Rick Warren Quotes

Integrity is not so much what we do as much as who we are.

A man can be honest in any sort of skin.

And what is it, thought I, after all! It’s only his outside; a man can be honest in any sort of skin.

Character is more important than any other leadership trait.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Don't shift because fashion has shifted. Don't move from the original ethic you had, the original reasons. They're part and parcel of you.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

You've gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.

Great leaders have no need for reputation. Reputation is what you are in public. Character is who you are in private.

Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word.

A big part of honesty is self-discipline, personal resolve, and taking pride in who you are as a person and what each action means to your character.

Your reputation is that which people think you are; your character is that which you are.

What will tell in the end will be character and not a knowledge of letters.

The depth and strength of our character is defined by our moral code. People only reveal themselves when they're thrown out of the usual conditions of their lives. That's when the truth of who they are is revealed.

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.

Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.

If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong. That's what I tell my kids, anyway.

My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

Even though photographers are only shooting the outside, beauty is more about who you are as a person - the life you lead - not your facade.

I've long since stopped worrying about how I'm portrayed in the press because ultimately it's not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity.

The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away from that, the solidity that you need in order to be able to stand up for what you believe in and deliver what's really inside, it's just not going to be there.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.