“Sooner or later that which is now life shall be poetry, and every fair and manly trait shall add a richer strain to the song.''”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“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
“Character develops itself in the stream of life.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“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
“A single trait can never define a whole diaspora of people.”
Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“We had some idea of specific genes that might be affecting this trait based on other traits they appear to be associated with. We wanted to see if there were any mutations that might be coding for high or low fertility. After we scanned through the genes, we wanted to look at the whole genome because we had a very fertile group of cows and a group with very low fertility.”
Matt Garcia
“Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.”
Christian Nevell Bovee
