Stanley County Elementary School

Character Quotes

March 15, 2010:  “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” –May Smith

March 8,2010:  “Stand up for what is right, even if you’re standing alone.”           –Unknown

March 1, 2010:  “Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude that separates excellence from mediocrity.” –Unknown  

February 22, 2010:  “Know the good, love the good, do the good.” –Aristotle/Socrates/Lickona

February 14, 2010:  “To make it easy to follow all the rules, follow the Golden Rule!” –Zack, age 12

February 8, 2010:  "Good character doesn’t cost you a cent, but it’s worth everything!” –Heather, age 12

February 1, 2010:  “You can’t be a smart cookie, if you have a crummy attitude.” –John Maxwell

January 25, 2010:  “The miracle of friendship usually begins with a simple smile.”    –Unknown

January 19, 2010:  Alone we can do so little; together, we can do so much.”  –Helen Keller

January 11, 2010:  “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”  –Robert Collier

December 21, 2009:  “When all else fails, try persistence.”

December 14, 2009:  "Practice isn’t the thing you do once you are good. It is the thing that makes you good."  -Unknown

December 6, 2009:  "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless."  -Unknown

November 23, 2009:  "If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear." – Mark Twain

November 16, 2009:  "Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it." –Unknown

November 9, 2009:  "If you want to build character, start now!" –Unknown

October 26, 2009:  "Don’t just make decisions, make good decisions." –Unknown

October 19, 2009:  Follow the 3 Rs: respect for yourself, respect for others, responsibility for your actions.

October 12, 2009:  "Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching."   –Jim Stovall

October 5, 2009:  "The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you." –B.B. King

September 27, 2009:  “Hard work is good for us!”       -Hal Urban

September 21, 2009:  "Be in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing." –Unknown

September 14, 2009:  "Actions, looks, words, and steps form the alphabet by which you may spell character." –Johann Kaspar Lavater

September 7, 2009:  "The best way to predict your future is to create it with goals and hard work."  - Unknown

August 31, 2009:  "You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do." –Henry Ford

August 24, 2009:  "Character isn’t inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts—thought by thought, action by action." -- Helen G. Douglas

May 17, 2009:  “Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever be a weak spot in the foundation.” – Jefferson Davis

May 4 & 11 2009:  “Lighthouses don’t blow horns. They just shine!”   -Unknown

April 27, 2009:  “The best way to get the last word is to apologize.”   –Unknown

April 20, 2009:  If we were supposed to talk more than we listen, we would have two mouths and one ear. –Mark Twain

April 14, 2009:  "Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A ‘You can do it’ when things are tough." –Richard M. DeVos

April 6, 2009:  “Character is contagious. Is yours worth catching?” –Unknown

March 23, 2009:  "If you were another person, would you like to be a friend of yours?" –Unknown

March 16, 2009:  "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."  –Thomas Jefferson  

March 9, 2009:  For success, attitude is as important as ability!

March 2, 2009:  "Let the choices you make today be choices you can live with tomorrow."

February 23, 2009:  "Do everything the best you can. Everything. The key to success is to be the best you can possibly be at every task you encounter and every role you play. By doing this, you prepare yourself for every opportunity." –Barbara Bush

February 17, 2009:  "The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known. For a man by nothing is so well betrayed, as by his manners." –Edmund Spencer

February 6, 2009:  “If you don’t take pride in who you are, you can never take pride in what you do.” -Anonymous

January 25, 2009:  "How we treat one another matters." – Barbara Walter

January 19, 2009:  If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right." –Henry Ford

January 12, 2009:  "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." –Sally Berger

January 5, 2009:  "If you want to build character, start now!" – Unknown

December 15, 2008:  “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”    – Charles Schulz

December 8, 2008:  “It makes all the difference in the world whether we put truth in the first place, or in the second place.” – John Morley

November 24, 2008:  “Count your blessings by name.” - William Mitchell

November 17, 2008:  “Always follow through. Stopping at third base doesn’t add any more to the score than striking out.” – Babe Ruth

November 3, 2008:  “Doing little things well is a step toward doing big things better.”

October 27, 2008:  "Behavior…..is a mirror, in which everyone shows his image." – Goethe

October 20, 2008:  "Don’t settle for average. It’s as close to the bottom as it is to the top."

October 13, 2008:  "This thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down but the staying down." - Mary Pickford

October 6, 2008:  “Self-esteem is that deep-down inside-the-skin feeling you have of your own self-worth.” – Denis Waitley

September 29, 2008:  "Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses."

