A Certain Kind of Man

“My father was a certain kind of man –
I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he treated strangers,
and I vowed I would never make a film that would not reflect properly on my father’s name.”

~ Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE
Actor, Director, Writer & Diplomat
British Academy Film Award Winner, Academy Award (Oscar) Winner,
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE),
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Winner & Grammy Award Winner

Virtue & Honor

“Who sows virtue reaps honor.”

~Leonardo da Vinci,
Polymath: Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Musician,
Mathematician, Engineer, Inventor, Anatomist,
Geologist, Cartographer, Botanist, & Writer

A Husband, a Father, a Son …

“I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle,
a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.”

~ Mark Wahlberg,
Actor, Producer, Businessman, Model, Rapper, Songwriter, Co-Owner – Wahlburgers,
Co-Founder – Performance Inspired & Founder – Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation

If Men Were Birthing Babies

“Let me tell you something: I salute womanhood worldwide, because women are exceptionally tough for enduring the misery of childbirth.
I’ve cleaned hogs and gutted deer, but in my experience on Earth I’ve never witnessed such a brutal event.
If men were in charge of carrying and birthing our babies, we’d have a lot fewer people on Earth,
because we’d only do it once- I can promise you that!”

~ Phil Robertson,
Professional Hunter, Businessman, & Reality Television Star

Truly Educated

“Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Pastor, Activist & Humanitarian

When You’re Not Blinded by Lust

“Waiting gives you better knowledge of your partner. When you’re not blinded by lust
or the counterfeit intimacy that can come with premarital sex,
you can see the person you’re dating for who they are.”

~ DeVon Franklin,
TV Producer, Author, Speaker & Spiritual Success Coach

When the Truth Wants to Find You

“I say when the truth wants to find you or wants to be found by you,
it will come after you. You cannot stop that force.”

~ Kim Basinger,
Actress, Model, Singer, Producer & Animal Rights Activist,
Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award,
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award,
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Athena Award
& Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars (2)

Are They Trustworthy?

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody
is to trust them.”

~ Ernest Miller Hemingway,
Author, Journalist
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, recipient (1953)
Nobel Prize in Literature, recipient (1954)

Doing What is Right

“You know sometimes you just have to stand your ground.
You know when you KNOW that what you’re doing is … right.
Then, you have to really be true to your path and true to yourself.”

~ Gina Torres,
Actress (Television, Film & Voice) & ALMA Award (2001)

Let’s Have a Sunny Life, Instead

“A shady business never yields a sunny life.”

~ B. C. Forbes,
a.k.a. Bertie Charles Forbes
Founder & Editor-in-Chief – Forbes Magazine,
Founder – Investors League

Being the Best We Can Be

“I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up.
I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.”

~ Kim Basinger,
Actress, Model, Singer, Producer & Animal Rights Activist,
Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award,
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award,
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Athena Award
& Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars (2)

Behaving Like a Princess

“Behaving like a princess is work.
It’s not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown.
It’s more about how you are inside.”

~ Julie Andrews a.k.a.,
Film and Stage Actress, Singer, Author, Theatre Director & Dancer

Taking the Time to Raise Them

“I know I did the right thing
by taking time off to raise my son.”

~ Arsenio Hall,
Comedian, Actor, Talk Show Host,
NAACP Image Award (1988) & American Comedy Award (1989)

Valuing Life’s Important Things

“I think I value things more correctly.
I hope I look at my life in a way that makes sense.”

~ Oded Fehr,
Actor

Even Better the Next Day

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“I always wanted to be someone better
the next day than I was the day before.”

~ Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE
Actor, Director, Writer & Diplomat
British Academy Film Award Winner, Academy Award (Oscar) Winner,
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE),
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Winner & Grammy Award Winner

A Matter of The Whole Package

“For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package.
You have to look at the whole thing,
not just a matter of outward appearance or whatever.
It has to do with one’s character, personality,
upbringing and so on.”

~ Gong Li,
Actress

It Shouldn’t Be an Oddity

“I have friends and family that are filled with massive amounts of integrity,
and it shouldn’t be an oddity.”

