBlessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.Elizabeth Bibesco Caring Gratitude

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicWhere there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. Ella Fitzgerald Caring LoveRemember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand. Emily Kimbrough CaringKindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. Eric Hoffer Caring KindnessPersons thankful for little things are certain to be the ones with much to be thankful for. Frank A. Clark Caring Gratitude Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. Frank A. Clark Caring GenerosityPeace, like charity, begins at home. Franklin D. Roosevelt CaringImagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered . . . just one kind word to another person. Fred Rogers Caring KindnessKind words are the music of the world. Frederick William Faber Caring KindnessGratitude is the heart’s money. French proverb Caring Gratitude How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. George Elliston Caring KindnessGood words are worth much and cost little. George Herbert CaringGuard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. George Sand Caring KindnessFriendship is a plant we must often water. German proverb Caring FriendshipSilent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. Gertrude Stein Caring GratitudeLove isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today, and tomorrow, and the day after. Grace Lee Boggs CaringSwift gratitude is the sweetest. Greek proverb CaringWhen you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world. Harold Kushner CaringThe kind man feeds his cat before sitting down to dinner. Hebrew proverb CaringNeither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that. Henri-Dominique Lacordaire Caring

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicFriends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams. Henry David Thoreau CaringThree things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James CaringNo man is more cheated than a selfish man. Henry Ward Beecher CaringBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Ian Maclaren CaringDo good and care not to whom. Indian Proverb CaringIt is easy to forget a kindness, but one remembers unkindness. Indian proverb CaringTrue happiness lies in giving to others. Indian proverb CaringA kind word never broke anyone’s mouth. Irish Proverb CaringGive back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others. Jackie Joyner-Kersee CaringAlways be a little kinder than is necessary. James M. Barrie CaringThose who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. James M. Barrie CaringA kind word will keep someone warm for years. Japanese proverb CaringOne kind word can warm three winter months. Japanese proverb CaringWhat wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean-Jacques Rousseau CaringIt’s not so much the journey that’s important; as is the way that we treat those we encounter and those around us, along the way. Jeremy Aldana CaringThe smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. John Burroughs CaringAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy CaringIt is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice. John Marks Templeton CaringDo all the good you can, by all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as you ever can. John Wesley CaringYou can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. John Wooden CaringKindness is loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert Caring

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicA part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert CaringWhy is it so hard to articulate love yet so easy to express disappointment? Kaui Hart Hemmings CaringThe less an act of kindness seems to be appreciated, the more it is needed, and the more of a positive difference it can make. Kevin Heath CaringWhen people care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul. Langston Hughes CaringKindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu Caring

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia CaringTo forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis B. Smedes CaringI follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. Lou Holtz CaringWherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca CaringA thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. Marcus Tullius Cicero CaringThe best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain CaringKindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain Caring KindnessForgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude. Martin Luther King Jr. Caring ForgivenessIn the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends Martin Luther King Jr. CaringLife’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? Martin Luther King Jr. Caring Decision-Making

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicLove is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. Martin Luther King Jr. Caring LoveUnthankfulness is theft. Martin Luther King Jr. Caring GratitudeBe a rainbow in someone else's cloud. Maya Angelou CaringI have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. Maya Angelou CaringIt’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. Maya Angelou Caring Forgiveness

Gratefulness is a payment everyone can afford. Michael Josephson Caring GratitudeGratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others. Michael Josephson Caring Gratitude Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift. Michael Josephson Caring KindnessGratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously. Michael Josephson Caring Gratitude It is not enough that we express our gratitude, we must experience it. Michael Josephson Caring Gratitude

The world opens to those who approach it with a grateful heart. Michael Josephson Caring Gratitude We can enrich the lives of others and ourselves by making it a habit to express genuine appreciation for what others have done for us. Michael Josephson Caring Gratitude Don’t wait for people to be friendly. Show them how. Mitzi Taylor Caring HappinessThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong Mohandas Gandhi Caring ForgivenessDo not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Mother Teresa Caring LoveI prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness. Mother Teresa Caring KindnessIf you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa Caring Respect/Fairness

