Ruth J. Simmons Quotes

I'm a blue collar guy from Spokane, Washington, who was raised to just be respectful, be a sportsman, and just speak with your performances, and I'm glad that I'm back to my old ways.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

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

I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.

An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'

The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has been industrious, and the best that can be said of me is that I have not pretended to what I was not.

I know I am old-fashioned, but I don't want to bring out a fashion line, I don't want to bring out an album. I just want to do the work as best as I can, and if that effects change for somebody, then that is great. I don't want to change the world.

I'm just a quarterback. I'm just who I am.

To me, it's about always trying to make decisions that reflect my leadership and who I am.

I want to be remembered as somebody working hard, walking straight in life, most of the time, and just being a down-to-earth person, being loyal and being indestructible.

My father John taught me about hard work and the importance of manners.

I think actors should stay grounded and humble and open.

Virtue shows quite as well in rags and patches as she does in purple and fine linen.

The true athlete should have character, not be a character

I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

I hope people remember me for the kind of person that I am, not because of what I do.

What is important is to have values in life. What's important is how you are, not how you look.

Mom always got me to school and the driving range while Dad was working. She also kept me quiet and humble. Both of them taught me to let my golf do the talking.

There's nobility in hard work, traditional values.

Great people have great values and great ethics.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

My parents did great and provided well, and gave all their kids personal, moral, ethical values, not a belief that we were entitled to something.