Larry Wilcox Quotes

Great people have great values and great ethics.

Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold.

I stress character, character, character.

Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.

I was taught some very good life lessons and morals as a young kid growing up.

I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

Teach your daughters to walk in virtue.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

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

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics.

My parents were pretty lenient with me. But, they gave me morality while I was growing up. They taught me the difference between right and wrong.

The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.

I was raised to understand and know the difference between right and wrong.

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

The foundation for moral leadership is the truth.

The headquarters of good principles.

Erudition - that is, reading, writing, and arithmetic - is taught in the schools; but where is the more important quality, character, taught? Nowhere in particular. There is no authorized training for children in character.

I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?

Are we a people who put politics over integrity? Or are we a country of voters and leaders, men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, colleagues, humans who care about treating each other with basic dignity?

Growing up a good person, it's a lot harder than you'd think.

As parents, we teach our children to do what's right.