Quotes about Character
Wherefore let us be much in the contemplation of what he was, what he did, how in all instances of duties and trials he carried himself, until an image or idea of his perfect holiness is implanted in our minds, and we are made like unto him thereby.
- John Owen
Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.
- John Owen
Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
- John Wooden
Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.
- John Wooden
Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.
- John Wooden
To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
- John Wooden
Talent will get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
- John Wooden
A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people.
- John Wooden
Sposobnost može da te dovede na vrh al da bi opstao na vrhu, potreban ti je karakter.
- John Wooden
During the toughest challenges in my life I've come to most appreciate all Coach Wooden means to me. The things he would say—"Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal, don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses; worry about the things you can control, and not the things you can't"—were endless. Yet there is an appropriate one for every situation. The real
- John Wooden
Lincoln himself once said, "The worst things you can do for those you love are the things they could and should do for themselves." He fiercely believed in self-sufficiency, and in the maturity and character that struggles and hardships can bring.
- John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
- John Wooden