~ Sandra Bullock,
Actress, Producer, Entrepreneur,
Founder – Fortis Films & Philanthropist

Proud to Be a Nerd

“Somebody called me a nerd. That’s not a word that I’m
used to hearing. I was proud of it…
It’s like a badge of honor to me,
knowing where I came from.”

~ Malcolm Mitchell,
NFL Football Player & Author

The Bud of Victory

“The bud of victory is always in the truth.”

~ Benjamin Harrison
Lawyer, Colonel of the 70th Volunteer Infantry
& President of the United States (1889-1893)

Better Than We Say

“Do what you say you’re going to do.
And try to do it a little better than you said you would.”

~ Jimmy Dean,
Singer, Television Host, Actor, Businessman.
Creator of Jimmy Dean Sausage, Actor &
Country Music Hall of Fame nominee (2010)

To Live in Peace with One’s Self

“You have to do something in your life that is honorable
and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself.”

~ Lawrence Harvey “Larry” Brown,
Basketball Coach (1969-Present), Basketball Hall of Fame (Coach, 2002),
NBA Title (Pistons, 2004), NBA Playoffs(8x/8 Teams), NCAA National Championship (Kansas, 1988),
ABA Championship (Oakland Oaks 1968–69), Olympic Gold Medal (1964)

Our Sense of Nationhood

“Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy,
because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.”

~ Jimmy Carter, Jr.
a.k.a James Earl Carter, Jr.,
Naval Officer, Farmer, Politician, Author,
39th President of the United States (1.20.1977-1.20.1981) &
Nobel Peace Prize (2002)

The Greatest Legacy

“The greatest legacy one can pass on
to one’s children and grandchildren
is not money or other material things
accumulated in one’s life,
but rather a legacy of character and faith.”

~ William Franklin “Billy” Graham, Jr.,
Evangelist, Orator, Author, Radio Broadcaster – Hour of Decision,
Founder – Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,
Founder – Christianity Today, Founder – Decision, &
President – Samaritan’s Purse

Like the Sun

“Truth is like the sun;
you can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.”

~ Elvis Aaron Presley,
Musician, Singer & Actor

Be a Great Spirit, Instead

“Great spirits
have always faced
violent opposition
from mediocre minds.”

~ Albert Einstein,
Theoretical Physicist & Nobel Prize – Physics (1921),
Barnard Medal (1920), Matteucci Medal (1921), ForMemRS (1921),
Copley Medal (1925), Gold Medal – Royal Astronomical Society (1926),
Max Planck Medal (1929) & Time Person of the Century (1999)

Give the Living Blossoms

“It’s so nice to get flowers
while you can still smell the fragrance.”

~ Lena  Horne,
Singer, Dancer, Actress, & Civil Rights Activist

The Steps, the Biologicals & the Spirituals

“I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working, diligently,
to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.”

~ T. D. Jakes, Sr.,
Bishop/Chief Pastor of The Potter’s House,
Author & Filmmaker

Conduct & Behavior, Wherever They Go

“Sixty-five percent of Americans don’t have the conversation with their children.
So you’re sending off boys and girls off to college, off to high school, off to wherever they go,
and nobody’s had the conversation about how to conduct themselves.
About a man telling his son how to be a man.
How to respect a woman.
How do you respect yourself?”

~ Mariska Magdolna Hargitay,
Joyful Heart Foundation – Founder & President, Actress, Miss Beverly Hills USA (1982),
Emmy Award (2006), Golden Globe Award (2005), Gracie Allen Award (2004, 2009, 2014),
Muse Award (2012), Prism Award (2007), Star on the Walk of Fame (2013)

Life-Sides: Light & Dark

“Humans have a light side and a dark side, and it’s up to us to choose
which way we’re going to live our lives. Even if you start out on the dark side,
it doesn’t mean you have to continue your journey that way.
You always have time to turn it around.”

~ Taraji Penda Henson,
Actress & Singer

The Right Answer

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer.
Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.”

