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Gratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously.
It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them.
Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, 'I did that.'
Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.
When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose.
Integrity, respect, compassion, and fairness become obstacles to people who think winning is everything
If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.
Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.
Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.
Your life is your ship and you are the captain. Choose your course, take the wheel firmly and get on your way.
It's actually easier to truly become a person of good character than to persuade others we are what we are not.
Neither the intensity of your feelings nor the certainty of your convictions is any assurance that you are right.
Beware of people who constantly assert their integrity and honor. People of character don't have to point it out.
It is better to be unsuccessful pursuing a significant goal that being successful attaining an insignificant one.
We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.
One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.
When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.
To separate the purpose of a business from the purpose of people who are in the business is, I think, not a good thing.
Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable achievement
If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults.
Being a father is the most important role I will ever play and if I don't do this well, no other thing I do really matters.
Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high, but the ultimate cost of moral compromise is so much higher.
A person of character knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to do the right thing for the right reason.
At home, be grateful. At work, be appreciative. Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others.
We all have three characters: the one we really have, the one we try to convince the world we have, and the one we think we have.
It isn't the absence of conscience or values that prevents us from being all we should be, it is simply the lack of moral courage.
There is no objective criteria for either success or failure. People who achieve their goals are successful, those who don't are not.
If you are the boss it's wise to remember that there are lots of things you don't know and lots of people who hope you won't find out.
A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success.
People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.
Success in anything important rarely comes without the Five Horsemen of Success: planning, effort, positivity, perseverance and resilience.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.
Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.
When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.
Discipline yourself to start each day identifying something to be grateful about. The world opens to those who approach it with a grateful heart.
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.
A person is said to have good character when their habits, dispositions and conduct reflect a deep commitment to ethical virtues and moral principles.
There's no such thing as business ethics; there's just ethics. And ethics makes no concessions for the real or imagined necessities of making a profit.
Never do anything for another with the expectation of gratitude. The expectation itself turns the gift into an exchange and suggests a debt is owed you.
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.
For many of us gratitude to others comes with a sense of debt that can never be fully paid and therefore the things we are thankful for are never really ours.
In life, we all get scored on every day. The wonderful thing is, if we do our best with courage and tenacity, we might be outscored but we can never be beaten.
Go out there and do your part to change the world. You may not change all you had hoped but the world will be better for the caring demonstrated by your effort.
Character refers to dispositions and habits that determine the way that person normally responds to desires, fears, challenges, opportunities, failures and successes.
Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.
Happiness is the peace of mind that comes from feeling that I am living a worthy life in the company of people I love and in the service of something bigger than myself.
Our obligation to others and a gift to ourselves is to acknowledge and authentically express genuine appreciation for courtesies, caring and concern others have given us.
Ethics doesn't require us to ignore our self-interests or demand a life of self-sacrifice. It requires that we know the difference between what we want and what we should do