Stanley Schmidt Quotes

It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

I'm really only responsible for my own actions.

Personal responsibility matters.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character.

We do not what we ought; What we ought not, we do; And lean upon the thought That chance will bring us through; But our own acts, for good or ill, are mightier powers.

A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.

Any excuse for non-performance, no matter how valid, weakens character.

You just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

I can't judge the way other people behave. I can only look at myself.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

People who truly understand what is meant by self-reliance know they must live their lives by ethics rather than rules.

All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise: therefore, if you choose to use the bad, or those which tend to evil till they become your masters, and neglect the good till they dwindle away, you have only yourself to blame.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

You only have the burdens on you that you choose to put there.

It was a question of helping a man prepare in the way that suits him best. The theory is if you give a man responsibility for his own actions, then it is up to him to accept that responsibility.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

I believe everybody is responsible for what they do themselves.

No man shall be more exacting of me or my conduct than I am of myself.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.