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicIf you want to work for world peace, go home and love your families. Mother Teresa Caring CitizenshipKind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa Caring KindnessWe shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. Mother Teresa CaringThere is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those that are sad. Olive Schreiner CaringThe noblest service comes from nameless hands, and the best servant does his work unseen. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. CaringSurround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. Oprah Winfrey CaringFeel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance and meaning. Pablo Casales CaringKindness is wisdom. Philip Bailey Caring KindnessA little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just. Pope Francis CaringCarry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. Princess Diana Caring KindnessNo gift is really ours until we have thanked the giver. Proverb Caring Gratitude

Kindness is not something that becomes depleted when it is used. The more true, unconditional kindness you offer, the more you will have to offer, and the more there will be for everyone Ralph Marston Caring KindnessLive and act with kindness, and the value of each action is multiplied many, many times over. Ralph Marston Caring KindnessThe only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson Caring FriendshipWhen a happy person comes into the room, it is as if another candle has been lit. Ralph Waldo Emerson CaringYou cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson Caring Kindness

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicPeople who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty. Richard J. Needham Caring TrustworthinessTrue humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Rick Warren CaringA kind word is like a spring day. Russian Proverb Caring KindnessKindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recipient, at least it benefits the bestower. S. H. Simmons Caring KindnessThe measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. S. H. Simmons CaringKindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. Samuel Johnson Caring KindnessRemember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. Scott Adams Caring KindnessFor it is in giving that we receive. St. Francis of Assisi CaringIt is love alone that gives worth to all things. St. Teresa of Avila CaringWe cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love. St. Teresa of Calcutta CaringYour words have the power to hurt, to heal, open minds, open hearts and change the world. Never forget the responsibility you have over the words you speak. Steven Aitchison CaringThe best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. Swedish proverb CaringI think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every day aspects of our lives. T. D. Jakes Caring Respect/ForgivenessWithout kindness, there can be no true joy. Thomas Carlyle Caring KindnessLove is the only thing you get more of by giving it away. Thomas Wilson Caring LoveDon't take people for granted. No matter how much they love you, people get tired eventually. Unknown CaringGratitude consists of being more aware of what you have than what you don't. Unknown Caring GratitudeIf you want to be on speaking terms with happiness, learn the language of gratitude. Unknown Caring Gratitude

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicImagine how much stronger your relationship could be if you simply worked together to build each other up. Unknown CaringIt’s not happy people that are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy. Unknown CaringLaugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change. Unknown CaringOne kind word can change someone's entire day. Unknown Caring KindnessOur days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind. Unknown CaringPractice an attitude of gratitude. Unknown Caring GratitudeStart each day with a grateful heart. Unknown Caring GratitudeThe first to apologize is the bravest, the first to forgive is the strongest and the first to forget is the happiest. Unknown CaringThere is always, always, always something to be thankful for. Unknown Caring GratitudeWords have wings so speak good things. Unknown CaringBe helpful. What counts a great deal in life is what we do for others. Unkown CaringPractice random beauty and senseless acts of love. Unkown CaringThe whole worth of a kind deed lies in the love that inspires it. Unkown Caring Kindness

Nice words are free, so choose ones that please another’s ears. Vietnamese Proverb Caring RespectIf you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. W. Clement Stone Caring FairnessNot what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. W.T. Purkiser CaringA real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Walter Winchell Caring FriendshipA warm smile is the universal language of kindness. William Arthur Ward Caring KindnessFeeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward Caring GratitudeForgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. William Arthur Ward Caring Forgiveness

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicGratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward Caring GratitudeYou have 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you? William Arthur Ward Caring GratitudeTo carry a grudge is like being stung to death by only one bee. William Walton Caring Forgiveness

The happiest people I've ever met, regardless of their profession, their social standing, or their economic status, are people that are fully engaged in the world around them. The most fulfilled people are the ones who get up every morning and stand for something larger than themselves. They are the people who care about others, who will extend a helping hand to someone in need or will speak up about an injustice when they see it.

