Jamal Crawford 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.

Temptation is as old as time; or at least, the history of temptation extends as far back as the moment Eve gave Adam that serpent's apple. But what sets the lady apart from the tramp is the ability to acknowledge she needs to clean up her act - and then, of course, the fact that she actually does clean up her act.

What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character of each individual, and that when the naturally better element controls the worse then the man is said to be "master of himself", as a term of praise. But when - as a result of bad upbringing or bad company one s better element is overpowered by the numerical superiority of one s worse impulses, then one is criticized for not being master of oneself and for lack of self control.

Watch your habits, they determine your character.

Knowing how bad you could be is a great encouragement to being good.

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.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

Once you realize that you're in something that you've always wanted and you don't want to lose it, you behave differently. And that means the integrity, the professionalism, and knowing what's right from wrong and still making choices that you probably wouldn't have made.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

I know that being seen as a role model means taking responsibility for all my actions. I am human, and of course, sometimes I make mistakes. But I promise that when I fall, I get back up.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.

Character is long-standing habit.

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

I have raised the morals and sobriety of the people.

It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.

Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.

Some kids are always getting into trouble or doing stuff, and I stay away from those types. I know I am no better than anyone else in this world. I'm just an actor, that's nothing special. But I'm not into anything bad. Just blackjack.

An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.

As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human beings who learn about good character. You have to be able to see your child with clarity, see the good side and the bad side of them, and work on the bad side and make them better so they fulfill their potential.