A person of character knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to do the right thing for the right reason.

Character is just another term for "good person." A person of character lives a worthy life guided by moral principles. A person of character is a good parent, a good friend, a good employee and a good citizen.

The way we treat people we think can't help or hurt us - like housekeepers, waiters, and secretaries - tells more about our character than how we treat people we think are important. How we behave when we think no one is looking or when we don't think we will get caught more accurately portrays our character than what we say or do in service of our reputations.

Integrity, respect, compassion, and fairness become obstacles to people who think winning is everything

There is no objective criteria for either success or failure. People who achieve their goals are successful, those who don't are not.

Necessity is not merely the father of invention; it is the father of courage.

If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.