Marvin J. Ashton Quotes

It's really easy to fall into the trap of believing that what we do is more important than what we are. Of course, it's the opposite that's true: What we are ultimately determines what we do!

Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do.

I hope people remember me for the kind of person that I am, not because of what I do.

Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters.

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.

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.

I think we are moving to that place where we are being celebrated for our character, our inside, our wit. I think that's the direction we should go because that's what defines you as a person, not a number on a scale.

Your self is sacred; be true to it.

I would always say to anyone, you make choices that are important to you. Don't allow yourself to be exploited by something as fleeting as fame and fortune. If you're presenting yourself in a way that important to you in communicating your vision, then so be it. No one should allow themselves to be exploited ever.

It doesn't matter what you do. It matters who you are.

It doesn't matter what you look like really though, it is who you are that matters of course.

Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.

Image is what people think we are. Integrity is what we really are.

Being popular isn't everything; being true to yourself is!

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.

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.

I'm a firm believer that it's not the way you look or what you have, but what you've got inside.

Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

As long as I continue to put forth who I am and what I believe, than I think it all balances out.

You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

It has been a motto of mine my whole life - just be yourself.