~ John F. Kennedy,
35th President of the United States (1961-1963)

His Dreams & Destiny

“May all of God’s dreams for you come to pass.
May His destiny for you never be thwarted.”

~ Rory & Wendy Alec,
Founders, GOD TV

Living Values

“What I’ve learned, first of all, is to live your values.
It’s easy to put words on paper. What we had to do was demonstrate our values.“

~ Mary Barra,
CEO, General Motors

Be Not Questionable

“No one will question your integrity
if your integrity is not questionable.”

~ Nathaniel Bronner, Jr.,
Manufacturing Director, Bronner Bros., President, Century Systems Inc.
& Senior Pastor, Ark of Salvation Church

Beautiful Characters

“Character contributes to beauty.
It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
A mode of conduct, a standard of courage,
discipline, fortitude, and integrity
can do a great deal
to make a woman beautiful.

~ Jacqueline Bisset,
Actress, Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur Insignia Award (2010)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

In Nothing Great, Nor Small

“Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small,
large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchilll,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( 1940-1945 ) & (1951–1955),
Non-academic Historian, Writer, Artist,
Nobel Prize in Literature (1953) &
Honorary Citizen of the United States (1963)

Ignored Facts Don’t Die

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

~ Aldous Huxley,
Novelist, Essayist, Travel Writer,
Script Writer, Poet & Short Story Writer

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The Right to Do It

“The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

~ William Lewis Safire,
Author, Columnist, Journalist, & Presidential Speechwriter.

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Never Found Out

“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do
if he knew he never would be found out.”

~ Thomas Babington Macaulay,
Historian, Whig Politician & Essayist

Could They Think of You?

“Live so that when your children
think of fairness, caring, and integrity,
they think of you.”

~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author

These Are the Magic Keys

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth.
Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys
to living your life with integrity.”

~ W. Clement Stone,
Businessman, Philanthropist & Author

Really Have Something

“If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing.
You can’t buy it. You can have all the money in the world,
but if you are not a moral and ethical person,
you really have nothing.”

~ Henry Kravis,
Businessman, Philanthropist
& Co-Founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

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Real Service

“To give real service you must add something
which cannot be bought or measured with money,
and that is sincerity and integrity.”

~ Douglas Noel Adams,
Writer, Humorist, and Dramatist.

The Surest Test

“Perhaps the surest test of an individual’s integrity
is his refusal to do or say anything
that would damage his self-respect.”

~ Thomas S. Monson,
Author & President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Ultimate Vision

“Don’t walk through life just playing football.
Don’t walk through life just being an athlete.
Athletics will fade. Character and integrity,
and really making an impact on someone’s life,
that’s the ultimate vision,
that’s the ultimate goal – bottom line.”

~ Ray Lewis,
NFL Football Linebacker (1996–2012)
& ESPN Analyst

More Than Anything Else

“Goodness is about character –
integrity, honesty, kindness,
generosity, moral courage, and the like.
More than anything else,
it is about how we treat other people.”

~ Dennis Prager,
Radio Host, Political Commentator, Columnist, Public Speaker,
Founder of Prager University, Author & Television Personality

When No One’s Looking

“Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.
There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right
is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.”

~ Julius Caesar Watts,
Politician & Canadian Football League Player (1981-1986)

When No One’s Watching

“Integrity is doing the right thing,
even when no one is watching.”

~ C.S. Lewis
a.k.a. Clive Staples Lewis,
Novelist, Poet, Academic, Medievalist, Literary Critic,
Essayist, Lay Theologian, Broadcaster, Lecturer, & Christian Apologist

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Uncle-Dads

“I’ve been truly protected by my uncles.”

~ will.i.am
a.k.a William James Adams,
Founder of i.am Angel,
Director of Creative Innovation for Intel (2011),
Founder of The Back-Eyed Peas,
Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur,
Actor, DJ, Record Producer, Philanthropist,
Grammy Awards (7), American Music Awards(8), Billboard Music Award,
Daytime Emmy Awards (2), Latin Grammy Award, Television Rack Awards (10x),
Teen Choice Award, MTV Video Music Awards (2) and World Music Awards (3)

The Art of Mothering

“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.”

