Quotes About Character And Success

#1. To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together ... humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self.

William Wordsworth

#2. I've been very lucky. All I wanted was to pay the rent. Then these characters took off and suddenly there were Hulk coffee mugs and Iron Man lunchboxes and The Avengers sweatshirts everywhere. Money's okay, but what I really like is working.

Stan Lee

#3. The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Zig Ziglar

#4. Patriotism depends as much on mutual suffering as on mutual success; and it is by that experience of all fortunes and all feelings that a great national character is created.

Benjamin Disraeli

#5. This idea, as you know, that I have firm convictions that the idea of issues being a big deal where our mutual friend went back and he felt so strongly that the determining factor in electoral success should be a proven character.

James Stockdale

#6. Be practical,
be skillful,
be teachable,
and you will be successful.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#7. Flaws reveal a lot about a character and who people are. The flawed elements of a character are where I find their humanity. Those are the things I tend to identify with - the weaknesses. I don't know why, but I identify with struggle more than with success.

Liev Schreiber

#8. That is why success and fruitfulness depend as much upon focusing on the "who" you are as much as the "what" of the work you do. Invest in your character, and it will give you the returns that you are looking for by only investing in the work itself. You can't do the latter without the former.

Henry Cloud

#9. Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.

P.G. Wodehouse

#10. Success needs vision to see, passion to transcend, patience to withstand and the character to overcome failures.

Amit Ray

#11. A quick and sound judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive perception of character, in these are the elements of what is called tact, which has so much to do with acceptability and success in life.

Charles Simmons

#12. Character Ethic as the foundation of success - things like integrity, humility, fidelity, temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, simplicity, modesty, and the Golden Rule.

Stephen R. Covey

#13. It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to particular circumstances or characters, and enter the heart on that side where the passions are ready to receive it.

Samuel Johnson

#14. The strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success.

Robert Kiyosaki

#15. It has been remarked that almost every character which has excited either attention or pity has owed part of its success to merit, and part to a happy concurrence of circumstances in its favor. Had Caesar or Cromwell exchanged countries, the one might have been a sergeant and the other an exciseman.

Oliver Goldsmith

#16. People who are driven by their values will overcome hurdles, difficulties, and obstacles in ways that people driven only by profit will never be able to

Simon S. Tam

#17. Science has too long focused on intelligence & talent as determiners of success. And it's not. The key to success is to set a specific long-term goal and to do whatever it takes until the goal has been achieved. That's called GRIT (defined as courage and resolve; strength of character).

Bob Mayer

#18. I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives ... the high ethical standards that are essential to good character and to the continued success of our Nation.

William J. Clinton

#19. The future success of our nation depends on our ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of character to make the right choices.

George W. Bush

#20. Groom yourself into a character that God will trust with power and success.

Esther Thomas

#21. CHARACTER can not be developed in case and quiet,only through trials and sufferings can the soul be strengthened,inspired and success achieved.

Karina Halle

#22. Truly a legend in our time, John Templeton understands that the real measure of a person's success in life is not financial accomplishment but moral integrity and inner character.

Billy Graham

#23. Pleasure and Pain participate equally in moulding character.

Abhijit Naskar

#24. The keys to success, in business and in life, are truthfulness, the ability to take and give, honest and well-intended feedback, strength of character and conviction in one's principles

Robert Kiyosaki

#25. And even when success comes, as I am sure it will, bear in mind that there are more quiet and enviable joys than to be among the most sought after women at a ball ...

Blanche Wiesen Cook

#26. Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.

Arnold Palmer

#27. I will not promise boys positions, I will not promise any of you football success, I will demand discipline, character, respect, and work ethic throughout the program. If I succeed in getting people to believe then success will follow.

George M. Gilbert

#28. The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.

Stephen Covey

#29. Success in business is important. Success as a human being with values, character, kindness, and love is much more important.

Debasish Mridha

#30. Each of us can improve our internal person and develop the character required for a successful life

Sunday Adelaja

#31. In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity.

Tom Landry

#32. There are really only three kinds of people. Those who don't succeed, those who achieve success temporarily, and those who become and remain successful. Character is the only way to sustain success.

John C. Maxwell

#33. The ultimate success of a life depends on character and not on achievement.

