Quotes about Character

Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.

Saint abroad, and a devil at home.

To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.

Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.

This high-end, novelistic form of TV, you know, is just peppered with despicable people who do marvelous things and marvelous people who do despicable things.

People today are desperate for leaders, but they want to be influenced only by individuals they can trust, persons of good character.

Life isn't just about what you can have; it's about what you have to give, what kind of person do you want to be?

A nation's strength is found not in the number of its laws but in the character of its people.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.