Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.

People who don't believe in you are right only if you believe they are.

Character is both formed and revealed by how one deals with everyday situations as well as extraordinary pressures and temptations. Like a well-made tower, character is built stone by stone, decision by decision.

Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.

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

The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.

The kind of courage that is strengthened or created by concern about what others will think is really a form of fear. Fear of disapproval or dishonor becoming stronger than fear of injury or even death.