Wilma Mankiller Caring CitizenshipIf you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Woodrow Wilson Caring

Choose being kind over being right, and you'll be right every time. Richard Carlson Caring KindnessAnd in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Abraham LincolnCharacter

Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln CharacterI would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody. Abraham Lincoln CharacterWe must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot. Abraham Lincoln CharacterWhen I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. Abraham Lincoln CharacterWhen I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion. Abraham Lincoln Character CivilityWherever man goes to dwell, his character goes with him. African Proverb Character

Life is the sum of your choices. Albert Camus Character Decision-Making

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicA person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Albert Einstein Character InitativeTry not to become a person of success but rather try to become a person of value. Albert Einstein CharacterWeakness of attitude becomes weakness of character Albert Einstein CharacterIt is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them. Alfred Adler Character IntegrityDo not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live. Alfred Adler Character Decision-MakingCourage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go, it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. Alice M. Swaim Character Courage An important part of who you are is what you want to be. Amy Kampert CharacterIt's better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. Andre Gide CharacterI’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept. Angela Y. Davis Character Decision-MakingParents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands Anne Frank CharacterA good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. Ara Parseghian Character LeadershipDon’t try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

Athur FreedCharacter

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama Character Decision-MakingIf you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress. Barack Obama Character Decision-MakingIt takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. Benjamin Franklin Character Decision-MakingThere is much difference between imitating a good man and counterfeiting him. Benjamin Franklin CharacterWell done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin Character

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicThe power of man’s virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doings. Blaise Pascal Character Decision-MakingCharacter is power. Booker T. Washington CharacterCharacter, not circumstance, makes the person. Booker T. Washington CharacterCharacter, not events, makes the man. Booker T. Washington CharacterBecome the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position. Brian Tracy Character Leadership Knowledge will give you power, but character earns respect. Bruce Lee Character RespectThe question for the child is not ‘do I want to be good?’ but ‘who do I want to be like? Bruno Bettelheim CharacterA single seed can turn into a forest. A single heart can transform a nation. Bryan Thao Worra CharacterWe are all equal in the fact that we are all different. We are all the same in the fact that we will never be the same. C. JoyBell C. Character FairnessCourage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at its testing point C.S. Lewis Character CourageCourage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Carl Hermann Voss Character CourageYour character defines who you are by the actions you take. Catherine Pulsifer Character Decision-MakingCharacter is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed. Cavett Robert CharacterA good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when flowers have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. Charles H. Spurgeon CharacterA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Chinese proverb Character InitiativeTo know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. Confucius Character IntegrityJudge me not by physical size or appearance, but judge me by the size of my character. Cornelius L. Kilgore CharacterCharacter is a diamond that scratches every other stone. Cyrus Bartol Character

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicIf you want trust, trust others. If you want respect, respect others. If you want help, help others. If you want love and peace in your life, give them away. If you want great friends, be one. That’s how it works. Dan Zadra CharacterWe hold this truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. Declaration of Independence Character FairnessIt’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop. Dieter F. Uchtdorf Character ResilienceI don't know any other way to lead but by example. Don F. Shula Character LeadershipThe qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character. Dwight D. Eisenhower Character IntegrityCharacter is what you are in the dark. Dwight L. Moody Character IntegrityI am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse Edward Everett Hale Character Decision-MakingChoices are the hinges of destiny. Edwin Markham Character Decision-MakingThe path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked. Elbert Hubbard CharacterWork to become, not to acquire. Elbert Hubbard CharacterIn the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Eleanor Roosevelt Character Decision-Making

Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps CharacterPersonality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.

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Don't go through life, grow through life. Eric Butterworth CharacterCharacter builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness. Faith Baldwin Character Decision-MakingThe doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. Florah Wittemore Character Decision-Making

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicNothing is so contagious as an example. Francois de la Rochefoucauld CharacterYou are not what you own. Fugazi CharacterThe truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Character Integrity

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor. George Bernard Shaw CharacterBack of every noble life there are principles that have fashioned it George Horace Lorimer CharacterI hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. George Washington CharacterOne does evil enough when one does nothing good. German proverb CharacterI believe in doing the right things; that is my character and personality. Gianluigi Buffon CharacterLife is what you make of it. Always has been, always will be. Grandma Moses CharacterSometimes the right path is not the easiest one. Grandmother Willow CharacterAs you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will have a better opinion of the world around you. Grenville Kleiser CharacterThe sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.

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Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. Harold Geneen Character LeadershipThe one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience. Harper Lee CharacterIt is your response to winning and losing that makes you a winner or a loser. Harry Sheehy CharacterCharacter cannot be developed in an easy and quiet life. Only through experience of trial and heart break can the soul find strength, be inspired, and achieve its goals.

