Samuel Johnson Quotes

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.

If you want to be the best salesperson, first you must be the best person.

Just recently I worked with Van Morrison and I came to realize that money can't make a decent human being out of you.

Not only am I constantly seeking better performance but also to be a better person, to be respected.

I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.

Sometimes when people ask you to do things you think you are above, you need to evaluate why you think you are above it.

The aristocracy in the future is not one of wealth or university education, but the aristocracy of the men who have done something for themselves and their fellow men.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

I put myself on the same level as everyone else around me - from the directrice to the workman, everyone. Except my pets - they are the Kings; you must treat them like royalty.

You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend.

Aristocracy is naturally abhorrent to me, and adored equality is my idol.

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors.

Conduct, and conduct alone, entitles to respect: that not what men are, but what they do, constitutes their claim to deference … merit, and not birth, is the only rightful claim to power and authority

The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with superiors, superiority.

I don't want to just be the best player. I want to be a great person, too.

Become a good all-around human being.

I like having fun, but the most important thing is to be as good a person as you can be.

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

The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.

It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept.

The mind makes the nobleman, and uplifts the lowly to high degree.

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.

[E]very man, everywhere, should be free to develop his talents to their full potential - unhampered by arbitrary barriers of race or birth or income.