Archive for character
February 18, 2008 · Filed under ability, character, lead
“Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.” (Thomas J. Watson)
January 15, 2008 · Filed under ability, awakening, character, George Elliot, integrity
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” (George Eliot)
July 11, 2007 · Filed under ability, character, top
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
(John Wooden)
May 22, 2007 · Filed under challenge, change, character
“Our lives improve only when we take chances — and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” (Walter Anderson)
May 16, 2007 · Filed under change, character, power
“In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it.” (Francis Thompson)
May 16, 2007 · Filed under Abraham Lincoln, character, power, test
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” (Abraham Lincoln)
May 9, 2007 · Filed under change, character, Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
May 9, 2007 · Filed under character, Gandhi
“The truest test of civilization, culture, and dignity is character, not clothing.” (Gandhi)