Helen Adams Keller, Adapted from Character

Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much. Helen Keller Character Teamwork

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicIt's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived. Helen Walton CharacterCharacter cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Hellen Keller CharacterOf all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character. Henry Clay CharacterGoodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau CharacterComing together is a beginning, staying together is a progress, and working together is success. Henry Ford CharacterHappiness is not the end of life: character is. Henry Ward Beecher CharacterHold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself Henry Ward Beecher CharacterA man’s character is his fate. Heraclitus CharacterCharacter is destiny. Heraclitus CharacterGood character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Patience is needed to develop good character. Heraclitus, Adapted from CharacterAlways aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on. Hilary Clinton CharacterFame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing; only character endures.

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Live your life as though every act were to become a universal law. Immanual Kant CharacterCharacter is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. J.C. Watts CharacterIf you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats strangers, not his friends. J.K. Rowling, Adapted from CharacterSeek to do good and you will find that happiness will run after you. James Freeman Clark Character

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicI cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do. Jana Stanfield CharacterWhen the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. Japanese Proverb CharacterWe are our choices. Jean Paul Sartre CharacterEvery man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr CharacterYou cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. Jim Rohn CharacterA person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example. Joe DiMaggio CharacterCharacter develops itself in the stream of life. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe CharacterYou can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe CharacterA great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. John C. Maxwell Character LeadershipA leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. John C. Maxwell Character LeadershipBe more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. John Wooden CharacterLife is less about what you do, and more about how and why you do those things. This is called character. Josh Billings CharacterBe a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Judy Garland CharacterAll bad precedents begin as justifiable measures. Julius Caesar CharacterWatch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, the become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; what your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny. Lao Tzu CharacterEveryone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy Character

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicIn the end, it is the person you become, not the things you achieve, that is most important. Les Brown CharacterA man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given. Mahatma Gandhi CharacterI always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today. Mahershala Ali CharacterWhen the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. Malala Yousafzai CharacterYou’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day. Marian Wright Edelman CharacterWe must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we cannot often foresee. Marian Wright Edelman CharacterEvery day bring new choices. Martha Beck Character Decision-MakingIntelligence plus character–that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr. CharacterOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King Jr. CharacterThe time is always right to do what is right. Martin Luther King Jr. Character IntegrityThe ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King Jr. Character Civility costs nothing, and buys everything. Mary Wortley Montagu Character Civility

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you cannot practice any other virtue consistency. Maya Angelou Character CourageNow I know better, so I do better. Maya Angelou CharacterYou will face many defeats in your life but never let yourself be defeated. Maya Angelou Character Decision-Making

A person of character knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to do the right thing for the right reason. Michael Josephson Character Integrity

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicCharacter is just another term for “good person.” A person of character lives a worthy life guided by moral principles. A person of character is a good parent, a good friend, a good employee and a good citizen. Michael Josephson CharacterCharacter is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. Michael Josephson CharacterGood character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life. Michael Josephson CharacterIf you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character. Michael Josephson CharacterOnce I realized I could make a positive difference, it seemed wrong not to try. Michael Josephson Character Decision-MakingOne of the most important powers we have is the power to do good things for others. Michael Josephson Character CaringThere is no adversity that cannot be overcome by good character. Michael Josephson Character

You don't have to be sick to get better! Michael Josephson CharacterDo not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode Character Decision-Making

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts. Nikkii Giovanni CharacterLeadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. Norman Schwarzkopf Character LeadershipCharacter is the sum and total of a person's choices. P.B. Fitzwater Character Decision-Making

All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. Pablo Neruda CharacterCharacter may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Phillips BrooksCharacter

