Character is ethical and moral strength. People of good character have the moral awareness and strength to know the good, love the good and do the good.

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.

Character determines how we lead our lives, how we deal with life's unearned fortunes and misfortunes and how we make choices that determine how those fortunes and misfortunes work to make us what we become.

Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift.

At home, be grateful. At work, be appreciative. Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of good intentions.

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