Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.

When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.

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

Success in anything important rarely comes without the Five Horsemen of Success: planning, effort, positivity, perseverance and resilience.

People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.

The opposite of success is not failure. Unsuccessful efforts are not failures unless they so discourage you that you abandon further efforts to achieve your goal. Even then, the venture or effort may be a failure but you are not. Failure is an event not a character trait.

Good intentions are simply not enough. Our character is defined and our lives are determined not by what we want, say or think, but by what we do.