Lane Kirkland Quotes

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

I let the actions of my life stand for what I am as a human being. Contend with that, not the words.

I will not sell anything ever again that I do not believe in. I'm not willing to do a job for pure financial gain. I've done that, and it wasn't worth it.

I never wanted to lose who I am, my character or my integrity for the sake of Hollywood.

If you ain't nothing when you get money and fame, you're just going to be more nothing. If you don't stand for nothing, when you get money and fame, you ain't suddenly fin to stand for nothing! You're just fin to be richer and more famous - standing for nothing!

If I've learned any one lesson from life, it's this: If you don't stand for something, you will stand for anything.

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

All the fame and fortune, glory and prestige, can't make me happy if it goes against what I believe.

There's more than one way to get to the goal that you want to get to, but once you compromise your own principles, then you're lost. You're really lost.

I still had some honor... I still have some now.

If you live what you believe, you will always have the respect of others.

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

My principles are more important than the money or my title.

To be good, you need to believe in what you're doing.

When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

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

I don't believe that competitions are important.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

Fame and success and titles stay with you, but they wear out eventually. In the end, all that you are left with is your character.