Only a man’s character is the real criterion of worth.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.

Good men by nature, wish to know. I know that many will call this useless work… men who desire nothing but material riches and are absolutely devoid of that of wisdom, which is the food and only true riches of the mind.

Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.

The humanists‘ replacement for religion: work really hard and somehow you’ll either save yourself or you’ll be immortal. Of course, that’s a total joke, and our progress is nothing. There may be progress in technology but there’s no ethical progress whatsoever.

I liked watching Rossi, his style, his colours and everything. He was someone I looked up to and until now he is still my only hero. He is the king of motorbikes and most people like Rossi mainly because he comes across as a pretty fun and good character. He is cool and has a good style and look.

You’re not a product of your nature. That is your genetic makeup or your nurture, the things that have happened to you. Of course those things affect you powerfully, but they do not determine you.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do.

I created myself. I have taught myself so much.

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.

No public man can be just a little crooked.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

The doer alone learneth.

I just usually go with my own taste. If I like something, and it happens to be against the law, well, then I might have a problem.

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with ‚what can I give‘ spirit.

You’re morally tainted if you don’t treat both the accuser and the accused with fairness and with respect, and with due process.

A President’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.

Morality is contraband in war.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

He has committed the crime who profits by it.

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause.

I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.

I’m about being the best.

Don’t be dependent. At all. Ever. Period.

States should have the right to enact laws… particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.

You’ve all seen over the last eight years what President Obama means to this country. He is the embodiment of honor, resolve, and character – one of the finest presidents we have ever had.

When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.

You definitely want your kids to understand their heritage, but I don’t want my kids to just focus on being black. They are people. I don’t want them to judge other people or to be judged. I want them to be good people, so good people will treat them accordingly. I preach that to my kids and everything else falls into place.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.

The moment the alarm goes off is the first test; it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out of bed, or do you lie there in comfort and fall back to sleep? If you have the discipline to get out of bed, you win – you pass the test.

Sin, also for those who don’t have faith, exists when one goes against one’s conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil. And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that’s where a lot of preachers‘ kids get off base sometimes. Because they don’t see the same things at both places.

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.

If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.

‚Your Erroneous Zones’ was the book that went over the top simply because I believed in it so much.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

Let’s pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.

You’ll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.

Changing your mind is probably one of the most beautiful things people can do. And I’ve changed my mind about a lot of things over the years.