Dan Millman Quotes

I never compromised my integrity by playing a character. I didn't tweet anybody something crazy. I was just myself, kept winning and stayed ready. I didn't sell my soul.

I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that 'a quiet conscience makes one strong!'

What makes a man is when you go against your own instincts to do to the right thing.

A big part of honesty is self-discipline, personal resolve, and taking pride in who you are as a person and what each action means to your character.

Be strong. Don't be a follower. Always do the right thing.

Our ideals are our better selves.

My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right.

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

Courage is not always about action. It takes courage to do nothing rather than do something that you do not believe in or understand.

I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.

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.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day.

If we have a very strong commitment, so that we can trust ourselves and be beacons of trust for others no matter what the circumstance, then we're protected from suffering the consequences of many actions. We can be protected from that pain.

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

In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition.

People have the right to say what they want, but as long as I can go to bed at night and look myself in the mirror, I'll be all right.

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.