Debasish Mridha

#34. The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure.

Eiji Yoshikawa

#35. In my view, success is earned externally by being better than other people. But character, that sort of unfakeable goodness, is earned by being better than you used to be. And it's about self-confrontation.

David Brooks

#36. Fortunately I've got a weak character, so I never did decide to dedicate myself to only one of my professions. And I'm very glad. After all, if I'd rejected chess or music then my life wouldn't have been two times, but a hundred times less interesting.

Mark Taimanov

#37. [Success] always starts with the material; it always starts with the truth and honesty of the characters that you read in the screenplay and that's rarely something that can be remedied if it's simply not there by the time you shoot the film. Thank God we had that.

Leonardo DiCaprio

#38. A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success.

Michael Josephson

#39. Your success in investing will depend in part on your character and guts, and in part on your ability to realize at the height of ebullience and the depth of despair alike that this too shall pass.

John C. Bogle

#40. It pays to cultivate popularity. It doubles success possibilities, develops manhood, and builds up character.

Orison Swett Marden

#41. A lot of the lessons that are taught in football will promote success in anything you get into after football; for me, it just happens to be music. Being disciplined. Good character. Trying to do the right thing, and working hard.

Sam Hunt

#42. Success in moderation was no doubt better for the character than failure, but too much of it and he would lose his cutting edge.

P.D. James

#43. I'm totally comfortable today with the success that Omar and 'The Wire' have brought me - living with that character, being recognized and remembered for that character.

Michael K. Williams

#44. Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Vince Gill

#45. But remember this: in the final analysis, you can believe in your dream, you can be taught, supported, motivated, and loved by others, but ultimately, your success depends on you. You must take responsibility for your body, your mind, and for your character.

Mike Schmidt

#46. Failure make people bitter and cruel. Success improves the character of the man.

W. Somerset Maugham

#47. How we choose to deal with pain is ultimately the measure of who we are and of the success we have in closing our gaps.

Hyrum W. Smith

#48. You can't be a successful leader or mentor until you have served. You can't serve until you have stepped out of your comfort zone. And you can't step out of your comfort zone unless you have character and keep your word.

Bill Courtney

#49. I saw what luck and success I had as an opportunity to twist it up and do something different, so I've always sought out different genres and different kinds of characters.

Harrison Ford

#50. Nothing important in this world is measured by grades. Intelligence, character, integrity, success, happiness - do you want these things, or do you want to struggle with the arbitrary difference between an A minus and a B plus?

Ryan Quinn

#51. I always think the recipe for success for a game or any sort of a fantasy experience is to think of a character that hasn't really been explored before, who is unique and has special abilities that not everybody has, and plop them into whatever is the most interesting situation to plop them into.

Tim Schafer

#52. The widespread belief among politicians and pundits is that high test scores are everything. I strongly disagree. What matters most is character. Working hard, treating others with respect and honesty-those are the keys to success.

Hal Urban

#53. Stress builds character and failure breeds motivation. I guess I'm a Optimist.

Noel DeJesus

#54. The tower of success stands on the pillars of vision, action, patience and the character to withstand criticisms.

Amit Ray

#55. The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in life. Character skills are equally important determinants of wages, education, health and many other significant aspects of flourishing lives.

James Heckman

#56. Accountability and self-responsibility are critical to our success in personal, professional and public life. However, we often look for those character traits in others, rather than inculcating them in ourselves.

Vishwas Chavan

#57. The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights in respect to slavery.

John H. Reagan

#58. The movement for equality and justice can only be a success if it has both a mass and militant character; the barriers to be overcome require both.

Martin Luther King Jr.

#59. The key to long-term success in life is your education and skills, your life experiences, and most of all, your personal character.

Robert T. Kiyosaki

#60. My success symbolizes loyalty, great friends, Dedication, hard work, routine builds character. In a world full of snakes, rats and scavengers

Nas

#61. Moral character is the DNA of success and happiness.

Frank Sonnenberg

#62. Fame and success and titles stay with you, but they wear out eventually. In the end, all that you are left with is your character.

Ana Ivanovic

#63. Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. HELEN KELLER

Dave Ramsey

#64. Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Lord Chesterfield