September 22, 2008:  It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, from which your greatest successes will be derived.” – Ralph Charell

September 15, 2008:  "Teamwork is the best work." –Deb Austin Brown

September 8, 2008:  “Fighting doesn’t prove anything. Real strength comes from the heart.” –Sam, age 8

September 2, 2008:  “Developing good character isn’t easy. There is no magic wand. It takes work!”   –Deb Austin Brown

August 25, 2008:  “Obey your parents. Grow up to be strong. Stay out of the drug scene.” –George Bush

May 12, 2008:  “Look for the best in others….and in yourself.” –Deb Austin Brown

May 5, 2008:  “Follow the 3 Rs: respect for yourself, respect for others, responsibility for your actions.” – Anonymous

April 28, 2008:  “Whining and crying gets you more attention, but not more friends.” – Anonymous

April 21, 2008:  “To succeed in school, you have to work hard and stay on task.” – Chris, age 12

April 14, 2008:  Today be aware of how you are spending your 1,440 beautiful minutes. Spend them wisely! – Anonymous

April 7, 2008:  “When you break a pillar of character, you hurt everyone.” – Cody, age 6

March 31, 2008:  “Always give a 100% effort in anything that you do whether it’s in sports or in school. That’s all anybody can ask of you. But if you don’t, then you’re only cheating yourself.” –Horace Grant

March 24, 2008:  “Stay busy with your life. Study hard, go to school, play sports, get a job. But don’t just lie around doing nothing. That is when you find trouble to get into.” – Bobby Bowden

March 17, 2008:  “You’re a winner when you work as hard in school as NBA players do on the court. Stay in school. It’s your best move!” – Patrick Ewing

March 10, 2008:  “I am responsible for doing the work I need to do today even though it may be very hard.”  –Helen Keller

March 3, 2008:  “Anything is possible!” –April, age 12

February 25, 2008:  “It is important to think.” --Quentin, age 12

February 18, 2008:  “If we all work together, we are more powerful than one.” –Casey, age 12

February 11, 2008:  Words have power. Choose them carefully!” –Danielle, age 12

February 4, 2008:  “Don’t fight, do what’s right.” –April, age 12

January 28, 2008:  “If your path is dark, light it up with good character.”
—Daya, age 12

January 22, 2008:  “Bad character is like a rock that sinks. Good character is like a boat that floats.” –Lucas, age 12

January 14, 2008:  “Bad habits put holes in your boat.” –Chris, age 12

January 3 & 7, 2008:  “Truth is the greatest gift of all.” --Sarah, age 12

December 17, 2007:  “You have two choices….react or resolve.” –Zack, age 12

December 10, 2007:  “Respond with respect.” --Abby, Age 12

December 3, 2007:  “Be cool….and follow the rules!” –Casey, age 12

November 19 & 26, 2007:  “When one helps another, both are strong.” –German Proverb

November 12, 2007:  “With a good attitude, we can turn negative experiences into positive lessons.” –Unknown

November 5, 2007:  “I’ll tell you the same thing my mother used to tell me: The most important thing in life is to try to do the very best for your neighbors. Respect other people.” –Hank Aaron

October 29, 2007:  “Every artist was at first an amateur.” –Unknown

October 22, 2007:  “A friend who lies for you may also lie against you.” –Unknown

October 15, 2007:  The key to a good memory is to pay attention in the first place.

October 8, 2007:  “If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.” –Mary Kay Ash

October 1, 2007:  “When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.” –Samuel Goldwyn

September 24, 2007:  If you are planning to go no where, just follow the crowd.

September 17, 2007:  “It is not your aptitude but your attitude that will determine your altitude.” –Jesse Jackson

September 10, 2007: “I think I can…I know I can!” –The Little Engine That Could

May 14, 2007:  Everything you need for a happy life is within yourself.

May 7, 2007:  Not to know is bad. Not to wish to know is worse.

April 30, 2007:  All things are difficult before they are easy.

April 23, 2007:  “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” -Jim Ryan

April 16, 2007:  “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” –Albert Einstein

April 10, 2007:  : “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” –Aesop

April 2, 2007:  “When in doubt tell the truth.” –Mark Twain

March 26, 2007:  Good character is contagious. Pass it on to others.”

March 19, 2007:  Someday is not a day of the week.

March 12, 2007:  Nobody can pedal the bike for you.

February 20, 2007:  Go the extra mile.

February 12, 2007:  “Failure is success if we learn from it.” –Malcolm S. Forbes

February 5, 2007:  Character, the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life—is the source from which self-respect springs.” –Joan Didion

January 29, 2007:  All learning begins with the simple phrase “I don’t know.”

January 22, 2007:  If you were another person, would you like to be a friend of yours?

January 15, 2007:  “You cannot dream yourself into character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” -James A. Froude

January 8, 2007:  Success comes in cans, failure in can’ts.

January 2, 2007:  “He who stops being better stops being good.” –Oliver Cromwell

December 18, 2006:  Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.

December 11, 2006:  “What a child can do today with assistance, they will be able to do by themselves tomorrow.” -Lev Vygotsky

December 4, 2006:  Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

November 20 & 27, 2006:  Be responsible. Actions have consequences

November 13, 2006:  You haven’t failed until you stop trying.

November 6, 2006:  “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” –Eric Hoffer

October 30, 2006:  No matter how far you have gone down a wrong road, turn back.

October 23, 2006:       “So you see!
                                 There’s no end
                                 To the things you might know
                                  Depending how far beyond Zebra you go.”
                                                                Dr. Seuss, On Beyond Zebra

October 16, 2006:  A friend who lies for you may also lie against you.

