Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.
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
Ethics is doing more than the law requires and less than the law allows.
Don't ask whether it is going to be easy. Ask whether it is worth it.
Not everything that is good for you is fun and not everything that is fun is good for you.
You don't have to be sick to get better.
People who don't believe in you are right only if you believe they are.
We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.
Success comes in cans. Failures comes in can'ts.
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for the rules and traditions of the sport and various traits of good character including integrity (abiding by the letter and spirit of the rules and concepts of honor); demonstrated respect for others including teammates, opponents, officials and spectators; accountability, self-control, and graciousness in victory and defeat.
Physical courage to a person of honour is easier and less risky than acts that could subject him to embarrassment or humiliation or a diminished career or reputation. These things he must live with. To die for honor is an easier thought to bear.
A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.
It is not enough that we express our gratitude, we must experience it. We truly honor the must think about our blessings, separately and cumulatively It is not enough to count our blessings and express our gratitude if we don't truly feel grateful.
There are two sure ways to fail: never get started and quit before you succeed. Many companies promote the language of risk-taking and innovation but are so concerned with short term profit goals that their culture discourages innovation (trying new things) and abandons promising projects too soon. It shouldn't require exceptional moral courage to try new things and stick with them.
Christmas has a certain universal appeal that gives it meaning well beyond a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but Christians have a special duty to experience its sacred and profound spiritual significance and non-Christians have a duty to treat the day with special respect.
When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose.
Lincoln described character is a tree and reputation as its shadow. The tree will always be what it is but the shadow we see depends on where we stand and the angle of the light.
Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.
Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift.
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.
The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.
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.
Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.
Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be.
There's a hole in the moral ozone and it's getting bigger.
