A Quote by Tom Landry

Achievement builds character.

Tom Landry

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Achievement Builds Character

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Tom Landry
American - Coach
September 11, 1924 - February 12, 2000

We judge individual man and women as we do nations and races -- by the character of their achievement and by their achievement of character.

Edward Abbey

Character is built out of circumstances. From exactly the same materials, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.

George Henry Lewes

Hard-earned achievement brings a sense of self-worth. Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and to God. A consecrated life is filled with work, sometimes repetitive, sometimes menial, sometimes unappreciated but always work that improves, orders, sustains, lifts, ministers, aspires.

D. Todd Christofferson

You think football builds character. It does not. It reveals character.

Bill Courtney

Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't.

T.I.

It builds character, it builds chemistry, when you're fighting amongst each other and able to brush it off and still talk and still have fun with each other.

Nick Young

As an actor, it's important to feel for the character, as you will be watched by audience, and when you start feeling your character, you share a sense of happiness and achievement.

Vikrant Massey

My brother said that at Eton, students were told caning builds character. I suppose girls are caned less because we aren't thought to have much character." "Which is the sort of thing males say when they don't know any women.

Mary Jo Putney

If you are surrounded by your competition and you are outworking these people, outmaneuvering these people, it's hard not to let your confidence take over. It just builds and builds and builds.

Conor McGregor

Disappointment builds character and strength.

Nafessa Williams

The person who builds a character makes foes.

Neil Young

Success builds character, failure reveals it.

Dave Checketts

Pressure builds character and allows to handle what else is coming.

Sarah Palin

You need to learn independence. You have to be independent - it builds character.

Mike Tyson

Understand and apply this vital principle to your life: Your exercise of faith builds character. Fortified character expands your capacity to exercise greater faith. Thus, your confidence in making correct decisions is enhanced. And the strengthening cycle continues. The more your character is fortified, the more enabled you are to exercise the power of faith for yet stronger character.