Character, the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life, is the source from which self-respect springs. —Joan Didion
“Character, the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life, is the source from which self-respect springs.”

Joan Didion journalist, essayist, novelist

Character
Pass It On®
Pass It On®

  email   print

Your Comments
K. Choloyalezo from Free State SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
These quotes help me on a daily basis as well as for those Who reads them!
femi from Nigeria  MAY 2, 2017
nice quote
Marianne from louisiana NOVEMBER 22, 2016
This speaks the truth!
Ava from WI OCTOBER 14, 2016
why is this so awesome?
Anonymous OCTOBER 13, 2016
Beautiful Quote
Mary OCTOBER 12, 2016
Love it
craig from cross roads of west texas OCTOBER 11, 2016
no truer words ever spoken
Dale from Okla. City OCTOBER 11, 2016
MLK Jr. couldn't have said it better himself. If only ALL of todays politicians would live by this and his quotes.
Karen from Louisiana OCTOBER 11, 2016
Everyone should adopt and live up to this standard
Anonymous from Little Rock, AR OCTOBER 11, 2016
How very true! The lack of self-respect is the root of our drug epidemic.
Chris from California OCTOBER 11, 2016
How very apropos in today's climate. Totally agree with the comment from Ann of Texas.
JEFF from ERIE PA OCTOBER 11, 2016
RIGHT ON
Anonymous OCTOBER 11, 2016
This should be the mantra for ALL politicians.
RJ from Valley of the Sun OCTOBER 11, 2016
no excuses
roisin from uk OCTOBER 11, 2016
thank you
Ann from Texas OCTOBER 11, 2016
Love it. If everyone did this the world would be a different place.
Stephanie from Maryland OCTOBER 11, 2016
Please forward to Presidential nominees! Thanks! ☺
Here are some other inspiring quotes you might like.
I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do. #<Author:0x0000556fdd1f3658>
SPREAD YOUR WINGS
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. #<Author:0x0000556fddde4980>
RESPONSIBILITY
Listen to your heart. It knows all things. #<Author:0x0000556fdde899f8>
LISTENING
I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. #<Author:0x0000556fdde533d0>
COURAGE
The simple path: silence is prayer, prayer is faith, faith is love, love is service, the fruit of service is peace. #<Author:0x0000556fdded8968>
PEACE
Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it. #<Author:0x0000556fddeb9a18>
KINDNESS
Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it. #<Author:0x0000556fddf41210>
STRENGTH
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is. #<Author:0x0000556fddf13130>
APPRECIATION
Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her. #<Author:0x0000556fddef1d78>
SPORTSMANSHIP
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. #<Author:0x0000556fddf83480>
COURAGE
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. #<Author:0x0000556fddf59d88>
LOVE
The strongest of all warriors are these two—Time and Patience. #<Author:0x0000556fddfdafa0>
PATIENCE
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. #<Author:0x0000556fddfb3b30>
OPTIMISM
What we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals. #<Author:0x0000556fde02b7e8>
GRIT
I’m beginning to recognize that real happiness isn’t something large and looming on the horizon ahead, but something small, numerous and already here. The smile of someone you love. A decent breakfast. The warm sunset. Your little everyday joys all lined up in a row. #<Author:0x0000556fde008158>
JOY
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. #<Author:0x0000556fde092538>
EQUALITY
All Pass It On® Quotes

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK FOR A DAILY DOSE OF POSITIVITY

Click the like button above to access our facebook page, then ‘like us’ to get a dose of positivity in your feed.

No thanks