Man of the Year Finalists

Fame is the thirst of youth. - Lord Byron

Fame is proof that the people are gullible. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. - Emily Dickinson

Reputation is for time; character is for eternity. - J.B. Gough

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. - Albert Einstein

The miracle is this: the more we share, the more we have. - Leonard Nimoy

Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success. - John Hays Hammond

Do what you know and perception is converted into character. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fame: The advantage of being known to those who do not know us. - Sebastien Chamfort

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. - Robert Louis Stevenson

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character. - Dag Hammarskjold

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. - Aristotle

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

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden

Character builds slowly but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness. - Faith Baldwin

Character and personal force are the only investments that are worth anything. - Walt Whitman

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

Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion. - Mark Twain

Sharing oft leaves less. But with love the more we share, the fuller our hearts. - J. Benson

You can only go as high on the leadership ladder as your character will allow you. - John C Maxwell

Actions, looks, words and steps form the alphabet by which you may spell character. - Johann Kasper Lavater

No matter how much fame and fortune you achieve, don't get wrapped up in yourself. - Dal Richards

We learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion. - Andrea Thompson

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one. - Joan Baez

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest. - Thomas J. Barnardo

If a man's character is to be abused, there's nobody like a relative to do the business. - Alexander Pope

Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever. - Helen Rowland

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln

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

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. - Thomas B Macaulay

I have a great relationship with the blacks. I've always had a great relationship with the blacks. - Donald Trump

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

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. - Dale Carnegie

A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit. - John Maxwell

Twenty years of romance make a woman look like a ruin, but twenty years of marriage make her something like a public building. - Oscar Wilde

Faithfulness is essential to the character of a friend: without this there can be no safety in intimacy with and confidence in him. - Samuel Hopkins

I am amazed at the wonders of technology and am grateful for the ways in which we are able to use it to share the Gospel around the world. - Billy Graham

Imagining what a character will do in a given situation - it's like an equation, and working it out is a marathon rather than a sprint. - Callum Turner

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

I used to live an isolated existence, even in relationships, but now my family knows me for who I really am. Mostly, that's a good thing. - Tim Allen