Michael Chiesa Quotes

It's cool when people notice that you make an effort to live certain values.

We were raised with real values about the importance of work and respect for the people.

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

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

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

My dad never took himself too seriously. He always treated everyone with respect, and he made sure I was like that, too. I show up, I hit my mark, and I say my lines.

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

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.

There are so many different ways to lead. The most important thing is to be genuine. To have people around you trust you, trust in what you stand for and who you are. And I think that if people watch you day in and day out and believe in your motives and they believe that you set a high standard for yourself.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

Better to just be real. Show up and do your job and be a nice person.

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

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

When you're on the court, there is certain things that you would do that you wouldn't do off the court. When you get off, you obviously have to be gracious and a humble person. When you are on the floor, be a team player. Championships are what you are defined by - legacy. Go about things the right way.

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

Character is what you are in the dark.

Our policies must be premised on, and must reinforce, values such as family, hard work, integrity and personal responsibility.

I conduct myself as if I am a spaceman in Hollywood. I don't want to do anything fancy. I don't want people to send me free clothes. I just want to be grateful for this craft they let me do.

Do the right things, respect your elders, respect your teachers, continue to work hard, and if you are religious and you have some type of faith... pray.

I just try to make sure, in everything I do, I do what I'm supposed to be doing in a confident and a humble way at the same time. It's been working for me.

I try my best to keep my feet on the floor and stay humble and let my ability do the talking.

My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces.