Quotes about Character

If you could pick only one word to describe yourself, what would it be?

Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.

If you want to be a successful leader, learn to lead before you have a leadership position.

The leader's prayer written by Pauline H. Peters: "God, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.

People of integrity expect to be believed. They also know time will prove them right and are willing to wait.

We don't get to pick our talents or IQ. But we do choose our character. In fact, we create it every time we make choices—to cop out or dig out of a hard situation, to bend the truth or stand under the weight of it, to take the easy money or pay the price.

Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible. That is the Law of Solid Ground.

Life's greatest rewards come from your inner self, from the choices you make, from how you decide to live under whatever circumstances you find yourself in.

Character communicates consistency Leaders without inner strength can't be counted on day after day because their ability to perform changes constantly. NBA great Jerry West commented, "You can't get too much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." If your people don't know what to expect from you as a leader, at some point they won't look to you for leadership.

Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

When leaders learn and live good values, they make themselves more valuable and lift the value of other people. That is the foundation of positive leadership.

Only secure leaders exhibit servanthood.