~ Elaine Heffner,
Psychotherapist, Parent Educator, Author
Senior Lecturer of Education in Psychiatry,
Co-founder, Director and Program Supervisor
of the Nursery School Treatment Center
(Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital) &
Diller-Quaile School of Music Consultant

Speak Only the Good You Know

“How would your life be different
if you walked away from gossip and verbal defamation?
Let today be the day you speak only the good you know of other people
and encourage others to do the same.”

~ Steve Maraboli,
Author & Speaker

Judging Each Day

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap,
… by the seeds that you plant.”

~ Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson,
Novelist, Poet, Essayist & Travel Writer

Living the Best

“What I do is about living. It’s about living the best life
you can and enjoying the fullness of life around you —
from what you wear, to the way you live
to the way you love.”

~ Ralph Lauren,
Designer & Founder, Ralph Lauren Corp.

Using Beauty

“A Beautiful woman uses
her lips for Truth,
her voice for Kindness,
her ears for Compassion,
her hands for Charity and
her heart for Love.
For those who do not like her,
she uses Prayer.”

~ Jolly Rutten,

Just Making Money

“It’s silly to have as one’s sole object in life
(to be) just making money, accumulating wealth.
I work because I enjoy what I’m doing,
and the fact that I make money at it– big money–is a fine-and-dandy side fact.
Money gives me just one big thing that’s really important,
and that’s the freedom of not having to worry about money.
I’m concerned about values–moral, ethical, human values–my own,
other people’s, the country’s, the world’s values.
Having money now gives me the freedom to worry(focus on)
about the things that really matter.”

~ John William “Johnny” Carson,
Television Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962-1992)
Comedian, Writer, Producer, Actor, Musician,
Emmy Awards (6x), the Governor’s Award recipient, Peabody Award (1985),
Television Academy Hall of Fame (1987),
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992) & Kennedy Center Honor (1993)

Operate Well in What You Do

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“As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities
in trying to operate well in what you have to do.
There is a positive effect if you end up doing that.
That’s where I try to spend most of my efforts.”

~ John Philip Jacob Elkann,
Industrialist, Chairman of Fiat,
Chairman & CEO of Exor

Less Than Excellent

“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today.
As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.”

~ Thomas John Watson,
Businessman, Chairman & CEO of IBM

Character & Skill

“Hire character. Train skill.”

~ Peter Schutz,
Motivational Speaker, Co-Founder of Harris and Schutz Inc.,
& President and CEO of Porsche (1981 – 1986)

Honest Dealings & I Gain, You Gain

“I have found no greater satisfaction
than achieving success through honest dealing
and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain,
those you deal with should gain as well.”

~ Alan Greenspan,
Economist, Entrepreneur, and
13th Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Use Yours

Use
Your Voice for KINDNESS,
Your Ears for COMPASSION,
Your Hands for CHARITY,
Your Mind for TRUTH, and
Your Heart for LOVE.

Speak What Is True, Integrity Carries Through

William Henry “Bill” Cosby, Jr., Actor, Comedian, Author, Producer, Musician, and Activist

“If you speak your mind and if it is true,
what you’re saying,
then I think the integrity
of what you’re saying carries through.”

~ Bill Cosby

A Person of Value

“Don’t look to become a person of success,
look instead to 
become a person of value.”

Albert Einstein
Theoretical Physicist & Nobel Prize – Physics (1921),
Barnard Medal (1920), Matteucci Medal (1921), ForMemRS (1921),
Copley Medal (1925), Gold Medal – Royal Astronomical Society (1926),
Max Planck Medal (1929) & Time Person of the Century (1999)

Integrity –

 Hello, Everyone.  Great, enlightening quote to keep in mind:

“Integrity – It is not what we profess in public,
but where we walk and what we practice in secret that gives us integrity.”

– Sir Francis Bacon