Johnny Van Zant Quotes

Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue when it comes to talent because if they have talent and they don't have character, it's going to be very difficult to coach that person.

It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

I don't particularly like working with girlbands because it's very hard to find a girlband that all get on.

The only way you can know someone is through their actions - you can never know what's going on inside them.

For Slipknot, I'd say drumming is only 50 or 60 percent of the job. The rest of it is who you are and what your personality is.

I like people's attitudes more than fashion or beauty or whatever it is.

If you bring somebody into the band you are going to be with them a lot whether it's in the studio, on the tour bus, or at dinner every night; you want somebody you enjoy being around. You don't want an annoying guy .

A man's fate is his own temper.

Bringing together disparate personalities to form a team is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have to ask yourself: what is the whole picture here? We want to make sure our players all fit together properly and complement each other, so that we don't have a big piece, a little piece, an oblong piece, and a round piece. If personalities work against each other, as a team you'll find yourselves spinning your wheels.

I just really wanted to be myself. I wanted to be sassy, the attitude, all these things that I am.

True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.

Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are.

All the teams you have have different personalities, and you kind of want it.

Attitudes are more important than intelligence.

Oliver laughed - actually laughed."I like this new Claire," he said. "You should work her this hard all the time, Myrnin. She's interesting when she's forthright." Claire, possessed by the spirit of Eve, shot him the finger. Which made him laugh again, shake his head, and walk up the steps.

The world loves talent but pays off on character.

Attitude and personality are as important as experience and ability.

Thought creates character.

Are you a Tigger or an Eeyore?

Attitude ... is the vanguard of your true self.

Education always continues. We all know that beauty fades, but what stays is a person's personality, their sense of humor, their wit, what they're interested in. That's what really shines.

Dieter Dengler was an amazing man. Who knows what he would've been had he not ever been tested in this way? It's a question that I certainly have myself. What would I be able to do in certain situations? He came out, obviously, looking like a true hero, but he didn't go in looking like that. He was not your typical image of somebody that you would think would be the tough guy who was able to endure. His lighthearted attitude, this sort of dorkiness, and naivete; it ended up being the finest tool for his survival.

My beloved friend - one of the most unique and charming personalities of our time.

You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.