Character is simply habit long continued. Plutarch Character

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicI have to be responsible with my character, my image, and my reputation. Polo G Character TrustworthinessA good moral character is the first essential in a man. President George Washington CharacterCourage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness. R.J. Palacio Character CaringLife is short but there is always time for courtesy. Ralph Waldo Emerson CharacterWhat you are thunders so loudly that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary Ralph Waldo Emerson Character IntegrityWe cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. Randy Pausch Character Decision-MakingIf you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow? Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Character Decision-MakingYou can’t make me be nice. You can’t make me be good. You can’t make me believe.But your example, your kindness, your patience and love will affect me perhaps enough that eventually I may choose to do those things. Richelle E. Goodrich CharacterProperty may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions. Roger Babson CharacterStand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground. Rosa Parks Character IntegrityYou must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right Rosa Parks Character IntegrityWhat is right is right, even if no one is doing it. What is wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it. Saint Augustine Character IntegrityThe way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. Socrates Character TrustworthinessWhat most counts is not merely to live, but to live right. Socrates CharacterOne can acquire everything in solitude except character. Stendahl Character

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicNever judge someone by the way he looks or a book by the way it’s covered; for inside those tattered pages, there’s a lot to be discovered. Stephen Cosgrove Character FairnessWhile we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen R. Covey Character Decision-MakingCharacter is forged in the smallest of struggles. Then, when the big challenges come, we're ready. Steve Dublanica, Waiter Rant CharacterYou express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions. Steve Maraboli Character Decision-MakingWe are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. Swami Vivekananda Character Decision-MakingThe most important ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. Theodore Roosevelt Character RespectIn matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current Thomas Jefferson Character IntegrityWhenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act if all the world were looking at you, and act accordingly. Thomas Jefferson Character IntegrityCharacter consists of the moral awareness and strength to know the good, love the good and do the good. Thomas Lickona CharacterCharacter is much easier kept than recovered. Thomas Paine CharacterCharacter is revealed by how we behave when we are sure we won’t be found out. Unknown CharacterCharacter is revealed by how you act when you think no one is looking. Unknown Character IntegrityCharacterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words. Unknown Character IntegrityDon't be so quick to point out the flaws in other peoples lives when you are not willing to look at the flaws in your own. Unknown CharacterHow a people play the game shows something of their character; how they lose shows all of it. Unknown Character Fairness

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If you want to know how to live your life, think about what you want people to say about you after you die, and live backwards. Unknown Character Decision-MakingJust because you can, doesn't mean you should. Unknown Character Decision-MakingPractice random beauty and senseless acts of love. Unknown CharacterYour life-the way it looks today is a result of your choices. What will you choose today for your tomorrow? Unknown Character Decision-MakingThe way you act is the best proof of character. Unkown CharacterWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. Will Durant Character Decision-MakingLive in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. Will Rogers CharacterDon’t bother just to be better than your peers. Try to be better than yourself. William Faulkner CharacterWhatever you are, be a good one. William Makepeace Thackeray CharacterNever does a man show his true character more vividly than when proclaiming the character of another. Winston Churchill CharacterCharacter is developed one positive action at a time. Zelig Pliskin Character Decision-MakingThe true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good. Ann Landers Character How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank Character No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank Character There is no wrong time to do the right thing. Charles M. Blow Character It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Chinese proverb Character Initiative Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Colin Powell Character Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on. Criss Jami Character ForgivenessWe become what we think about. Earl Nightingale Character Decision-Making

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicWhen spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. Ethiopian proverb Character CitizenshipLife isn’t about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw Character We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Character Adversity does not build character, it reveals it. James Lane Allen Character Great acts are made up of small deeds. Lao Tzu Character Caring

One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world. Malala Yousafzai Character

Don't sacrifice a good life for a good time. Michael Josephson Character Decision-MakingMany who would not take the last cookie would take the last lifeboat. Mignon McLaughlin Character FairnessConcern yourself more with accepting responsibility than with assigning blame. Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you. Ralph Marston Character ResponsibilityThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. Ralph Waldo Emerson Character Decision-MakingThe strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success. Robert Kiyosaki Character In a community, it’s better for every person to have a little of something than for one person to have everything. African Proverb CitizenshipThe world is not dangerous because of those who do harm, but because of those who look at it without doing anything. Albert Einstein Citizenship Decision-MakingIf you don’t believe in working together, watch what happens to a wagon when one wheel comes off. American proverb Citizenship TeamworkA good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. Angela Merkel Citizenship FairnessWe all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations. Blythe Danner Citizenship Respect

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicWe cannot do everything at once but we can do something at once. Calvin Coolidge Citizenship Decision-Making/Initiative

The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. Chief Seattle CitizenshipCheat the earth and the earth will cheat you. Chinese proverb Citizenship

