John Ortberg Quotes

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

Regardless of what I was and who I am, above all, the most important thing is to remain human.

It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.

It's wrong for a guy to have no personality, no heart. Because I don't care about style or money.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Work at being a humble person.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

The most important connection I can see between my faith and my work is that in the progress of my day, I try to be restrained and mindful of every person's humanity and of the overwhelming challenge of pride.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

The biggest and the most important thing my mother told me is to be a good actor you first need to be a really good human being and an honest person.

The most important thing for me, when somebody asks me what I class as being a success, is being a decent human being.

I always felt the true test of a man's character is how he treats people he can't use.

Before being CM, I am a human.

Essential characteristics of a gentleman: The will to put himself in the place of others; the horror of forcing others into positions from which he would himself recoil; and the power to do what seems to him to be right without considering what others may say or think.

I look for these qualities and characteristics in people. Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty.

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.

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

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

Without humility there can be no humanity.

My father never was and isn't a mean man. You know, he never was ruthless. And he succeeded in life without sticking it to anybody. And that's a great example for a man, a strong man, a man's man, to give to his children. You can succeed, you can be successful, without walking over somebody.

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.