Man of the Year Finalists

Fate is character. - William Winter

Fame is the thirst of youth. - Lord Byron

Dreams are the touchstones of our character. - Henry David Thoreau

Sports do not build character; they reveal it. - Unknown

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. - John Wooden

The most beautiful view is the one I share with you. - Unknown

Character is not given to us; we build it ourselves. - Mabel Hale

Character is a diamond that scratches every other stone. - Cyrus A. Bartol

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements. - Joshua Reynolds

Character is, for the most part, simply habit become fixed. - C.H. Parkhurst

Character is the root of the tree; conduct, the fruit it bears. - E.M. Bounds

Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor. - Lady Bird Johnson

I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic. - Drew Barrymore

Making mistakes reveals human nature. How one deals with them reveals character. - Unknown

The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs. - Fidel Castro

Peppering your relationship with a dash of mystery can make it far more palatable. - Khang K. Nguyen

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. - Henry David Thoreau

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. - Elbert Hubbard

A spouse or partner should enhance your life, not be your life; your life is your own. - Sukhi Burgen

When you don't share your problems, you resent hearing the problems of other people. - Chuck Palahniuk

Character is that which reveals moral purposes, exposing the class of things man chooses or avoids. - Aristotle

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family. - Anita Baker

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. - Benjamin Disraeli

What we value shapes our character and will ultimately define how we lead, or whether we can lead at all. - Unknown

A man of character does not expect to be liked by everyone, nor does he worry about being liked by anyone. - Unknown

If a child, a spouse, a life partner, or a parent depends on you and your income, you need life insurance. - Suze Orman

Remember that your best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. - Unknown

Relationships are about give and take; not tit-for-tat. If you're keeping score, you'll lose at your own game. - Faydra D. Fields

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do. - William Henry Channing

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it. - Don Fraser

Sometimes me think, 'What is Friend?' and then me say, 'Friend is someone to share the last cookie with.' - Cookie Monster

The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different. - Harvey Mackay

The greatest mistake we humans make in our relationships: we listen half, understand quarter, think zero, and react double. - Unknown

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. - Zig Ziglar

It's really hard to maintain a one-on-one relationship if the other person is not going to allow me to be with other people. - Axl Rose

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. - Andre Maurois

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill

Never design your character like a garden where anyone can walk. Design your character like the sky where everyone's desire is to reach. - Unknown

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare the truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare. - Voltaire