Andy Stanley Quotes

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart.

Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices.

The biggest challenge, I think, is always maintaining your moral compass.

There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.

True success depends more on character than on intellect.

The severest test of character is not so much the ability to keep a secret as it is, when the secret is finally out, to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.

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

The greatest possesion of man is character

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.

Honesty is most important, and it's difficult when you're young and single and sort of figuring out your own life.

Don't be intimidated by power, wealth or station, character alone makes all the difference.

In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.

Integrity, a standard of personal morality and ethics, is not relative to the situation you happen to find yourself in and doesn't sell out to expediency. Its short supply is getting shorter - but without it, leadership is a facade.

The future success of our nation depends on our ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of character to make the right choices.

Keep integrity and your work ethics intact. So what if that means working a little harder; an honorable character is your best calling card, and that's something anyone can have!

Boy Scouts does very well in making Scouts aware of character and integrity and … virtues and incorporate [them] in their lives so that they carry themselves as [those] kind of [people] for the rest of their [lives].

Ethical is 'I'll wait and do what's right even in the hardest times and even if I have to give up gains to do it.'

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

I don't want to do anything that violates my own personal code of ethics and morals.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.

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