I'm not concerned with whether you got to the top. I want to know how far you climbed. That is where the real achievement is found.

Don't judge a person by how important he is or how big he is. Judge a person by the strength of his character or size of his heart.

End of Construction. Thank you 'for your patience. " Inscription on Ruth Bell Graham's grave -- inspired hy a road sign she saw.

Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.

A woman can't do anything about her appearance. Either she's pretty or she isn't. But her character is quite another matter.

He whines, he complains, he ducks out of the most obvious responsibility. He is vain, petty and maddening, but he doesn't ever quit.

Giving up doesn't define you, but how you stand in every choice and fight in every decision you've made reflects your character.

...people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.

Our value is not measured in the currency and possessions in our coffers, but rather in the consistency and progression in our character.

He would never admit it, but he did have a heart of gold under all that crud.Solid, hard, impenetrable gold, but still gold, nonetheless.

When making the problem go away is more important than solving the problem leadership begins to fail. The easy way vs. The character way.

As the caterpillar undergoes transformation within the cocoon before emerging as a butterfly; likewise, life experiences shape character.

The best way to detect the destructive element in someone is to watch closely their behavioural pattern when given authority over poverty.

To possess a rich life of wholeness that brings happiness into the soul; is to show loving and caring characteristic traits toward others.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.