Character Quotes – Insights and Reflections

"It’s not the mountains that lie before you that tire you out. It’s the pebble in your shoe."

Muhammad Ali

"The leader is the person who brings a little magic to the moment."

Denise M. Morrison

"The world has long observed that small acts of immorality, if repeated, will destroy character. It is equally manifest, though never said, that uttering nonsense and half-truth without cease ends by destroying Intellect"

Jacques Martin Barzun

"Success does not change people. It exposes him."

Max Rudolf Frisch

"Elegance is not catching somebody's eyes, it's staying in somebody's memory."

Giorgio Armani

"A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies."

Mark Twain

"The will lets you begin, the passion drives you on."

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"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

Arnold Schwarzenegger

"It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up."

George Herman Babe Ruth Jr.

"Half-truths are the devil's IOUs."

Sarah Ban Breathnach

"The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice."

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

"The most intangible, and therefore the worst, kind of a lie is a half truth. This is the peculiar device of a conscientious detractor."

Washington Allston

"What counts in any man is the consistency and integrity of his behavior, and his courage in taking a stand, not his conformity to official dogma."

Joost A.M. Meerloo

"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do."

Shaquille O’Neal

"If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you."

Fred DeVito

"It’s not about whether you get knocked down. It’s about whether you get up."

Vinc Lombardi

"Virtue is the only and true nobility."

Juvenal

"I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me."

Usain Bolt