“If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admiration and allegiance. Children must learn to identify the forms and content of those traits.”
William Bennett
“The character traits most critical to creating empowerment are: Integrity habits are congruent with values, words with deeds, expressions with feelings. Maturity courage balanced with consideration. Abundance mentality there is plenty out there for everybody. A person with these character traits can be genuinely happy for the success and accomplishments of others.”
Contributed by: Dave Cohen
Stephen R. Covey
“The way we speak of our parents teaches our children the way they will speak of us to our grandchildren.”
Gene Crawford
“I don't know what it like to raise a kid but even so, I want to believe that kids out there should be taught not to know what is right or wrong, rather to think and do what is right and what is wrong.”
J C A Rowe
“I like to think that he possesses my better traits, ... But he is very much his own person.”
Christopher Paolini
“A single trait can never define a whole diaspora of people.”
Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“Have you ever noticed that the Rotten and Tart Apples tend to fall closer to the trees than the sweet and delicious ones?”
Anjie Henley