Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2008-06-11 Jun 11, 2008We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.~ AristotleNeither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.~ BuddhaIntegrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do.~ Don Galer Jun 10, 2008Character is the single most important ingredient of leadership. Proper leadership would have prevented the wars in Kosovo and Somalia.~ General H. Norman SchwarzkopfSociety's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.~ John AdamsYou must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted that you mean to do right.~ Robert E. Lee Jun 9, 2008A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great.~ Calvin CoolidgeAre you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community?~ Ronald ReaganOne of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain.~ Thomas Sowell Jun 6, 2008Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they dare not trust themselves, to walk in liberty.~ Aldous HuxleyThe snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.~ Lao-TzuI believe more follies are committed out of complaisance to the world, than in following our own inclinations.~ Mary Wortley Montagu Jun 5, 2008The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it.~ John UpdikeEvery human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do.~ Lydia M. ChildLike an ability or a muscle, hearing your inner wisdom is strengthened by doing it.~ Robbie Gass Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print