Kasper & Associates maintains faith in the American spirit and we
believe in the power of positive thinking.  To that end, we’ve
presented Maxims for Success — a collection of our favorite motivational quotes, essays and leadership advice.  (For a complete collection, e-mail your mailing address to contact@kasperassociates.com.)

MAXIMS for SUCCESS

–Part 24–

CHARACTER

(Definition: One of the attributes of morality or features of non-conformity which makes up and distinguishes an individual)

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are; your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

(John Wooden)

“The foundation of true greatness is to be more concerned with building your character than with expanding your reputation.”

(Kasper & Associates)

“Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, money takes wings, those who cheer you today may curse you tomorrow.  The only thing that endures is character.”

(Horace Greeley)

“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.”

(Aristotle)

“Character development starts very early in life and is aided by an intact family which is stable, caring and grounded in a faith-based values system.”

(Tom Osborne)

“There are five pillars holding up our societal infrastructure, something I call the Five C’s: civics,citizenship, civility, the Constitution and character.  In the past half-century there’s been an alarming amount of erosion in those pillars.”

(Michael Ryan)

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.  Ask yourself, ‘How can I help someone else in what they are doing?’  This is the essence of being a person of character.”

(Napoleon Hill)

“When hiring I look for 3 things –intelligence, energy and character.  If they don’t have the last one, the first 2will kill you because it’s true that if you hire someone who doesn’t have character, you better hope he is dumb and lazy because if he’s smart and energetic, he will get you into all kinds of trouble. ”

(Warren Buffett)