You don't have to be sick to get better.
People who don't believe in you are right only if you believe they are.
We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.
Success comes in cans. Failures comes in can'ts.
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for the rules and traditions of the sport and various traits of good character including integrity (abiding by the letter and spirit of the rules and concepts of honor); demonstrated respect for others including teammates, opponents, officials and spectators; accountability, self-control, and graciousness in victory and defeat.
Physical courage to a person of honour is easier and less risky than acts that could subject him to embarrassment or humiliation or a diminished career or reputation. These things he must live with. To die for honor is an easier thought to bear.
A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.
People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.
If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults.
Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.
It is not enough that we express our gratitude, we must experience it. We truly honor the must think about our blessings, separately and cumulatively It is not enough to count our blessings and express our gratitude if we don't truly feel grateful.
There are two sure ways to fail: never get started and quit before you succeed. Many companies promote the language of risk-taking and innovation but are so concerned with short term profit goals that their culture discourages innovation (trying new things) and abandons promising projects too soon. It shouldn't require exceptional moral courage to try new things and stick with them.
Christmas has a certain universal appeal that gives it meaning well beyond a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but Christians have a special duty to experience its sacred and profound spiritual significance and non-Christians have a duty to treat the day with special respect.
Neither the intensity of your feelings nor the certainty of your convictions is any assurance that you are right.
When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose.
Lincoln described character is a tree and reputation as its shadow. The tree will always be what it is but the shadow we see depends on where we stand and the angle of the light.
Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.
Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift.
Being a father is the most important role I will ever play and if I don't do this well, no other thing I do really matters.
The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.
If you are the boss it's wise to remember that there are lots of things you don't know and lots of people who hope you won't find out.
Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.
Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be.
There's a hole in the moral ozone and it's getting bigger.
Someone who lies for you will also lie to you. The occasional benefit your business may gain from a successful deception or concealment is always outweighed by the encouragement it provides to those willing to risk trust for success.
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