Quotes about Character
There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.
— John Wooden
The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.
— Albert Schweitzer
Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests.
— Myles Munroe
It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.
— John Maxwell
In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.
— Henry Rollins
The presidency is not merely an administrative office...It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.
— J. Oswald Sanders
The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.
— Simon Sinek
Desiring to excel is not a sin. It is motivation that determines ambition's character. Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but He did expose and condemn unworthy motivation.
— J. Oswald Sanders
Leadership does not mean being bossy, always telling others what to do. No, leadership means going ahead, not putting others in the front. Good leaders lead by example, not by decree.
— Myles Munroe
We live our lives based on who we think we are.
— Myles Munroe
A leader's most powerful ally is his or her own example.
— John Wooden