October 9, 2006:  Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.”

October 2, 2006:  You are the author of your own life story.

September 25, 2006:  No one can do everything, BUT everyone can do something!

September 18, 2006:  You never know what you can do until you try.

September 12, 2006:  "Goals are the steps on the way to your dreams."
– Casey Fitz Randolph

September 5, 2006:  Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.

May 15, 2006:  "Goals are the steps on the way to your dreams." – Casey Fitz Randolph

May 8, 2006:  There is a great distance between said and done.  - Puerto Rican Proverb

April 24, 2006:  “You are what you are today because of the choices you made yesterday. - Stephan Covey.

April 17, 2006:  “Be careful to keep your promise.” –George Washington

April 10, 2006:  "People with goals succeed because they know where they are going." -Earl Nightingale

April 3, 2006:  “The next mile is the only one a person really has to make.”  -Eric Sevareid

March 27, 2006:  Getting something done is an accomplishment. Getting something done well is an achievement.

March 20, 2006:  “The next mile is the only one a person really has to make.” -Eric Sevareid

March 13, 2006:  A loyal and true friend is a precious, priceless gift.

March 6, 2006:  Dream big. Work hard.

February 27, 2006:  “Nothing is interesting if you’re not interested.” –Helen Macinnes

February 13, 2006:  “What we need in the world is manners” -Eleanor Roosevelt

February 6, 2006:  “The best thing to do behind a friend’s back is to pat it.”  –Ruth Brillhart

January 28, 2006:  An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. –Lynn Johnston

January 23, 2006:   “Clear your mind of can’t.” -Samuel Johnson

January 16, 2006:  “Keep your word and value your reputation—it’s the one thing that, once you lose it—you can’t get it back.” -Leeza Gibbons

January 2, 2006:  “Hard work never hurt anyone.” -Maw Great

December 5, 2005:  A positive attitude helps bridge the gap between ability and aspiration.

November 21, 2005: “Just tell the truth. It will save you every time.” --Oprah Winfrey

November 7, 2005:  Whatever your lot in life, build something on it.

October 31, 2005:  : “Character is a long-standing habit." –Plutarch

October 24, 2005:  “There is nothing so fatal to character as half-finished tasks.” –David Lloyd

October 17, 2005:  In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits. –Og Mandino

October 10, 2005:  Character is a by-product. It is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.” --Woodward Wilson

October 3, 2005:  You can’t talk your way out of something that you’ve already behaved your way into.

September 26, 2005:  People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

September 19, 2005:  “If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.”
–Dwight L. Moody

September 12, 2005:  : Whatever your lot in life, build something on it.

September 6, 2005:  “Life is like a ten-speed bike, most of us have gears we never use.” --Charles Schulz

May 16, 2005:  If you are failing, don’t look for excuses. Look for solutions.

May 9, 2005:  : “Champions keep playing until they get it right.”  --Billie Jean King

April 18, 2005:  : “What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson

April 11, 2005:  “Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.” --Addison

April 4, 2005:  The best time not to do drugs or alcohol is the first time.  --Mickey Mantle

March 21, 2005:  "Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought." --Napoleon Hill

March 14, 2005:  “Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” --John Watson

March 7, 2005:  "As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we’ve been given." --Mary Lou Retton

February 28, 2005:  There are two ways to get to the top of an oak tree. You can climb the branches, or you can sit on an acorn and wait.

February 21, 2005:  "Life is like a trumpet. If you don’t put anything into it, you don’t get anything out of it." --W.C. Handy 

February 14, 2005:  “If you were another person, would you like to be a friend of yours?”

February 7, 2005:  “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” --Mark Twain

January 31, 2005:  Courage is being scared to death—and saddling up anyway. --John Wayne

January 24, 2005:  "Be not simply good, be good for something." --Henry David Thoreau

January 17, 2005:  Never look down on anyone unless you are helping them up.

January 10, 2005:  “You don’t have too attend every argument you are invited to.”

January 3, 2005:  : “Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

December 13, 2004:  Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries." --James A. Michener

December 6, 2004:  "Character isn’t inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts—thought by thought, action by action." --Helen G.

November 22 & 29, 2004:  Kids go where there is excitement; they stay where there is love.

November 15, 2004:  Every day is a good day. You need to make it a good day for you!

November 8, 2004:  You can’t have a good day with a bad attitude, and you can’t have a bad day with a good attitude!

November 1, 2004:  Never settle for less than your best!

October 24, 2004:  “I think I can…..I know I can!”  —The Little Engine That Could

October 18, 2004:  Success comes in cans. I can! You can! We can!

October 11, 2004:  Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

October 4, 2004:  “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” --Beverly Sills

September 27, 2004:  Good grades are something you have to achieve, not something that is free to receive.

September 20, 2004:  “Don’t do what’s easy…..do what’s right!” –Maw Great

September 16, 2004:  A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t go anywhere until you change it.

September 6, 2004:  Be in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.

Updated March 12, 2010
Created September 29, 2004