Steve Fossett Quotes

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

I have over and over again explained that the purpose of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movement is to build men and women as citizens endowed with the three H's namely, Health, Happiness and Helpfulness. The man or woman who succeeds in developing these three attributes has secured the main steps to success this Life.

We often pray for purity, unselfishness, for the highest qualities of character, and forget that these things cannot be given, but must be earned.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage, and determination.

What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful

I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities youths can get involved in and nearly every scout I have known has been a class act due to the discipline the Scouts have instilled in them.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it.

"On my honor" - what an ennobling phrase! Three short words, nine letters, but the summation of all we call character. From the Boy Scout's Oath.

True success depends more on character than on intellect.

Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices.

Worthy character is best forged from a life of consistent, correct choices centered in the teachings of the Master.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.

It is our choice of good or evil that determines our character, not our opinion about good or evil.

The Boy Scouts of America stands for a set of principles. These principles have a lot of staying power. The values you learn as a Scout are like a compass. They can help you find your way through difficult and sometimes unchartered terrain. The principles of Scouting give you a sense of what's important. I feel I owe the Boy Scouts a great deal, both personally and professionally.

How can we expect young people to be rooted in things such as character, morality and honesty? How is one supposed to be at once an arrow soaring skyward and an oak planted firmly in the ground? The meritocratic culture hones strivers on every aspect of their lives save one - how to cultivate character.

The future success of our nation depends on our ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of character to make the right choices.

Character is a perfectly educated will.

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.

Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

The Boys and Girls Club taught me a lot about sportsmanship, humility, self-respect.

I have raised the morals and sobriety of the people.