Every person who has changed the world has taken responsibility for something that mattered not just to them, but to mankind. Chuck Palahniuk Citizenship Decision-MakingWe must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on earth for. Dolores Huerta Citizenship Decision-MakingI have learned you are never too small to make a difference. Greta Thunberg CitizenshipA community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. Henrik Ibsen CitizenshipEvery individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. Jane Goodall CitizenshipAsk not what your country can do for you - Ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy CitizenshipIf we cannot end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. John F. Kennedy CitizenshipThe highest distinction is service to others. Khalil Gibran CitizenshipThe sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. Leo Tolstoy CitizenshipThe best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.Mahatma Gandhi CitizenshipYou must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi Citizenship

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead CitizenshipInjustice anywhere is a threat for justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr. CitizenshipThis country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. Martin Luther King Jr. CitizenshipWe must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Martin Luther King Jr. Citizenship

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicCitizenship is more than an exchange of freedoms for rights; it is also membership in a nation and a community.

Melissa V. Harris-Perry, Adapted from Citizenship

I can't alone change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. Mother Teresa Citizenship Decision-MakingThe service you do for others is the rent you pay for the time you spend on earth. Muhammad Ali Citizenship CaringWe do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children. Native American proverb CitizenshipFight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Citizenship Decision-MakingIt is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can. Sidney Smith CitizenshipUnless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. Theodor Seuss Geisel CitizenshipDo what you can with what you have where you are. Theodore Roosevelt Citizenship Decision-MakingI will act as if what I do makes a difference. William James CitizenshipLife is like photography...we develop from negatives. Ziad K. Abdelnour Citizenship FairnessI do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end. Abraham Lincoln FairnessIf you truly want to change your life, you must first be willing to change your mind. Donald Altman Fairness Decision-MakingIt is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. Eleanor Roosevelt Fairness CitizenshipThere are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. Indira Gandhi FairnessDo you believe that life is fair? No, but I plan to do everything in my power to make it so.

Isabel Allende Llona, Adapted from Fairness

One man practicing good sportsmanship is far better than 50 others preaching it. Knute Rockne FairnessWin or lose, do it fairly. Knute Rockne Fairness

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicI have a dream…that one day my four little children, will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skins, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King Jr. Fairness

Success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square. Michelle Obama Fairness

Fairness is what justice really is. Potter Stewart FairnessFair does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need. Rick Riordan Fairness

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret Chase Smith Integrity

Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you. Margaret Thatcher IntegrityAs I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. Andrew Carnegie Respect Decision-MakingWhen we show our respect for other living things, they can show respect for us. Arapho proverb Respect CitizenshipIt is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde Respect AcceptanceAmong the individuals, as well as among nations, respecting other people's rights leads to peace. Benito Juarez Garcia Respect CitizenshipNobody ever gossips about other people's secret virtues. Bertrand Russell RespectRespect yourself and others will respect you. Confucius RespectManners are more important than laws. Edmund Burke RespectWe have committed the golden rule to memory; let us now commit it to life. Edwin Markham RespectGreat minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt RespectRudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer Respect

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicWe find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. Frank A. Clark Respect FairnessRespect is love in plain clothes. Frankie Byrne Respect CaringDiplomacy is the art of putting your foot down without stepping on anybody's toes. Franklin P. Jones Respect CitizenshipThe highest result of education is tolerance. Helen Keller RespectI’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. Jackie Robinson RespectEvery human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others as we respect ourselves.

Maha Thray Sithu U Thant (U Thant) Respect

Civility costs nothing, and buys everything. Mary Wortley Montagu Respect CivilityThe right to swing my fist ends where the other person's nose begins. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Respect CitizenshipTolerance only for those who agree with you is no tolerance at all. Ray A. Davis RespectNever look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up. Rev. Jesse Jackson Respect CaringNearly all men an stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. Robert G. Ingersoll RespectA person’s a person, no matter how small. Theodor Seuss Geisel Respect CaringA lot of problems in the world would disappear if we talk to each other instead of about each other. Unknown RespectTo disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable. Barry Goldwater Respect When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Responsibility Courage/ResilienceLearning is not attained by chance, it must be sought after with hard work and diligence. Abigail Adams, Adapted from Responsibility DiligenceYou cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Abraham Lincoln ResponsibilityIf you think you are too small to make a difference you haven't spent the night with a mosquito. African Proverb Responsibility Decision-Making

