Jimmy Butler Quotes

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

I take responsibility for myself and what I do now.

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.

There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education.

You have to take responsibility for how you act. You can't fix everyone.

I try to be the best man I can for the day.

The last thing I think I am is perfect. I'm just trying to do the best job I can. I'm trying to be the best father I can to my kids. I'm trying to do the best job I can running my business.

As wonderful as they were, my parents didn't teach me anything about self-discipline, concentration, patience, or focus. If I hadn't had a family myself, I probably never would've done anything. Marriage taught me responsibility.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

You make mistakes, but I don't have any regrets. I'm the kind of person who takes responsibility for it and deals with it. I learn from everything I do. I work very hard, I have so many things going on in my life. Get to know me and see who I am.

If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

I'm not resigning, and I'm going to try very hard to go back to work a better man and a better husband too.

You have to make a conscious decision to change for your own well-being and that of your family and your country.

I'm trying to work on it - not cheating, stopping in the 'D' zone, all that kind of stuff.

The most important thing that I tell myself is that no matter where I go in this journey, the humility is what's gonna keep me honest and real. And perhaps a better manager.

I worked really hard and changed myself and became a more mature player.

I lay back and see how I can do things the right way.

When I was younger I got accused of gamesmanship but I grew out of it.

You need to learn. You need to grow up. You need to step up and know the difference between what you can do and what you can't.

People hold me accountable. Before I would push people away, but that's not a way to be successful.

I'm not a perfect human being by any stretch of the imagination. But there is always this little voice inside of me that keeps me where I know I need to be.

I realize everything's on me as far as what kind of player, person, and student I'm going to be.

I've never been a bad person and always had quite good morals. There's always been a side of me that's been quite proper, but it's got distracted here and there. Now I'm the person I should be.