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicIt's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. Albert Einstein Responsibility PerseveranceThe way to succeed is never quit. That’s it. But really be humble about it. Alex Haley Responsibility PerseveranceStart where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe Responsibility Decision-Making/InitiativeEvery strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth Responsibility PerseveranceIt's not the winning that teaches you how to be resilient. It's the setback. It's the loss. Beth Brooke Responsibility ResilienceA disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering. Dalai Lama XIV ResponsibilityThe greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. Denis E. Waitley ResponsibilityIf you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton Responsibility Initiative An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Edwin Land Responsibility Creativity/PerseveranceA bad workman blames his tools. French proverb ResponsibilityPersistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. Gever Tulley Responsibility ResilienceReal courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee ResponsibilityIt takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ResponsibilityCharacter consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. James A. Michener ResponsibilityFall seven times, get up eight. Japanese Proverb ResponsibilityWe all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. Jesse Owens ResponsibilityDiscipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Jim Rohn Responsibility

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up. John C. Maxwell Responsibility

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicWe choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice. John C. Maxwell ResponsibilityDo not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. John Wooden ResponsibilityAccept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. Les Brown ResponsibilityThe happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius Responsibility

The difference between try and triumph is a little umph. Marvin Phillips Responsibility PerseveranceIf people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all. Michelangelo Responsibility Perseverance/ResilienceOne of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. Michelle Obama ResponsibilityWhatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. Philip Stanhope Responsibility DiligenceLife isn’t perfect, any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve Phillipa Soo ResponsibilityThe oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. Robert Jordan Responsibility Perseverance/ResilienceI haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work Thomas Edison Responsibility PerseveranceMany of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison Responsibility Perseverance/ResilienceOur greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time Thomas Edison Responsibility Perseverance/ResilienceThere is no substitute for hard work. Thomas Edison ResponsibilityA lot of growing up takes place between “It fell” and “I dropped it.” Unknown Responsibility Trustworthiness

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. Vince Lombardi Responsibility Perseverance/ResilienceSelf-discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don’t talk back. W.K. Hope Responsibility Integrity

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicThere are no shortcuts to any place worth going. Beverly Sills Responsibility PerseveranceWith great power comes great responsibility. Peter Drucker Responsibility The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back. Abigail Van Buren TrustworthinessNo man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar. Abraham Lincoln TrustworthinessLoyalty is the pledge of truth to oneself and others. Ada Velez-Boardley Trustworthiness LoyaltyLying is done with words and also with silence. Adrienne Rich TrustworthinessIf you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters. Alan K. Simpson Trustworthiness IntegrityAnyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. Albert Einstein TrustworthinessA man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday Alexander Pope TrustworthinessKeep every promise you make and only make promises you can keep. Anthony Hitt Trustworthiness Promise-keepingLying and stealing are next door neighbors. Arabic proverb TrustworthinessThere is always a way to be honest without being brutal. Arthur Dobrin Trustworthiness CaringThe greatest truths are the simplest, and so are the greatest men. Augustus Hare TrustworthinessA single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian Trustworthiness IntegrityThe truth needs so little rehearsal. Barbara Kingsolver TrustworthinessWhen you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback. Bill Copeland TrustworthinessFor every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth. Bo Bennett Trustworthiness HonestyFew things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. Booker T. Washington TrustworthinessMistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them. Bruce Lee Trustworthiness Integrity/Courage

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicA lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Charles H. Spurgeon Trustworthiness HonestyIntegrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain. Chris Karcher Trustworthiness IntegrityTrustful people are pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness. Criss Jami Trustworthiness ForgivenessWhen someone trusts you, gift them your trustworthiness. Drishti Bablani TrustworthinessIt takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends. Dumbledore Trustworthiness Integrity/CourageThe supreme quality of leadership is integrity. Dwight D. Eisenhower Trustworthiness LeadershipA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. Edgar J. Mohn Trustworthiness HonestyLive truth instead of professing it. Elbert Hubbard TrustworthinessPeople grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. Eleanor Roosevelt TrustworthinessTruth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away. Elvis Presley TrustworthinessHonest people don't hide their deeds. Emily Bronte TrustworthinessTruth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it. Emily Dickinson TrustworthinessHonesty is not a policy, it is a state of mind. Eugene L. Hote Trustworthiness HonestyA good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one. Francis Jeffrey Trustworthiness Decision-MakingMost of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them Francois de La Rochefoucauld TrustworthinessPeople will reveal who they are if you just pay attention. Germany Kent Trustworthiness IntegrityYou can't buy a good reputation; you must earn it. Harvey Mackey TrustworthinessBe true to your work, your word, and your friend. Henry David Thoreau TrustworthinessHonesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure. James Altucher TrustworthinessHonesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. James E. Faust Trustworthiness

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicWhat you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth. Jewish Proverb TrustworthinessA great nation is like a great man: When he makes a mistake, he realizes it. Having realized it, he admits it. Having admitted it, he corrects it. He considers those who point out his faults as his most benevolent teachers. Lao Tzu TrustworthinessBegin somewhere. You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do. Liz Smith TrustworthinessEvery time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, it’s ended up not being right. Mario Cuomo Trustworthiness IntegrityIf you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. Mark Twain TrustworthinessReputation is character minus what you’ve been caught doing. Michael Iapoce Trustworthiness

At its root, lying is intentional dishonesty, deliberately trying to make a person believe something that is not true. Many lies are false statements but half-truths, distortions, concealment, insincerity, exaggerations and baseless assertions intended to deceive or mislead are also lies equally damaging to trust. Michael Josephson Trustworthiness HonestyBuilding trust is like building a tower, stone by stone. But no matter how high or strong the tower seems, if you remove a stone from the bottom the tower will collapse. Lying destroys the foundation needed for trust. Michael Josephson Trustworthiness

Honesty doesn’t always pay, but dishonesty always costs. Michael Josephson Trustworthiness Honesty

How many times do you get to lie before you are a liar? Michael Josephson Trustworthiness HonestyIntegrity means you always paint with your true colors and live by your true values. Michael Josephson Trustworthiness IntegrityLies breed more lies. Each lie requires bodyguard of other lies to prevent discovery. Michael Josephson Trustworthiness HonestyWhat I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. Oprah Winfrey Trustworthiness Integrity

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicReal integrity is doing the right thing knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not. Oprah Winfrey Trustworthiness IntegrityAn egg-thief becomes a camel-thief. Persian proverb TrustworthinessThe truth is not always the same as the majority decision. Pope Francis Trustworthiness HonestyI am accountable for every lie that I tell, but I am also accountable for the effects of every harsh truth I deliver. Richelle E. Goodrich Trustworthiness CaringEvery lie is two lies — the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it. Robert Brault Trustworthiness HonestyWorse than telling a lie is spending the rest of your life staying true to a lie. Robert Brault Trustworthiness HonestyDecisions are easy when you know your values Roy Disney Trustworthiness IntegrityThe high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. Scott Hamilton Trustworthiness HonestyOh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! Sir Walter Scott Trustworthiness HonestyRight is right even if no one is doing it. Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it. St. Augustine Trustworthiness IntegrityWhen somebody lies, somebody loses. Stendhal Trustworthiness Honesty

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Thomas Babington Macaulay Trustworthiness IntegrityHonesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson Trustworthiness HonestyNothing deflates so fast as a punctured reputation. Thomas Robert Dewar TrustworthinessBeware of the half truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half. Unknown TrustworthinessIf you want to be trusted be honest, if you want to be honest be true, if you want to be true be yourself Unknown TrustworthinessIf you want to ruin the truth, stretch it. Unknown TrustworthinessKindness and honesty can be expected only from the strong. Unknown Trustworthiness CaringOnce you start telling lies, all your truths become questionable. Unknown Trustworthiness Honesty

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Quotation Author Pillar Other TopicPeople with good intentions make promises. People with good character keep them. Unknown Trustworthiness Promise-keepingHonesty is something you can’t wear out. Waylon Jennings Trustworthiness HonestyA half truth is a whole lie Yiddish proverb Trustworthiness HonestyLive so that when your children think of fairness and integrity they think of you. H. Jackson Brown Trustworthiness/Fairness